Learning Tagalog
Learning Tagalog
Compiled by RC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lesson 001 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 2 Lesson 002 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 2 Lesson 003 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 3 Lesson 004 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 3 Lesson 005 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 4 Lesson 006 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 4 Lesson 007 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 5 Lesson 008 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 6 Lesson 009 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 6 Lesson 010 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 7 Lesson 011 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 7 Lesson 012 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 9 Lesson 013 ...............................................................................................................................................................................- 9 Lesson 014 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 10 Lesson 015 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 10 Lesson 016 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 11 Lesson 018 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 12 Lesson 019 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 13 Lesson 020 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 14 Lesson 021 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 16 Lesson 022 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 16 Lesson 023 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 17 Lesson 024 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 18 Lesson 025 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 19 Lesson 026 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 19 Lesson 027 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 20 Lesson 028 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 21 Lesson 029 [Refer to lesson 5] ...............................................................................................................................................- 21 Lesson 030: Vocabulary Test..................................................................................................................................................- 22 Lesson 031 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 23 Lesson 031B ...........................................................................................................................................................................- 25 Lesson 032 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 25 Lesson 033 [Refer to Lesson 17] ............................................................................................................................................- 27 Lesson 034 [Refer to Lesson 33] ............................................................................................................................................- 29 Lesson 035 .............................................................................................................................................................................- 31 VOCABULARY
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Lesson 001
Vocabulary:
Maganda ........................................................Beautiful
Umaga ............................................................Morning
Tanghali ..........................................................Noon/Afternoon
Hapon .............................................................Afternoon
Gabi ................................................................Night/Evening
Note:
With the vocabulary shown above, greetings can be formed.
Exercise:
1. Good Morning:
2. Good Noon/Afternoon:
3. Good Afternoon:
4. Good Night:
Magandang umaga.
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Lesson 002
Vocabulary:
Po ...................................................................*No definite translation.
Note:
Rule of thumb: Po means politeness. It is used when speaking to an/a:
(a) Older person by age
(b) Person of a certain rank
(c) Boss
(d) Unknown phone caller
(e) Customers
Exercise:
1. Good Morning:
2. Good Noon/Afternoon:
3. Good Afternoon:
4. Good Night:
Lesson 003
Vocabulary:
Sa ....................................................................To
Inyo ................................................................You
Lahat...............................................................All
Note:
With regards to the exercise, answer numbers 5-8 with politeness.
Adding the word inyo puts more emphasis on the word for all, which is lahat.
Exercise:
1. Good Morning to all (of you): Magandang Umaga sa inyong lahat. ___________________
2. Good Noon/Afternoon to all: _________________________________________________
3. Good Afternoon to all:
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4. Good Night to all:
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5.
6.
7.
8.
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Lesson 004
Vocabulary:
Kumusta .........................................................How do you do?
How are you?
Mabuti ............................................................Good
Hindi ...............................................................Not/No
Rin ..................................................................too/also
Note:
The first two meanings provided on top are not literal; Kumusta is one word that sums to mean the
two phrases provided. In addition, please translate the exercise.
Sample Conversation:
Teacher 1:
Magandang umaga po. Kumusta po?
Teacher 2:
Mabuti. Kumusta rin po?
Teacher 1:
Mabuti rin. [Good too]
Mother 1:
Mother 2:
Mother 1:
Exercise:
Father 1:
Father 2:
Father 1:
Father 1:
Father 2:
Father 1:
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Lesson 005
Vocabulary:
Kumusta ka? ...................................................You, how do you do?
Kumusta po kayo? ..........................................You, how do you do? (Polite)
Kahapon .........................................................Yesterday
Kanina ............................................................Earlier or A while ago
Kagabi .............................................................Last Night
Ngayon ...........................................................Now
Note:
You definitely know who youre directing your speech to if you have Ka or Po kayo. It is almost
alike Spanish wherein Yo is added for adding more stress into the subject. For another step forward
in learning, four (4) additional vocabularies will be added in our sentence formation. *Trick: added at
the end of the phrase.
