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BANK TELLER : Heto ho ang limang libong piso at ang inyong pasaporte.
Here is five thousand pesos and your passport.

Bokabolaryo

Study the following word and phrases. Some of them were used in the dialogue you
just read and some of them will be useful when you make your own sentences for
your dialogues.

Magpapalit Exchange
Tingnan Look
Kailangan kong tingnan Need to look

Palitan Exchange rate
Pasaporte Passport

Mga Halimbawang Pangungusap

Practice saying these sentences aloud, to get a feel for how this chapter’s
vocabulary and grammar work in Filipino.

1. Gustong magpapalit ni Pedro ng Pedro wants to exchange dollars.
dolyar.
2. Singkwenta pesos ang palitan ng The exchange rate from dollar to

dolyar sa peso. pesos is fifty pesos.
3. Isang daang dolyar ang pinalitan ni Pedro exchanged one hundred
Pedro. dollars.
4. Kailangang tingnan ng teller ang The teller needs to see Pedro’s
pasaporte ni Pedro. passport.

5. May limang libong piso na ngayon Pedro now has five thousand pesos.
si Pedro.

Pagsasanay

Study the information below from a money exchange stall in the Philippines. Then
ask and answer questions. Also, write as many sentences as you can about the
situation. These sentences can describe the people or the place, or narrate the
situation. Below are some examples of questions and answers, as well as sentences:

Mga Halimbawang Tanong at Sagot