CEBUANO LESSON #67 How to Buy Anything in a Store in Cebuano

2022/11/16

Ready to go shopping in Cebuano? 🛍️ This video is your essential guide to common phrases and vocabulary you can use when buying something in a store!

In this lesson, we’ll cover:

  • Essential Vocabulary: Learn key words like “naa” (have), “biskwit” (biscuit), and “sukli” (change).
  • Asking for Items: Master how to ask “Do you have…?” with phrases like “Naa mo’y sabon?” (Do you have soap?).
  • Asking the Price: Find out how to ask “How much is it?” using “Tagpila?” or “Tagpila ang…?”
  • Practical Dialogue: See a real-life conversation between a customer and a store owner to see how these phrases are used naturally.
  • Counting Items: Learn how to use Cebuano numbers when talking about quantity.

This lesson is perfect for beginners and anyone planning a trip to the Philippines. Start practicing today and shop with confidence!

VOCABULARY

Directions: Listen and repeat after your teacher.

NAA

  • part of speech: verb (existential)
  • meaning: have; there is/are; is at / in / on
  • when to use it: it is used to express existence (there is), possession (to have), or location (to be at a place).
  • example sentences:
    • naa ko sa opisina karon. (i am at the office now.)
    • naa ka bay igsoon? (do you have siblings?)

BISKWIT

  • part of speech: noun
  • meaning: biscuit; cracker; cookie
  • when to use it: when you are referring to a biscuit, cracker, or a cookie.
  • example sentences:
    • ganahan ko motuslob og biskwit sa kape. (i like to dip biscuits in coffee.)
    • mipalit si mama og biskwit para merienda. (mom bought biscuits for a snack.)

KABUOK

  • part of speech: counter noun / quantifier
  • meaning: piece; a whole unit of something
  • when to use it: it is used with numbers to count individual, whole objects. it functions like the word “pieces” in english when counting.
  • example sentences:
    • mipalit ko og tulo ka buok pan. (i bought three pieces of bread.)
    • pila ka buok saging ang imong gikaon? (how many pieces of banana did you eat?)

PLASTIK

  • part of speech: noun or adjective
  • meaning: 1. (noun) plastic, the material. 2. (adjective, slang) fake, insincere, two-faced (referring to a person).
  • when to use it: it is used to refer to the synthetic material called plastic. in modern slang, it is also used to describe a person who is not genuine or who pretends to be a friend.
  • example sentences:
    • palihug, ibutang ang mga basura nga plastik sa saktong basurahan. (please put the plastic trash in the proper bin.)
    • lisod saligan ang tawong plastik. (it is hard to trust a fake person.)

SINSILYO

  • part of speech: noun
  • meaning: coins; loose change
  • when to use it: when you are referring to coins rather than paper money.
  • example sentences:
    • naa ka bay sinsilyo para sa plite? (do you have any coins for the fare?)
    • kining bayranan nagkinahanglan og eksakto nga sinsilyo. (this payment requires exact change.)

SINGKWENTA

  • part of speech: noun / adjective
  • meaning: fifty (50)
  • when to use it: when you are referring to the number 50, especially for money or counting. it is derived from the spanish word for fifty.
  • example sentences:
    • mobayad kog singkwenta pesos para ani. (i will pay fifty pesos for this.)
    • naa koy singkwenta ka mga libro. (i have fifty books.)

KUWANG

  • part of speech: adjective
  • meaning: lacking; insufficient; not enough
  • when to use it: when you are describing a quantity that is less than what is needed, or when an element is missing.
  • example sentences:
    • kuwang ang akong kwarta para ipalit anang sapatos. (my money is not enough to buy those shoes.)
    • kuwang og asin ang imong giluto. (the dish you cooked is lacking in salt.)

SUKLI

  • part of speech: noun
  • meaning: (monetary) change
  • when to use it: when you are referring to the excess money returned to you after paying for an item with a larger bill.
  • example sentences:
    • palihug, ayaw kalimti ang akong sukli. (please, don’t forget my change.)
    • sakto ra akong gibayad, wala nay sukli. (i paid the exact amount, there is no change.)

Flashcards

DIALOGUE PRACTICE

Directions: Listen and repeat after your teacher.

Cebuano

Leah: Ayo

Joyce: Unsa man imo?

