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Real English Vocabulary: At the BANK
This is a practical vocabulary lesson about words we use at the bank. Banking has a set of specialized vocabulary, and you may be nervous to go to the bank in an English-speaking country. But knowing some useful words will make it easy and pleasant for you. In this lesson, I will teach you the meaning ofbank teller, PIN, investments, account, deposit, withdraw, and many more terms associated with going to the bank. If you want to feel more confident when going to the bank and speaking in English, watch this lesson and complete the quiz. After that, you’ll be in business!
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How about the expression “Cash a check” Alex? Is it still in used in Cadada or The States? Technology changes almost everything, even language.
“Every month I go to the bank to cash my check and pay some bills in Mexico City. But I have to “pay a comission” because I’m not a bank client; I mean. I do not have a bank account.
Once I opened an account; no sooner had I done so than the bank issued a debit card. I am not interested in plastic money because I don’t want to take chances, so I cancelled it. As you know, your bank card can be cloned at practically any time. To make matter worse, plastic money is not always available for you. So, what’s technology good for?”
By the way Alex, do the words comission, cancel, and client belong to this particular context? Did I use them properly?
Finally, what do you call all those things that you can do in a bank? “Bank operations / transactions”?
Thanks a bunch for this awesome lesson Alex.
P.D. You explain everything with great ease.
Hey Regino,
The things you do in a bank are called transactions. Client and cancel definitely belong in this context. I haven’t heard of paying a commission to a bank, though. To me, a commission is something a sales person who works for a company makes when they make a successful sale. (Ex. “I make 5% commission from every sale.”)
As far as I’m concerned “commissiom” can be applied to a bank too. Does Americans call it “bank interest”? By the way what is standard bank interest in Canada and USA?
Thank you
J’ai appris la définition de PIN (personal identification number). Voici une leçon qui me sera utile dans un prochain voyage. Merci Alex.
Derien. C’est la meme comme NIP en francais…au moins, au Quebec.
translate please :)
De nada. É a mesma coisa que senha em francês… ao menos em Quebec.
(I’m kidding, emrahbulduk, please don’t take this serious :)
…seriously
My pleasure it’s the same like NIP in french at least in Quebec.
Great lesson about the basic topic. I got 10/10 as always. Thank you Alex!!!
Nice job, suraj! Keep studying!
Thank you sir! I have been waiting for your next video…
I got 10/10. I m feeling glad because before your lecture i was not known about these terminologies. Thank u so much Alex. ☺
You’re welcome! I’m glad I was able to help increase your vocabulary. :)
Thank you, very useful for me.
I’m glad to hear that! Thanks for clicking!
I got 08 out of 10 very important vocabulary.
Nice job! I’m glad you found it useful.
Thank you sir you are one of engvid staff that reply. You doing great job for those whose are really need your preious tips, previously you gave me verb tenses website where I getting to improve thank so much.
No problem, Muhammad. I’m glad you’re improving your English, and that I’ve been able to help you just a little bit.
Thank you
You’re welcome!
Thanks alex for this lesson,it was great..
My pleasure! Thanks a lot for watching, marcos!
thanking you each and every sec
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
“checking account” or maybe “chequing account”?
Either/Or. Both work. :) Here’s another debate about the spelling:
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/16749/checking-vs-chequing-vs-chequeing-with-regards-to-types-of-bank-accounts
Very useful lesson, thanks Alex! I got 9/10
Nice job, felipe!
This lesson is very useful to our day-by-day. Thanks Alex
That was my goal. My pleasure!
Thanks Alex!!Interesting lesson and nice explanation as usual ;)
Thanks, knopfler86! Always happy to see you commenting on my videos.
Thanks Alex for this lesson; I spent one month to Japan in July. Thank to you I improved my english and I am less lost than before for example to withdraw money in a bank or a japanese post.
Best regards. Marie-Claude
That’s fantastic, and I love reading stories like yours. Thanks for studying with me, MC!
Hi, Alex. Thank you for this great explanation about bank vocabulary. You are the best! Here in Brazil, the bank tellers went on strike. Many banks are closed since last month. I wish you all the best and I will see you next time! Bye!
Really? That sounds terrible. I didn’t hear about that on the news networks in Canada. I hope you’re doing okay!
Thanks for checking out my video, Julio Cesar. All the best!
