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monnaie
currency
In French, 'monnaie' is used to refer to the system of money in general use in a particular country. It is also commonly used in situations where you would refer to change, as in small denominations of money. For example, 'Avez-vous de la petite monnaie?' means 'Do you have small change?'
Example sentences using: monnaie
Où est ma monnaie?
Where is my change?
This is a question someone might ask after paying for something to know where their change is, if they were expecting some.
Cette pièce de monnaie est très ancienne.
This coin is very old.
This phrase is used to describe a coin (a form of currency) that has been around for a very long time.
Combien de monnaie avez-vous?
How much change do you have?
This phrase is likely to be used in a situation where someone is asking another person how much change or coins they have, probably because they need some.