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Bumibili Buying
Nagtitinda Selling

Mga Salita sa Pamimili (Words Used in Shopping)

Bayad Payment

Sukli Change
Tawad Discount

Kulang Lacking

Mga Halimbawang Salita na tumutukoy sa Pera (Words That Describe
Money)

Piso Peso (use when using indigenous system of counting)
Pesos Peso (use when using the Spanish-derived system of counting)

Sentimo Centavos (use when using the indigenous system of counting)
Sentimos Centavos (use when using the Spanish-derived system of
counting)

Iba Pang Salita (Other Words)

Yata Perhaps

Mga Halimbawang Pangungusap

Practice saying these sentences aloud, to get a feel for how this chapter’s
vocabulary and grammar work in Filipino.
1. Bumibili si Juan ng mga mangga. Juan is buying mangoes.
(literally, Buying Juan marker
mango.)

2. Mga mangga ang binibili ni Juan. Juan is buying mangoes.
(literally, Mangoes marker
buying marker Juan.)
3. Nagtitinda ang tindera ng mga prutas. The saleswoman is selling fruits.
(literally, Selling marker

saleswoman marker fruits.)