A rial is a unit of money: the standard cash of Saudi Arabia and of some other Arab countries, the way dollar, yen, or pound names a country’s money. You will also see the spelling riyal; English uses both, and they are not a spelling mistake.

A rial is一個rial是 a unit of money一種貨幣單位：the standard cash of Saudi Arabia沙烏地阿拉伯的標準貨幣 and of some other Arab countries也是其他一些阿拉伯國家的貨幣，the way dollar, yen, or pound names a country's money就像dollar（美元）、yen（日圓）、或pound（英鎊）代表一個國家的錢一樣。You will also see你也會看到 the spelling riyal「riyal」這個拼法；English uses both英文兩種都用，and they are not a spelling mistake這不是拼錯字。

Banks, travel sites, and newspapers use the word in a dry, factual way — “priced in rials,” “the rial rose” — not as slang. People in those countries have their own everyday names for the notes in their pockets, but an English learner mainly needs the name of the unit.

Banks, travel sites, and newspapers銀行、旅遊網站和報紙 use the word用這個詞 in a dry, factual way用一種平淡、就事論事的方式——"priced in rials"像「priced in rials」（以rial計價）、"the rial rose"「the rial rose」（rial漲了）——not as slang不是當俚語用。People in those countries那些國家的人 have their own everyday names對他們口袋裡的鈔票有自己的日常說法 for the notes in their pockets，but an English learner mainly needs不過一個英文學習者主要需要知道的 the name of the unit是這個單位的名稱。

Iran has a rial too, and the name is the same kind of word, but that is a different country’s money, not the Arab-country sense this entry is for. Though actually, English is messy here: rial and riyal get used for related currencies, and you cannot tell from the letters alone which country’s money is meant, so the country name usually has to travel with the word.

Iran has a rial too伊朗也有一種rial，and the name is the same kind of word名字是同一類的詞，but that is a different country's money不過那是不同國家的錢，not the Arab-country sense this entry is for不是這篇條目要講的阿拉伯國家那個意思。Though actually不過其實，English is messy here英文在這裡有點亂：rial and riyalrial跟riyal get used for related currencies被用在有關聯的貨幣上，and you cannot tell from the letters alone而你光看拼法沒辦法判斷 which country's money is meant指的是哪個國家的錢，so the country name usually has to travel with the word所以國家名稱通常得跟著這個詞一起講出來。