English:
Tagalog:
Exercise:
1. How was last night? [with politeness]
2. How are you today?
3. Earlier, how did you do? [with politeness]
4. Yesterday, howd you do?
5. How are you last night? [with politeness]
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Lesson 006
Vocabulary:
Noong .............................................................Last, on, during
Lunes ..............................................................Monday
Martes ............................................................Tuesday
Miyerkules......................................................Wednesday
Huwebes ........................................................Thursday
Biyernes..........................................................Friday
Sabado............................................................Saturday
Linggo .............................................................Sunday
Note:
Now, you can ask a person how did they do or how were they doing at a specific day. The same
sentence formation as shown on the previous lesson is used. Putting the word noong prior the name
of the day will result to a past event. Please see the example below.
Exercise:
English:
Tagalog:
Lesson 007
Vocabulary:
Babae .............................................................Girl
Papel...............................................................Paper
Baso ................................................................Drink Bottle
Aklat ...............................................................Book
Guro ...............................................................Teacher
Kalye ...............................................................Road
Note:
Learning to describe is todays lesson. From the first lesson, the word Maganda was learned. Use the
adjective maganda to describe the subjects below.
Exercise:
English: Beautiful Girl.
Tagalog: Magandang Babae.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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5. Describe: Teacher
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Lesson 008
Vocabulary:
* Same as previous lesson.
Note:
Magandang is a shortened form of Maganda na. There are two ways to form a sentence with na.
See example below. In Tagalog, if youre beginning to describe something your best bet in getting it
right is using the na rather than the widely used ng form.
Exercise:
English: Beautiful Girl.
Tagalog: Maganda na babae.
Tagalog: Babae na Maganda.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Lesson 009
Vocabulary:
Matalino .........................................................Smart
Mabigat ..........................................................Heavy
Pula.................................................................Red
Tatsulok ..........................................................Triangle/Triangular
Malinis ............................................................Clean
Pusa ................................................................Cat
Bata ................................................................Kid
Kwarto ............................................................Room
Gupit...............................................................Cut
Suklay .............................................................Comb
Note:
This is a continuation of the previous lesson. Please have fun and continue describing. Use one word
only once on the exercise. Use the na sentence formation.
No sample sentences. Please refer to previous lesson.
Exercise:
1. Sentence 1
2. Sentence 2
3. Sentence 3
4. Sentence 4
5. Sentence 5
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Lesson 010
Vocabulary:
* Same as lessons 9
Note:
Double-double is great thing. Heres two simple Rules:
1) If your adjective ends with a vowel, you can use ng
2) If not, use na before and after the second adjective (see example)
Our lesson today is: intensifying our description of a subject. For instance, if were describing a
Beautiful object and the girl is very, very beautiful. Heres the sample:
English: Beautiful Girl.
Tagalog: Magandang babae. (From previous lesson)
Rule 1: Magandang maganda na babae.
Rule 2: Maganda na maganda na babae
Exercise:
1. A vivid red comb
2. A very smart kid
3. A very heavy cat
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Lesson 011
Vocabulary:
** See lesson 9 and 10 for the exercise
Marami ...........................................................Many
Ang .................................................................The
Note:
Although there is not really a rule named Double-double in the Tagalog, it is an easier way to
remember how the sentence formation works. For adverbs (words describing an adjective) its a little
different. Using the sentence from the previous lesson, we will replace it with our new vocabulary
plus having the same ng ending.
Tagalog: Magandang Maganda na babae.
Tagalog: Maraming Maganda na babae.
English: Many beautiful girls.
In the case of adverbs, or in this particular case, Maraming is a shortened form of Marami ang and
not marami ng. The same as previous lessons, to get it right the first time, always go with the long
form.
Exercise:
Refer to lesson 9.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Heavy cat
Smart kid
Clean room
Triangular cut
Red comb
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ADVERB
Short
WORDng
WORDng
Long
WORD + na
WORD + ang
Short Sample
Maraming
Maraming
Long Sample
Marami na
Marami ang
Sample:
Adjective:
Maraming bata
Magandang pusa
Marami na bata
Maganda na pusa
Adverb:
Maraming pula na Suklay
Maraming maganda na pusa
NG Exception:
Lesson 012
Note:
Todays lesson: simple phrases to memorize that you can use absolutely anywhere.
