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Prices and paying Preços e pagar
Perguntar preços e pagar: price, dollar, cent, expensive, cheap, how much, pay, cash, card. A gramática-chave é "How much is …?" para uma coisa e "How much are …?" para mais de uma — o inglês muda o verbo conforme o singular e o plural. O coreano não muda o verbo por número, por isso os coreanos costumam deixar "is": "How much is these bags?" ✗ → "How much are these bags?" ✓. Canto da pronúncia: "dollar", o "ch" de cheap e a tónica de expensive.
Dialogue
is or are? — is ou are?
- Emma Minsu, do you want to buy these bags? Minsu, queres comprar estas malas?
- Minsu Yes. How much is these bags? Sim. Quanto são estas malas? (deslize: these bags é plural — usa "are" → "How much are these bags?")
- Emma "These bags" is plural — use "are": How much are these bags? "These bags" é plural — usa "are": How much are these bags?
- Minsu How much are these bags? Quanto são estas malas?
Dialogue
At the shop — Na loja
- Minsu Hello. How much is this bag? Olá. Quanto é esta mala?
- Assistant It's fifteen dollars. São quinze dólares.
- Minsu That's cheap. I want to pay by card. É barato. Quero pagar com cartão.
- Assistant Sure. Here you are. Claro. Aqui está.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| price | n. | preço | |
| dollar | n. | dólar | |
| cent | n. | cêntimo | |
| expensive | adj. | caro | |
| cheap | adj. | barato | |
| how much | phr. | quanto | |
| pay | v. | pagar | |
| cash | n. | dinheiro | |
| card | n. | cartão | |
| free | adj. | grátis |
Grammar
"How much is …?" and "How much are …?" "How much is …?" e "How much are …?"
To ask a price, say "How much" + is / are + the thing. Use IS for one thing: How much is this bag? — It's ten dollars. Use ARE for two or more: How much are these apples? — They're four dollars. The verb must match: one → is, many → are. It is the same rule as "this is / these are". To answer, use a price with "dollars": It's five dollars. To say how you pay: I want to pay by card / with cash. Korean keeps one form of the verb for any number, so watch the plural — with "these bags" you must say ARE, not is.
Para perguntar um preço, diz "How much" + is / are + a coisa. Usa IS para uma coisa: How much is this bag? — It's ten dollars. Usa ARE para duas ou mais: How much are these apples? — They're four dollars. O verbo tem de concordar: um → is, vários → are. É a mesma regra de "this is / these are". Responde com um preço em "dollars": It's five dollars. Diz como pagas: I want to pay by card / with cash. O coreano usa uma forma do verbo para qualquer número, por isso atenção ao plural — com "these bags" tens de dizer ARE, não is.
- How much is this? — It's ten dollars. Quanto é isto? — São dez dólares.
- How much are these apples? — They're four dollars. Quanto são estas maçãs? — São quatro dólares.
- This bag is expensive. These bags are cheap. Esta mala é cara. Estas malas são baratas.
- I want to pay by card. Quero pagar com cartão.
pronunciation
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