پیسے
paiseeveryday, Pakistan
The everyday word for "money" in Pakistan is پیسے (paise). A formal word for a sum of money is رقم (raqam), and روپے (rupay) are the rupees themselves.
Meaning: currency used to buy things (noun)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| پیسے | paise | everyday, Pakistan |
| رقم | raqam | formal, sum of money |
| روپے | rupay | currency, rupees |
پیسے (paise) is normally plural. People say پیسے دو (paise do) for "give money" and کتنے پیسے؟ (kitne paise?) for "how much?" The singular پیسہ (paisa) also exists and means money as a general idea.
Which one should you use?
رقم (raqam) appears in banks, bills and official forms, as in رقم جمع کرانا (raqam jamʿ karānā), "to deposit an amount".
Did you know?
- The currency of Pakistan is the Pakistani rupee, written روپیہ (rupayya) in the singular, and everyday prices are quoted in روپے (rupay).
Examples in context
- میرے پاس پیسے نہیں ہیںmere pās paise nahīñ haiñI do not have money
- یہ رقم بینک میں جمع کریںyeh raqam bank meñ jamʿ kareñDeposit this amount in the bank
Example conversation
Brothers Kamal and Wasim talk about saving money for a bike in Gujranwala.
- Wasimنئی بائیک کے لیے پیسے چاہییں۔naʾī baik ke liye paise chāhiyeñ.We need money for a new bike.
- Kamalہم ہر مہینے کچھ پیسے بچائیں گے۔ham har mahīne kuchh paise bachāeñge.We will save some money every month.
- Wasimٹھیک ہے، یہ اچھا خیال ہے۔ṭhīk hai, yeh achhā khayāl hai.All right, that is a good idea.