Easy phrases:
Phrase
Meaning
Maraming Salamat ............... Many Thanks
Salamat ................................ Thanks
Walang ano man. ................. It was nothing/Youre welcome
Ako (ay) si {pangalan}........... I am {name}.
Exercise:
Practice the pronunciation of these. Thats all.
Lesson 013
Vocabulary:
Mga ................................................................(*no translation)
Note:
In the English Language, making a noun plural the only thing that changes in the word is the additional
s. For example the word girl, its plural form is girls. Making that distinction, it is quite different in
Tagalog. To make the noun plural, the word mga is inserted in front of the noun. Heres the formula:
Mga + Noun
Sample:
English: Girls
Tagalog: Mga babae.
Exercise:
Tuesdays
Afternoons/Noons
Drink Bottles
Yesterdays
Teachers
Thursdays
Reds
Noons
Wednesday
Rooms
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Combs
Papers
Nights
Mondays
Books
Sundays
Roads
Mornings
Cats
Fridays
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Lesson 014
Vocabulary:
Mayroon.........................................................There is/There are/Have/Has
Note:
In the modern Tagalog Language, the word mayroon is always spoken with an ng at the end. Fluent
speakers of the language shorten its pronunciation by removing the y to sound meh-ron. The
normal form (mayroon) is used only if the word that goes right after is a pronoun like he, she, they, etc.
(Right now, this has not been tackled Worry not, it will be done on another lesson).
Sample:
English: There are girl/s
Tagalog (Singular): Mayroong babae.
Tagalog (Plural): Mayroong mga babae.
Exercise:
Tuesdays
Afternoons/Noons
Drink Bottles
Yesterdays
Teachers
Thursdays
Reds
Noons
Wednesday
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Lesson 015
Vocabulary:
Isa ...................................................................One
Dalawa............................................................Two
Tatlo ...............................................................Three
Apat ................................................................Four
Lima ................................................................Five
Anim ...............................................................Six
Pito .................................................................Seven
Walo ...............................................................Eight
Siyam ..............................................................Nine
Sampo ............................................................Ten
Combs
Papers
Nights
Mondays
Books
Sundays
Roads
Mornings
Cats
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Note:
If you want to specifically express the numbers/counts of the subject, the word mga is no longer
used. For example, if you would like to express that you have Five combs; heres how you would do
it.
English: There are five combs.
Short-form Tagalog: Mayroong limang suklay.
Long-form Tagalog: Mayroong lima na suklay}
* The ng rule applies to numbers also. If it ends in a consonant, use na. You can probably guess
why!
Exercise:
1. There were five Tuesdays
2. There were two Afternoons/Noons
3. There is a drink bottle
4. There are five Teachers
5. There was one Thursday
6. There were eight Wednesdays
7. There are ten combs
8. There are nine papers
9. There are many nights
10. There were seven Mondays
11. There are three books
12. There were many Sundays
13. There are many roads
14. There were six mornings
15. There are four cats
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Lesson 016
Vocabulary:
Ako .................................................................I/Me
Ay ...................................................................(an article)
Note:
As indicated on the vocabulary section, the word Ako means I or Me. When a sentence starts with a
pronoun, such as ako it is almost and always followed by an article. See the example below, analyze
how the phrase created from previous lesson turned into I have from There is by simply adding
Ako ay. Thus, the rule is if the word mayroon is preceded by a name of a person and a pronoun its
meaning changes to have/has.
English: I have five combs.
Short-form Tagalog: Ako ay mayroong limang suklay.
Exercise:
Please provide the plural form. Put N/A, if its not applicable.
1. Four cats
2. two Afternoons/Noons
3. drink bottle
4. five Teachers
5. one Thursday
6. Wednesdays
7. ten combs
8. Mondays
9. three books
10. many roads
11. mornings
12. five Tuesdays
Lesson 018
Vocabulary: (Pronouns)
Ba ...................................................................(signals a question)
Ikaw ................................................................You
Note:
For the meantime, lets forget the other pronouns we had learned before. Today its Ikaw and Ba.
The two letter word Ba makes a sentence into a question. Ba comes (1) after the pronoun and (2)
before the article.
English:
Do you have five combs?
Short-form Tagalog: Ikaw ba ay mayroong limang suklay?
