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Introduction
John: Welcome to 3-Minute Filipino Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Filipino.
Body
John: Here's the formal way to ask "Can you bring the bill, please?" in Filipino.
Camille: [Normal] Maari na bang maiabot ang bill sa amin, please?
John: First is a phrase meaning "can you now."
Camille: [Normal] maari na ba [Slow] maari na ba
John: Next is the word meaning "hand over."
Camille: [Normal] maiabot [Slow] maiabot
John: Next is the phrase meaning "the bill."
Camille: [Normal] ang bill [Slow] ang bill
John: Next is the phrase meaning "to us."
Camille: [Normal] sa amin [Slow] sa amin
John: Last is the word meaning "please."
Camille: [Normal] please [Slow] please
John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning "Can you bring the bill, please?"
Camille: [Slow] Maari na bang maiabot ang bill sa amin, please? [Normal] Maari na bang maiabot ang bill sa amin, please?
John: Here's the informal way to ask, "Where can I pay the bill?"
Camille: [Normal] Saan ko pwedeng bayaran yung bill?
John: First is a word meaning "where."
Camille: [Normal] saan [Slow] saan
John: Next is the word meaning "I."
Camille: [Normal] ko [Slow] ko
John: Next is the word meaning "can."
Camille: [Normal] pwedeng [Slow] pwedeng
John: Next is the word meaning "pay."
Camille: [Normal] bayaran [Slow] bayaran
John: Last is the phrase meaning "the bill."
Camille: [Normal] yung bill [Slow] yung bill
John: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "Where can I pay the bill?"
Camille: [Slow] Saan ko pwedeng bayaran yung bill? [Normal] Saan ko pwedeng bayaran yung bill?
John: Here's a way to say "Excuse me, the change is wrong."
Camille: [Normal] Excuse me, mali po ang sukli.
John: First is the phrase meaning "excuse me."
Camille: [Normal] excuse me [Slow] excuse me
John: Next is the word meaning "wrong."
Camille: [Normal] mali [Slow] mali
John: Next is a word indicating politeness.
Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po
John: Last is the phrase meaning "the change."
Camille: [Normal] ang sukli [Slow] ang sukli
John: Listen again to the response, "Excuse me, the change is wrong."
Camille: [Slow] Excuse me, mali po ang sukli. [Normal] Excuse me, mali po ang sukli.
John: Here's a response meaning, "Keep the change."
Camille: [Normal] Sa inyo na po ang sukli.
John: First is a word meaning "to."
Camille: [Normal] sa [Slow] sa
John: Next is a phrase literally meaning "already yours."
Camille: [Normal] inyo na [Slow] inyo na
John: Next is a word indicating politeness.
Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po
John: Last is the phrase meaning "the change."
Camille: [Normal] ang sukli [Slow] ang sukli
John: Listen again to the response, "Keep the change."
Camille: [Slow] Sa inyo na po ang sukli. [Normal] Sa inyo na po ang sukli.
Cultural Insight
John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Camille: In the Philippines, giving a tip is somewhat expected in restaurants. If the bill includes a service charge, it's okay not to give a tip. Otherwise, 20 pesos, 50 pesos, or 100 pesos is a common tip amount. 100-peso tips are considered high.

Outro

John: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson!
Camille: Maraming salamat!

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