“How much?” in every Philippine language
How much? across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | How much? |
|---|---|
| English | How much? |
| Tagalog | Magkano? |
| Ilocano | Mano? |
| Cebuano | Tagpila? |
| Hiligaynon | Tagpila? |
| Waray | Tagpira? |
| Bikol | Pira? |
| Kapampangan | Magkanu? |
| Pangasinan | Pigara? |
What the pattern shows
Two different questions. Tagalog magkano and Kapampangan magkanu ask about price directly. Cebuano and Hiligaynon tagpila, Waray tagpira, Bikol pira, Pangasinan pigara and Ilocano mano are all built on that language's word for 'how many' instead.
Where they agree
- Tagpila? — Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Standing alone: Tagalog (Magkano?), Ilocano (Mano?), Waray (Tagpira?), Bikol (Pira?), Kapampangan (Magkanu?) and Pangasinan (Pigara?).
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
How much is the fare to ___?
Ilocano Manu ti plete inggana idiay ___?
Tagalog Magkano ang pamasahe papuntang ___?
How much is a ticket to ___?
Ilocano Sagmamano ti tiket a mapan ___?
Tagalog Magkano ang tiket papuntang ___?
How much is a room for one?
Ilocano Manu ti kuarto para maysa nga tao?
Tagalog Magkano ang kuwarto para sa isang tao?
More question words
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Question Words · Tagalog Question Words
Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.