Opening a bank account

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Conversation

Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.

1. Officer

   Good afternoon. How can I help you?

   ደህና ዋሉ። ምን ልርዳዎት?

2. Yonas

   I'd like to open a savings account, please.

   የቁጠባ ሂሳብ መክፈት እፈልጋለሁ።

3. Officer

   Certainly. Do you have your ID card with you?

   በእርግጥ። መታወቂያዎን ይዘዋል?

4. Yonas

   Yes, here it is. Do you need a photo as well?

   አዎ፣ ይኸውልዎ። ፎቶም ያስፈልጋል?

5. Officer

   Yes, two passport-size photos. And please fill in this form.

   አዎ፣ ሁለት የፓስፖርት መጠን ፎቶዎች። እባክዎ ይህንንም ቅጽ ይሙሉ።

6. Yonas

   Is there a minimum deposit?

   ዝቅተኛ የተቀማጭ ገንዘብ መጠን አለ?

7. Officer

   Yes, you need to deposit at least fifty birr to open the account.

   አዎ፣ ሂሳቡን ለመክፈት ቢያንስ ሃምሳ ብር ማስገባት አለብዎት።

8. Yonas

   Can I use mobile banking with this account?

   በዚህ ሂሳብ የሞባይል ባንኪንግ መጠቀም እችላለሁ?

9. Officer

   Yes. We'll register your phone number, and then you can transfer money from your phone.

   አዎ። ስልክ ቁጥርዎን እንመዘግባለን፤ ከዚያ ከስልክዎ ገንዘብ ማስተላለፍ ይችላሉ።

10. Yonas

    That's great. How long does it take?

    በጣም ጥሩ። ምን ያህል ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

11. Officer

    About twenty minutes. Please have a seat while we prepare your bank book.

    ሃያ ደቂቃ ያህል። የባንክ ደብተርዎን እስክናዘጋጅ እባክዎ ይቀመጡ።

12. Yonas

    Thank you.

    አመሰግናለሁ።

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