Exercise:
1. Do you have four cats?
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2. Do you have four drink bottles? _________________________________________________
3. Do you have five teachers?
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4. Do you have one Thursday?
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5. Do you have ten combs?
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6. Do you have nine papers?
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7. Do you have three books?
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8. Do you have five Tuesdays?
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Note for Exercise 2:
On Exercise 2, you will notice that the English translations are similar. However, the condition sets
them apart. Think of these two sentences, Dad, does our family have five dogs? and Teacher, does
our family have five dogs? The first sentence the Dad is included in the group. In the second sentence,
the teacher is outside of the group. See below.
Exercise 2: Make more questions
Use SILA
1. drink bottles?
2. five teachers?
3. Thursday?
4. combs?
5. nine papers?
6. books?
7. Tuesdays?
THEY
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Use KAMI
Open Condition: asked by a (1) person belonging in a group to a (2) person not
belonging in the same group
8. four cats?
Do we have four cats? Answer: Kami ba ay mayroong apat na pusa?
9. drink bottles? ______________________________________________________________
10. five teachers? ______________________________________________________________
11. combs?
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12. nine papers? ______________________________________________________________
13. books?
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14. Tuesdays?
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Use TAYO
Limited Condition: asked by (1) a person belonging in a group to a (2) person belonging
in the same group
15. four cats?
Do we have four cats? Answer: Tayo ba ay mayroong apat na pusa?
16. five teachers? ______________________________________________________________
17. Thursday?
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18. combs?
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19. nine papers? ______________________________________________________________
20. books?
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21. Tuesdays?
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Use SIYA
22. four cats?
23. drink bottles?
24. five teachers?
25. combs?
26. nine papers?
27. books?
28. Tuesdays?
Lesson 019
He/She
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Vocabulary:
Sa ....................................................................(Signals a location) To/At/On
Labas ..............................................................Outside
Loob................................................................Inside
Taas ................................................................Above/Overhead/On top/Upstairs
Baba ...............................................................Below/On ground/Downstairs
Gilid ................................................................Side
Tabi.................................................................Side
Note:
For this lesson, we are using the word Sa to introduce a location. It is better used at the back of the
sentence rather than the front. Why so? That is so, because you can never go wrong when done that
way.
Exercise:
1. There are cats outside
2. There are five drink bottles inside
3. There are many teachers inside
4. There are red books on the side.
5. There are ten combs downstairs.
6. There are nine papers on the side.
7. There are many red books outside.
8. There are many rooms upstairs.
Lesson 020
Phrase:
Ang sabi ni ......................................................The remark by/According to/Mentioned by
Ang sinabi ni ...................................................(Past tense)
Note:
For this lesson, we will be retuning to the very first lesson. The phrase Ang sabi ni can be used both in
the beginning of the sentence and the end of the sentence. Heres the formula:
Ang sabi ni + {name of a person}
a) Ang sabi ni Joan, siya ay mayroong apat na pusa sa labas.
b) Siya ay mayroong apat na pusa sa labas; ang sabi ni Joan.
Exercise:
1. According to Joan, she has four cats outside.
a. __________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
2. Julius said Good morning.
a. ___________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
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Lesson 021
Vocabulary:
Simbahan .......................................................Church
Tindahan ........................................................Store
Bangko............................................................Bank
Talyer..............................................................Car repair shop
Ilog..................................................................River
Palikuran ........................................................Bathroom/Washroom
Phrase:
Nasaan ba.......................................................Where is/are?
Note:
When asking for a location, the phrase Nasaan ba is used. Its English translation is Where is. In
addition to that fairly easy phrase, keep in mind that when asking for a location, the location must be
introduced with the word Ang. Taking what has been taught on previous lesson, the word means
The.
Exercise:
1. Where is the church?
2. Where is the store?
3. Where is the bank?
4. Where is the car repair shop?
5. Where is the river?
6. Where is the bathroom?
7. Where is the comb?
8. Where are the cats? (plural)
Lesson 022
Vocabulary:
Doktor/Doktora..............................................Doctor (Male/Female)
Tindera ...........................................................Sales lady
Presidente ......................................................President
Espesiyalista/Dalubhasa.................................Specialist
Ina ..................................................................Mother
Ama ................................................................Father
Kapatid ...........................................................Brother or Sister
Phrase:
Iyong or Na iyon .............................................Is that/Are those
Note:
Another easy lesson! In this lesson, we are changing our sentences to say Where is that. To do the
latter, instead of using Ang; the word iyong will be used. iyong is a shortened form of na iyon
which means is that or if plural, are those.
