Money and shopping
Pul va xarid
Talabalik hayotida pul haqida gap ko'p bo'ladi: ijara, stipendiya, chegirmalar. Bu so'zlar do'konda, do'stlar bilan va kvartira qidirayotganda albatta chiqadi.
- quidUKDo'stlar orasida
Funt (sterling)
A pound (British money).
“It only cost me five quid.”
Menga bor-yo'g'i besh funtga tushdi.
Ko'pligi ham "quid": "ten quid" ("quids" emas).
- bucksUSDo'stlar orasida
Dollar
Dollars.
“The ticket was like twenty bucks.”
Chipta yigirma dollarcha edi.
- brokeDo'stlar orasida
Puli yo'q, cho'ntagi quruq
Having no money.
“I can't go out this weekend — I'm totally broke.”
Bu dam olish kunlari chiqolmayman — umuman pulim yo'q.
- skintUKDo'stlar orasida
Pulsiz, cho'ntak bo'm-bo'sh
Having very little or no money.
“I'm a bit skint until my stipend comes in.”
Stipendiyam tushguncha biroz pulsizman.
- a rip-offDo'stlar orasida
Talonchilik, haddan tashqari qimmat
Something that costs far more than it should.
“Eight pounds for a coffee? That's a total rip-off.”
Bitta qahva sakkiz funt? Bu ochiq-oydin talonchilik.
Fe'l shakli: "They ripped me off" — "Meni aldab, qimmatga sotishdi".
- priceyHamma joyda
Qimmatroq
Quite expensive.
“The restaurant was nice but a bit pricey.”
Restoran yaxshi, lekin biroz qimmat ekan.
- splash outUKDo'stlar orasida
Pulni ayamay sarflamoq
Spend a lot of money on something nice.
“We splashed out on a nice dinner for her birthday.”
Uning tug'ilgan kuni uchun pulni ayamay, yaxshi kechki ovqat qildik.
- a grandDo'stlar orasida
Ming (funt yoki dollar)
A thousand pounds or dollars.
“The deposit for the flat was two grand.”
Kvartira uchun depozit ikki ming edi.
- a tenner / a fiverUKDo'stlar orasida
O'n funt / besh funt
A ten-pound / five-pound note.
“Can you lend me a tenner till Friday?”
Jumagacha o'n funt qarz berib turasanmi?
- cheap as chipsUKDo'stlar orasida
Suvtekin, juda arzon
Very cheap.
“The market's great — the fruit is cheap as chips.”
Bozor zo'r — mevalar suvtekin.
- break the bankHamma joyda
Cho'ntakni qoqlab ketmoq, juda qimmatga tushmoq
Cost too much money.
“A weekend in Manchester won't break the bank.”
Manchesterda dam olish kunlarini o'tkazish unchalik qimmatga tushmaydi.
Ko'pincha inkor shaklida: "It won't break the bank."
- freebieDo'stlar orasida
Tekin narsa, bepul sovg'a
Something you get for free.
“We got loads of freebies at the freshers' fair.”
Birinchi kurslar yarmarkasida bir dunyo tekin narsalar oldik.
- cash-strappedHamma joyda
Pulga qiynalgan
Short of money.
“Lots of students are cash-strapped by the end of term.”
Semestr oxiriga kelib ko'p talabalar pulga qiynalib qoladi.
Yangiliklarda ham uchraydi: "cash-strapped councils".