Wednesday, January 4, 2012

change


'change' or 'small change' means: coins (money)

'Do you have any change?' means: Will you give me some coins?

'Can you change a 5-dollar bill?' means: Will you give me 5 dollars in coins for a 5-dollar bill?

'Can you change a quarter?' means: Will you give me 2 dimes (2 x 10 cents) and a nickel (5 cents) for a quarter?

On the left are 2-dollar Canadian coins, called "two-nies".
Next to them are 1-dollar Canadian coins, called "loonies".
The 1-dollar coin has a picture of a bird called a 'loon' on one side.
All Canadian coins have the face of the Queen of England on one side.

U.S. coins are the same shape, but they have a picture of a U.S. President on one side.