Exercise:
1. Bathrooms
2. Doctors (plural)
3. Sales Ladies (plural)
4. President
5. Specialists (plural)
6. Mother
7. Father
8. Brothers (plural)
Lesson 023
Vocabulary:
Floor ...............................................................Palapag
1st Floor ..........................................................Unang Palapag
2nd Floor .........................................................Ikalawang Palapag
3th Floor ..........................................................Ikatlong Palapag
4th Floor ..........................................................Ika-apat na palapag
5th Floor ..........................................................Ika-limang palapag
Phrase:
Nasa................................................................Is at
Note:
We will be using the word Nasa to tell the location. What follows to the word nasa is either the
direction or location. If/when you use this word "nasa," you are basically saying that your subject
(whatever your subject is) is found at the place you specified.
Formation: Nasa + Location" + subject
SAMPLE: Bathroom, 1st floor
Nasa unang palapag ang palikuran.
In this example, the subject is a place. But, the location of the subject differs, it is in the first floor.
Exercise:
1. Bathroom
2. Doctors (plural)
3. Sales Ladies (plural)
4. President
5. Specialists (plural)
6. Mother
7. Father
8. Brothers (plural)
1st floor
2nd floor
Outside
Upstairs
4th Floor
5th floor
Downstairs
Inside
Lesson 024
Vocabulary:
Si .....................................................................(See simplified explanation)
Note:
Telling the location of a person is the lesson.
The small word Si acts more like the The or the A exclusively used for a name or an individual. It
is an introductory word for a name/individual. The better translation for the word Si is It is. Si
cannot be used to name a group as there is another word for that.
Exercise:
1. Martin
1st floor
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Bathroom
Church
Store
Bank
3rd Floor
Downstairs
Inside
Robert
Mother
Rowena
Grace
Father
William
Jason
Lesson 025
Vocabulary:
Sina .................................................................(See simplified explanation)
Note:
Sina is the collective version of Si. The one similar thing they have is: both are introductory words
for people. Sina differs as it introduces a group.
For example, a person named Robert has a couple of friends and they are all in the bathroom; and
you dont know the name of his friends. In English, you would probably say Martin and his friends are
in the bathroom. In Tagalog, you use the word SINA to acknowledge a group.
Using SINA, you only need one person's name to identify a group. SINA + PERSONAL NAME. For
example, "sina Robert, the phrase identifies Robert belonging in a group of people. SINA is very
generic and does not tell individual's relationship with the group members; however, it very much
acknowledges their number.
Exercise:
1. Martin
1st floor
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Bathroom
Church
Store
Bank
3rd Floor
Downstairs
Inside
Robert
Mother
Rowena
Grace
Father
William
Jason
Lesson 026
Note:
In the previous lessons, we learned how to ask for places, tell where a place is, and tell where an
individuals or groups are. You may think that we have forgotten one essential thing: Asking the
location of a person or a group. But, we havent. It is the todays lesson.
You may find this lesson a breeze. Why? Because, you have learned how to ask for a location already!
Whatever you have learned about that lesson, we are using here: the phrase Nasaan ba. See the
example below, instead of putting a location after the phrase, the name is added. Remember that si
and sina are used for people/group.
Exercise:
Individual
1. Martin
2. Robert
3. Mother
4. Rowena
5. Grace
6. Father
Group of:
7. Jason
8. Martha
9. Claire
10. John
11. Luis
12. Tina
13. Olivia
Lesson 027
Note:
Is Martin in the first floor?
Is the bathroom in the second floor?
Person/group/place?
Location
1st floor
2. Robert
3. Mother
4. Grace
Bathroom
Church
Bank
Sentence
Nasa unang palapag ba si Martin?
English: Is Martin in the first floor?
