Arabic is the primary language here, although most people speak some level of English. The people are very friendly about helping me practice, and are patient with my limited Arabic vocabulary. I have had some of my best conversations with taxi drivers while getting to places around the city.
The primary unit of money here is the Jordanian Dinar. The dinar here is similar to our dollars though the dinar is actually worth about 1.4 U.S. dollars. Like in the U.S., they have divisions below a dinar. 1/10 of a dinar is a Dirham, similar to our dimes. 1/100 of a dinar is a qirsh, and they work like our pennies. Also, while not used often, they have a 1/1000 of a dinar, fils, as well. When receiving change here, it is common to receive half, one-third, or one-quarter dinar coins, as well as a dirham or five qirsh coin.
A bottle of water here costs around 0.35 dinar or 35 qirsh. This is approximately equivalent to 49 cents in the U.S.
