kinyentos

1. Part of Speech, Meaning, and Example Sentences

• Part of speech: numeral (cardinal)
• Meaning: “kinyentos” = five hundred (500)
• Example sentences
  • Naay kinyentos ka tawo sa pista. — There are five hundred people at the festival.
  • Gipalit namo ang kinyentos ka itlog. — We bought five hundred eggs.
  • Ang kantidad kay kinyentos pesos. — The amount is five hundred pesos.

2. Number Origin

• Spanish-based (from Spanish quinientos).
• Native Bisaya equivalent: lima ka gatos (rare, highly formal).

3. Cebuano- vs Spanish-Based Numbers

• Native series (e.g., lima ka gatos = 500; lima ka gatos ug usa = 501) is heard in folk songs and some rural speech.
• Spanish series (kinyentos, kinyentos uno, kinyentos dos …) dominates for money, dates, page numbers, and everyday talk.
• Keep one system per number (✓ kinyentos dyes = 510; ✗ lima ka gatos ug dyes =mixed).

4. Detailed Usage Notes

• Standard spelling: kinyentos (sometimes kiñentos in older texts).
• When counting nouns, insert ka: kinyentos ka piraso.
• Playful clock joke: alas siyete ug kinyentos (7 : 500 – obviously humorous).
• As a bare reply about cost or quantity: “Kinyentos.”

5. Five Common Pitfalls

1. Writing pure-Spanish quinientos in Cebuano contexts.
2. Mixing native and Spanish roots in one number (lima ka gatos ug baynte ✗).
3. Wrong stress (correct ki-nyén-tos, not ki-nyén-tós).
4. Dropping ka with nouns (kinyentos libro ✗ → kinyentos ka libro ✓).
5. Forgetting the unit for money (kinyentos ✗ → kinyentos pesos ✓).

6. Common Collocations

• kinyentos pesos — 500 pesos
• kinyentos ka minuto — 500 minutes
• kinyentos ka adlaw — 500 days
• kinyentos anyos — 500 years old (hyperbole)
• kinyentos ka piraso — 500 pieces

7. Common Mistakes to Watch For

• Misspelling (quinientos, kinyentus).
• Adding mga before the numeral (mga kinyentos ka …).
• Forgetting ug in playful time phrases (alas nuebe kinyentos ✗).
• Saying syentos kinyentos for 500 (redundant).
• Using “500 ka…” alone in formal prose without the word form.

8. Five Frequent Conversational Phrases

• Kinyentos tanan. — The total is 500.
• Na-late ko ug kinyentos ka minuto. — I was 500 minutes late.
• Kinyentos ra gyod! — Make it just 500!
• Kinyentos ang budget. — The budget is 500.
• Quota kay kinyentos ka buok. — The quota is 500 pieces.

9. Five Everyday Conversation Exchanges

1. A: Pila ang pamasahe? — How much is the fare?
   B: Kinyentos pesos ra. — Only 500 pesos.
2. A: Tag-pila ning ubas? — How much are these grapes?
   B: Kinyentos pesos ang kilo. — 500 pesos per kilo.
3. A: Unsa kadugay ang lecture? — How long is the lecture?
   B: Mga kinyentos ka minuto. — About 500 minutes.
4. A: Pila kabuok bisita? — How many guests?
   B: Naay kinyentos ka bisita. — There are 500 guests.
5. A: Unsang oras nagsugod ang salida? — What time did the show start?
   B: Alas dyes ug kinyentos (joke). — At 10 : 500 (clearly humorous).

10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

Q1. Pila ang imong allowance? — How much is your allowance?
A. Allowance akong kinyentos pesos.
B. Kinyentos pesos akong allowance.
C. Pesos allowance kinyentos akong.

Q2. Pila ka adlaw ang retreat? — How many days is the retreat?
A. Ka adlaw kinyentos.
B. Kinyentos adlaw ka.
C. Kinyentos ka adlaw.

Q3. Unsa kadugay ang biyahe? — How long is the trip?
A. Kinyentos ka minuto ang biyahe.
B. Ka minuto kinyentos ang biyahe.
C. Ang biyahe kinyentos ka minuto ang.

Q4. Pila kabuok estudyante sa klase? — How many students are in the class?
A. Estudyante kinyentos ka naa.
B. Kinyentos ka estudyante naa.
C. Naa kinyentos ka estudyante ka.

Q5. Unsang oras ka miabot? — What time did you arrive?
A. Ko miabot kinyentos ug alas dos.
B. Miabot ko kinyentos alas dos ug.
C. Alas dos ug kinyentos ko miabot.

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