Learn "How much is this?" in addition to some more phrases you'll find useful for shopping
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Filipino Survival Phrases brought to you by FilipinoPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Philippines. You will be surprised at how far a little Filipino will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Filipino Survival Phrases Lesson 17 - "How much is it?" in Filipino. |
| Today's phrase is something for all of you shoppers out there. Today's phrase is "How much?" |
| In Filipino, "How much?" is Magkano? |
| Magkano? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Magkano? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Magkano? |
| Shopping at the market at an [unin] depending on your spending habits, this may be an extremely high-frequency phrase! |
| The most rudimentary way of using "how much" is pointing at something while saying Magkano? But let's try and build this up a bit, shall we? Let's start with the expression, "How much is this?" which in Filipino is Magkano ito? |
| The first word Magkano means "how much." |
| Let's break this word and hear it one more time: Magkano. |
| And, Magkano. |
| It is followed by Ito, which in English is "this one." |
| Ito. |
| Ito. |
| And, Ito. |
| So, to recap everything, Magkano ito? which in English is "How much is this?" and |
| Magkano ito? |
| Looking at the word for "this" warrants a look at the word for "that," which is Iyan. |
| Iyan. |
| Iyan. |
| The phrase "How much is that?" is Magkano iyan? |
| Magkano iyan? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Magkano iyan? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Magkano iyan? |
| In instances that you want to sound polite and respectful, you may say Magkano po? while point to the thing that you want to buy. As you all know from our previous lessons, the word Po is a polite Filipino word. You may also say Magkano po ito? which is "How much is this?" in English. And, for "How much is that?" you may say Magkano po iyan? |
Outro |
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| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Filipino. Here we go! |
| "How much?" - Magkano? |
| Magkano? |
| Magkano? |
| "How much is this?" (informal) - Magkano ito? |
| Magkano ito? |
| Magkano ito? |
| "How much is this?" (formal) - Magkano po ito? |
| Magkano po ito? |
| Magkano po ito? |
| "How much is that?" (informal) - Magkano iyan? |
| Magkano iyan? |
| Magkano iyan? |
| "How much is that?" (formal) - Magkano po iyan? |
| Magkano po iyan? |
| Magkano po iyan? |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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