Awesome Alex, It’s so important understand this specific vocabulary, I’ve heard many times from brazilians going abroad and face some problems at the local banks due don’t comprehend the teller. Congrats!!
Thanks, Fabio. I hope this helps students and travelers!
It’s very nice,every time I have been seen each more lessons.
Thanks for studying with us, Carlos! I appreciate it.
Hello, Alex.
It was a great and useful lesson. In your talking and also along the quiz you have used the term “savings account.” At first it seems weird because the word “savings” works as an adjective, so I looked it up and I saw there is an expression to that in my language that is very close to that related to “saving account.” In English, do these two expressions can be used interchangeably?
Thank you in advance!
Hi Cesar,
Yes, you can use both phrases. However, if you just use the word alone, you should use “savings.” Example: “My savings are low.”
thank you so much Alex!!! Very useful vocabulary!! Take care.
Thank you for watching!
what a nice site
I will keep following
Welcome to the website, nanamama. I hope you enjoy your time with us.
If you invest your tuppence
Wisely in the bank
Safe and sound
Soon that tuppence,
Safely invested in the bank,
Will compound
And you’ll achieve that sense of conquest
As your affluence expands
In the hands of the directors
Who wisely invest as propriety demands
Thanks a million
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
wow, it was very useful for helping me to improve my English, Thank you, Alex.
You’re very welcome. I’m glad it was useful.
hope you will post some more interesting topics :)
If you like Harry Potter or video games, you should enjoy a couple of my videos in November and December. :)
ok,it would be very nice. I am impatience to wait it. :)
why I cannot submit my answer?
please reply it as soon as this sent
Do you mean your comment, or is there a problem with the quiz? I can see your comment now.
Thanks for all this useful information, with practice and watching your videos I can learn a lot
That’s the right attitude. Good luck!
I’m a beginner in English but I will practice as much as I can.
This is a very useful lesson.
Thank you very much, Alex.
You’re welcome, suparsin! Good luck with your English studies!
Nice lecture, Alex. Thank you
My pleasure. Thanks for clicking and for studying.
Hi Alex! Thanks for this lesson, it was very interesting.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and for studying with EngVid.
I love these lessons because are really useful. I love this page!I love english :D
Thanks for studying with us, Jorge! Keep it up!
My score was 9 out of 10 :D
Nice job, Jorge! Keep it up.
Useful, thanks!
Any time. I’m happy to see that people are finding this lesson to be useful.
Thank you very much, Alex.
You’re very welcome, Estrela. Thanks for studying with EngVid!
7/10 Thanks Teacher !!
Good. You’re very welcome!
Thank you sir
My pleasure. I’m glad you liked it.
Thanks, excellent lesson.
You’re very welcome. Thanks for studying with us.
the queue.. funny word… also its spelling is funny… i’ll start to use this word instead of “get in line.” .. get in the queue…. sounds quite better to me.
The British will love you for using it.
Thank you so much.
You’re very welcome.
I think ” joined account” is corect too. Because joined play a role as an adj before A Noun, isn’t it?
The correct terminology is definitely “joint.” I’ve never seen “joined account” listed on anyone’s bank statements. :)
What’s the difference between a debit card and a credit card?
You get a debit card from your bank to pay for things from your chequing account, and you get a credit from Visa, Mastercard, etc.
Thank you, Alex! It is very useful. You are the best teacher!
Thanks for your kind feedback, Maria!
Alex, let me say you a lot of thanks because due to your excellent lessons I can have the opportunity to learn and improve my english quickly. I hope you keep doing these excellent videos long time to help the people like me.
Blessings,
Hi NECO. Thanks for your very kind feedback. I don’t plan on stopping any time soon, so you can expect to see more videos!
This is the best english website i’ve ever seen .this is the second lesson i watched . l am so glad to lmprove my language from lessons like yours,which are so great.
thank u very much .
Welcome to EngVid, dr ez! I’m glad to hear that you’re improving your English with us, and that you enjoy our website so much.
Thank you Alex, you say slowly I undertanded lcearly what you teach in this lesson, So i got 100 points, Once again Thank you so much
Fantastic job! Thanks a lot for studying with EngVid, Tam Phan. :)
Hm i got 8/10 :(
Still good! :) Keep practicing.
