root word: bili
Pabili ng…
Let me buy…
Let me buy…
This is a very common phrase in Tagalog. Use it when you go to a store or with a street vendor.
Pabili ng Coke.
Let me buy a Coke.
= I’d like to buy a Coke.
Let me buy a Coke.
= I’d like to buy a Coke.
Pabili ng bulaklak.
Let me buy flowers.
= I’d like to buy flowers.
This phrase is used only when you’re trying to buy something from a vendor. In contrast, if you’re telling a friend that you’d like to buy something, you would say:
Gusto kong bumili ng damit.
I’d like to buy clothes.
I’d like to buy clothes.
Bili tayo ng damit.
Let’s buy clothes.
non-standard spelling: pabile