Leah: Naa mo’y biskwit te?

Joyce: O naa.

Leah: Tagpila?

Joyce: Tagdiyes. Pila kabuok?

Leah: Lima lang te.

Joyce: Tara o.

Leah: Naa ka’y plastik te?

Joyce: O naa.

Leah: Naa ka’y sinsilyo sa usa ka gatos te?

Joyce: O naa ra.

Leah: Pila tanan?

Joyce: Singkwenta.

Leah: Tara te o.

Joyce: Sukli day o

Leah: Kuwang ang sukli te.

Joyce: Hala pasensya day. Tara o.

Leah: Salamat te.

Joyce: Salamat sad. Balik-balik.

English

Leah: Excuse me. Is someone there?

Joyce: What’s yours? / What do you want?

Leah: Do you have a biscuit?

Joyce: Yes, we have.

Leah: How much?

Joyce: It’s 10 pesos. How many?

Leah: Five only.

Joyce: Here it is.

Leah: Do you have a plastic?

Joyce: Yes, I have.

Leah: Do you have coins for 100 pesos?

Joyce: Yes, I have.

Leah: How much is the total?

Joyce: 50 pesos.

Leah: Here it is.

Joyce: Here’s the change.

Leah: The change is lacking.

Joyce: Oh, I’m sorry. Here it is.

Leah: Thank you.

Joyce: Thank you too. Come back again.

LESSON

These are some expressions that you can use when you want to　buy something in the store.

⚫ Ayo
Excuse me
⚫ Naa mo’y …..?
Do you have ….?

For examples:
Naa mo’y biskwit
Do you have a biscuit?
Naa mo’y sabon?
Do you have soap?
Naa mo’y kapi?
Do you have coffee?
Naa mo’y coke?
Do you have coke?

⚫ Tagpila? / Tagpila ang …?
How much is it? / How much is …?

For examples:
Tagpila ang sabon?
How much is soap?
Tagpila ang kapi?
How much is coffee?
Tagpila ang asukar?
How much is sugar?
Tagpila ang kendi?
How much is a candy?
Tagpila ang ice?
How much is ice?

⚫ Naa kay plastik?
Do you have a plastic?

⚫ Wala ko’y sinsilyo.
I don’t have small bills or coins.

⚫ Kuwang ang sukli.
The change is lacking.

⚫ duha (kabuok)
two pieces

⚫ Pwede tagbaynte?
Is it okay for 20 pesos?

⚫ Kana ra.
Only that

⚫ Pila tanan?
How much is the total?

*We use Cebuano number from 1-10 for quantity.

COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Directions: Choose the correct answer.

  1. How do you say ‘lacking’ in Cebuano?
    a. plastik
    b. naa
    c. sinsilyo
    d. kuwang
  2. How do you say ‘coins’ in Cebuano?
    a. plastik
    b. naa
    c. sinsilyo
    d. kuwang
  3. How do you answer to a question ‘Pila kabuok?’ ?
    a. lima kabuok
    b. Wala ko’y sinsilyo
    c. Kana ra
    d. Kuwang ang sukli
  4. How do you say ‘change’ in Cebuano?
    a. kuwang
    b. singkwenta
    c. sukli
    d. kabuok
  5. Do you use Cebuano numbers for quantity?
    a. O
    b. Dili
    c. Ayaw
    d. Murag

EXERCISE

Directions: Arrange the words to make sentences.

  1. biskwit / mo’y / naa / ?
  2. ka’y / plastik / te / naa / ?
  3. sukli / ang / kuwang
  4. ko’y / sinsilyo / wala
  5. asukar / tagpila / ang / ?

REVIEW

Directions: Let’s do a role play.

Customer: . Tindera: Unsa man imo? Customer: Naa mo’y ?
Tindera: O naa.
Customer: ?
Tindera: Tag_____. Pila ? Customer: lang.
Tindera: o. Customer: Naa ka’y ?
Tindera: O . Customer: Naa ka’y sa ?

Tindera: O naa ra.
Customer: Pila ? Tindera: _____.
Customer: _ te o. Tindera: day o.
Customer: ang sukli.
Tindera: Hala day. Tara o.
Customer: __ te.
Tindera: Salamat sad.

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