Thanks
You’re welcome. Thanks for studying with us!
thank you so much for teaching so nice and clear, I wish you always be successful
Thanks a lot, nadia. I appreciate your feedback!
9/10 thanks
Hey Adam. You’re a fantastic teacher!
Haha. My name is Alex. :) It’s okay. Many students confuse me for Adam.
Hi, thanks for this lesson. Can we say current account instead of checking account? I’m learning British English .
Thanks.
Hi watiwati, I’ve never heard of the term “current account” to refer to a chequing/chequeing/checking account.
i like your teaching and your methode is good also i am greatful
“I am grateful.” You’re very welcome, SKIKDA! I’m glad you’re enjoying our website.
Thank you very much
many thanks useful vocabulary
i got 7 out of 10 thank you for leasson it’s very uesful
You’re welcome, Wateen. Keep working hard!
oh no !! I just got 5/10 . I know answer but my grammar is wrong…..and thank you .
You’re very welcome. You can always try the quiz again to make sure you understand completely.
i got 10 correct, how terrific:) thanks a lot alex
Any time. Thanks a lot for studying with EngVid, and congrats on the perfect quiz score!
thanks Alex for this useful lesson
My pleasure. Thanks for watching, soez.
thanks Mr: Alex
No problem. Thanks for studying with our website, FekryMohamed.
Thank you Alex.
You’re very welcome, vinh308. Thank you very much for studying with EngVid.
Good evening, Alex! Many thanks for this lesson!
This is a really interesting vocabulary. I expect to use it to make more deposits than payments, if one day I have an international bank account :)
Haha. I think we all hope for that, Fabio.
I like U a lot
Thank you so much Alex,this lesson is very important and helpful.in fact,it is a good opportunity to learn a bunch of vocabulary related to the Bank.
Thank you for your class, I liked very much.
Thanks a lot Sir! This is a lesson that I use very often in everyday.
Thank you,Alex! It is very useful for me. I like all your lessons very much.
Thank you Alex! I like your lesson.
Thank you, I got 8/10
I really appreciated this lesson.Thank you, Alex.
very good work
Its really informative Sir.
Thanks for lesson teacher Alex. I like to learn new words for my vocabulary.
It’s so good for me with the result of test.Thanks a lot dear teacher Alex..your lesson is very clear!!!
Thanhk you teacher!
I got 90. thank you Alex
I am not understand the 10 question
10/10. Thank you Alex.
thank you！
Very well class. Thanks ;-)
thak you very much, for your cooperation
thank you
80% fo me in this one. I got question 2 and 10 wrong.
thanks a lot :)
Thank you for your wonderful lesson. Did you mentioned also the joint account in your lesson ?
Yes, at 2:32.
Thank you, Teacher Alex.
I got 10/10
but my first test I got 6/10.
So I know everything about bank system now,
I glad this lesson and Engvid team
Thanks Alex I got 80/100 but
I will keep practicing to improve
Thank you I am not good but I improve
Thank you Alex!
Thank you Alex. Excellent lesson!
Thanks Alex now I know what I’ll do in bank))
I really appreciate your videos
and this is give me a wealth of information
thank you Alex
Well done, Alex!
This video is quite effective and helpful for our daily life. Thank you!
See you in your next video!
i got 10 :)
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thank youuuuu very much alex
Thank you Adam for your good job and very interesting lessons.
I am so sorry Adam! Sure Adam ! Sorry for my mistake
Alex !!! Sorry !!!
I got 90! Thanks very much Alex!!
Thank Alex for this lesson!
Very useful lesson for me! Many thanks. Alex!
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Thanks :)
I get 10/10. thank you for awesome lesson.
Thanks a lot Alex
I am chilean and learning a lot of english
thank you Alex.
thanks！
I’ve got 90! Thank you for the lesson!
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thank you Alex
Thanks for this useful lesson Alex!
Great lesson. I used it for my class.
One quibble. The first question on the quiz asks if one stands “in line” or “on line,” and it answers “in line.” That’s correct, if one isn’t in the Northeast United States. However, there — perhaps most notably in NY City — one always stands “on line,” never “in line.”
very appreciated
Very useful,
Thank you
I got 10/10 and thanks Alex for this lesson !
Thank you. you are good teacher
thank you so much, it was great
My pleasure, that I hear your professional lessons
Thank you a lot
9/10 ths