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Group of
5. Jason
Location
Inside
Sentence
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6. Martha
7. Claire
8. Luis
9. Tina
10. Olivia
Downstairs
Mcdonalds
Pizza hut
Store
Outside
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Lesson 028
Conversation 1
Martin: Magandang umaga? Kamusta?
Elaine: Mabuti. Ikaw?
Martin: Mabuti rin! Nasaan ba ang dalubhasa?
Elaine: Nasa loob ngayon.
Martin: Mabuti. Nasaan si Ernesto?
Elaine: Nasa simbahan.
Conversation 2
Janice: Magandang Hapon. Ako si Jose.
Rowena: Magandang Hapon, Jose.
Janice: Nasaan ba iyong washroom?
Rowena: Nasa ikatlong palapag.
Janice: Salamat.
Conversation 3
Lukas:
Nasaan ang suklay?
Patti:
Mayroong limang suklay sa gilid.
Lukas:
Kamusta ka noong Lunes?
Patti:
Mabuti. Ikaw?
Lukas:
Mabuti rin. Salamat!
Question: Were you able to understand the conversations?
Exercise:
1. How was Juan last night?
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2. How is Martha today?
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3. Earlier, how did Jenny and her colleagues do?
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4. Yesterday, how was Marco?
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5. How was Anna and her friends last night?
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6. How was Muriel earlier?
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7. How were Martha and her friends today?
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8. Earlier, How was the computer?
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9. Last night, how was the vacuum cleaner?
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10. How were Patty and her friends today?
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English meaning
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Tagalog Words
Kahapon
Magandang babae
Pula
Lahat
Miyerkules
Salamat
Tatlo
Tanghali
Palikuran
Dalubhasa
Unang palapag
Noong Linggo
Mabuti
Malinis
Kami
Sabado
Labas
Kamusta ka
English meaning
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Hindi Mabuti
Linggo
Dalawa
Kanina
Ikaw
Tatsulok
Hindi
Ang sabi ni
Biyernes
Sila
Talyer
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Kagabi
Marami
Maganda
Mabuti rin
Kalye
Lunes
Tindahan
Ikatlong palapag
Mabigat
Mga baso
Bata
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Lesson 031
Vocabulary:
Binibini ...........................................................(Honorific for) Lady/Miss
Ginang ............................................................(Honorific for) Mrs.
Ginoo ..............................................................(Honorific for) Gentleman
At ....................................................................And
Note:
Lesson 31, havent we gone so far already? I will say: we have. Learning bits and pieces of a language
goes a long way. If you look back at Lesson 30, in just 30 lessons we have tackled that much
vocabulary. Moreover, the words we have used thus far are modern vocabularies used by native
speakers.
Today, we will add to the greetings we had learned before. Remember Lesson# 1, we learned how to
say our good greetings. This lesson is no different; we are simply adding - with our already-known
vocabularies - some honorifics. Samples of honorifics are Sir, Maam, Lady, Prince, Royal Highness,
Miss; those words are titles you give to people in order to show respect.
Exercise A:
1. Good evening Miss Patricia and Sir Luis.
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2. Good morning Mister Paul.
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3. Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. (Plural)
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4. Good afternoon Miss Kelly and Miss Martha.
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5. Good evening Miss De Torres.
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Exercise B:
6. Where are Miss Loida and Sir Mark?
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7. Where is Mister Samuel?
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8. Where are the ladies and the gentlemens? (Plural)
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9. Where were Miss Jacqueline and Miss Violet last Monday?
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10. Where was Miss Dela Cruz?
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Exercise C:
11. Miss Luisa and Sir Irene is in the church.
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12. Mister Eric is in the restroom.
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13. The Ladies and the Gentlemen are in the store.
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14. Miss Nancy and Miss Juanita were outside earlier.
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15. Miss Smith is inside.
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Exercise D:
16. There were Miss Isilda and Sir Dennis yesterday.
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17. There was a Mister Polo in the church last night. **
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18. There is a Miss Vicente is inside.
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19. There were many Ladies and the Gentlemen in the store yesterday. **
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20. They were Miss Mylene and Miss Diane..
Exercise E
21. Julian said good evening Miss Patricia and Sir Luis.
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22. Where is Mister Samuel?, Martha said.
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23. The Ladies and the Gentlemen are in the store; said Jonas.
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24. