Hi friends, I'm Niharika and thanks for clicking. Well, in today's lesson, we are gonna look
at world currencies. Now different countries have different currencies. In fact there's
another word for currencies which is monetary units. In fact what kind of money you use
depends on where you are living or depends on where you are travelling to. So in this
lesson, we are gonna look at the major world currencies. Of course the most major world
currency that is traded is the US dollar and then the second place goes to the Euro but
there are 167 official currencies that are circulating around the world. That’s quite
interesting. Now I haven't included all the 167 currencies because that's not quite possible
but I have included the most major world currencies.
So we are gonna start with Australia. Now in Australia, the currency that Australians
use is the Australian dollar. Now we also have an ISO code for each and every currency.
So for Australia, for the Australian dollar, it is AUD, okay.
Let’s move on to another country which is, Austria. Well Austria is the part of Europe
and the currency that's used in Austria is euro and of course the ISO code is EUR, alright.
Then let's move to Brazil. Yes, well in Brazil, we use Brazilian Real and the ISO code is
BRL.
Let’s move on to another country which is, Canada, the cold Canada. Now in Canada, the
currency that we use is dollar. Okay it's Canadian dollar to be specific
and the ISO code for Canadian dollar is CAD.
The next one is, Chile. Now in Chile, the currency that people use is Peso and the ISO
code is, CLP.
Let’s move on to another one which is china. The great, big china. Now in china the currency
that we use is Yuan and the ISO code for the currency is CNY.
Alright, then we also have Egypt. In Egypt, we have the Egyptian Pound. Okay, to be specific
again, it is Egyptian pound and the ISO code for Egyptian pound is, EGP.
Let’s move on to another country which is, France. Again a part of Europe. So, we have,
the currency that we use in France is, euro and of course the ISO code is, EUR. I haven't
included Germany here but again France, Germany, Spain. Okay so all these countries are a part
of Europe and the currency that is used is euro and the ISO code is EUR.
whereas the last one here is, Hong Kong and if you are going to Hong Kong Disney, then
yes, the currency that you would use is, dollar, Hong Kong dollars and the ISO code is HKD.
So these are a few countries and a few different currencies that are used in these countries.
Now let's have a look at some more major world currencies.
So here are some more major world currencies. We will start with the country, India and
the currency that is used in India is rupee, that's how it is pronounced. Whereas the ISO
code for rupee is INR.
Then let's move on to another country which is, Indonesia. Well the people of Indonesia
use the currency called rupiah. Okay, that's how it's pronounced and the monetary units
or the ISO code is, IDR.
Then we have Japan, the beautiful Japan. Well, the currency that's used in Japan is the Japanese
yen and the ISO code is JPY.
Let’s move on to another country which is Kenya and the currency that's used by the
people of Kenya is Kenyan shilling. Okay so to be specific, it's Kenyan shilling and the
ISO code for Kenyan shilling is KES.
Let’s move on to another country which is Kuwait. Well in Kuwait, the currency that
is used by the people of Kuwait is dinar. The ISO code for the currency dinar is KWD.
Then we have, Malaysia. In Malaysia, people use the currency called ringgit. Well yes,
that's quite an interesting name. Well that's how it's pronounced as ringgit and the ISO
code for the currency, ringgit is MYR.
Okay, let's move on to Mexico. Now in Mexico, the people of Mexico use the currency called
peso and the ISO code for peso is MXN.
Alright, then we have the beautiful Switzerland. Yes if you are visiting Switzerland, people
might think that the currency used in Switzerland is euro. Well it's not euro. In Switzerland
people use the currency called franc. Okay, that's how it's pronounced. It’s the Switzerland
franc or the Swiss franc and the ISO code for Swiss franc is CHF.
Alright, then we have South Africa for you. In South Africa, the people of South Africa
use the currency called rand and the ISO code for this currency is ZAR.
Okay, then we have turkey. Yes turkey, the land of beautiful museums. Well in turkey,
the currency that people use is lira. Okay and the ISO code for lira is TRY.
Then the most common or the major world currency is UAE, of course. In UAE, we use dirham.
Okay that's how it's pronounced, dirham. The ISO code for dirham is AED.
Alright, so these are the most major world currencies. Do not forget the US dollar. Well
I haven't included it because yes we all know about the US dollar and of course about Euro.
So the US dollar and Euro are the most important currencies that are traded in the world.
So now wherever you're travelling or wherever you are living, I hope you know what currencies
are used. How exactly they are pronounced. Okay, so I hope this lesson is helpful to
you and I'll be back with a new lesson soon, till then you take care.