"Can I afford it?" in 14 languages
The most useful question in personal finance is also the simplest: can I afford this? Here is how to ask it in 14 languages — the same 14 that ZivaFinance speaks. Whether you live between countries, bank in a language that isn't your own, or simply think about money best in your mother tongue, seeing your finances in your own language makes it click.
"Can I afford this?" and "savings" in 14 languages
| Language | Can I afford this? | Savings |
|---|
| English | Can I afford this? | Savings |
| Norsk (bokmål) | Har jeg råd til dette? | Sparing |
| Norsk (nynorsk) | Har eg råd til dette? | Sparing |
| Svenska | Har jag råd med det här? | Sparande |
| Dansk | Har jeg råd til det her? | Opsparing |
| Suomi | Onko minulla varaa tähän? | Säästöt |
| Deutsch | Kann ich mir das leisten? | Ersparnisse |
| Nederlands | Kan ik me dit veroorloven? | Spaargeld |
| Français | Est-ce que je peux me le permettre ? | Épargne |
| Italiano | Posso permettermelo? | Risparmi |
| Español | ¿Puedo permitírmelo? | Ahorros |
| Português | Posso pagar isto? | Poupança |
| Polski | Czy mnie na to stać? | Oszczędności |
| Українська | Чи можу я собі це дозволити? | Заощадження |
Why your language matters for money
Money is stressful enough in your mother tongue. In a second language, budgeting terms and bank statements add a layer of friction that makes people avoid looking at their finances at all. Seeing your accounts, your budget, and a plain-language answer to can I afford this? in the language you think in removes that friction — and that is often the difference between checking your money and dreading it.
Europe is built for this problem. Hundreds of millions of people live, work, and bank across borders and languages — earning in one country, holding accounts in another's system, and thinking about money in a third language. A finance app that meets people in their own language is not a nice-to-have there — it is what makes the app usable at all. It is the same everywhere people move between languages.
Your money, in your language
ZivaFinance works in all 14 languages above. Connect your bank accounts and cards via Open Banking and manage them in English, Polish, Ukrainian, German, or any of the others — with a 12-month forecast and an AI coach, in the language you think in. Free to start.
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Translations are for everyday, conversational use; regional variations exist for several of these languages.
Frequently asked questions
What languages does ZivaFinance support?
ZivaFinance works in 14 languages: English, Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk), Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, and Ukrainian.
How do you say "can I afford it?" in Norwegian?
In Norwegian Bokmål you say "Har jeg råd til dette?" and in Nynorsk "Har eg råd til dette?". Both mean "can I afford this?"
Can I use ZivaFinance in my own language?
Yes. ZivaFinance works in 14 languages, so you can connect and manage your bank accounts in English, Polish, Ukrainian, German, and more — in the language you think in, whatever your bank's default language is.
Why does a finance app support so many languages?
Europe is deeply multilingual — people routinely live, work, and bank across languages and borders. Supporting many languages means people can manage their money in the language they think in, which reduces stress and makes budgeting something they actually do rather than avoid.