Wanna get a banking account

[BobderBaumeister]

Hey you guys...

what are the right words when I'm standing in front of the desk inside a bank office and want to get an Australien banking account ???

I would say:
"Hello, I would like to apply for a banking account."

Would that be alright ?
What would you say ? Is "apply" the right word ???


Cheers, Bob ...

[Eva26]

I would say: I'd like to open a bank account.

[BobderBaumeister]

Are you sure that you can say that in this way ?
All the time I thought I cannot say "I'd like to OPEN....." because I only can open a door, open a lock.... but not open an account.

I'm not sure if I can use the same word as I would use in German....

So I thought must be "APPLY for a banking account"..... because you also apply for a visa or sth. like that......

But I've got no idea what's right......

[Eva26]

Same thing in German, ein Visum beantragen, nicht öffnen. I opened a bank account in Australia and used those word. And nobody looked funny or said anything. So just go for it.

[Grubi]

to open a bank account

email from my supervisor: "the first thing I want you to do is to open a bank accoung"

der wirds wohl wissen, wenner aussi is

[xanatos]

kann ich auch nur bestaetigen, und ich lebe in England...

im Deutschen: ein Konto eroeffnen.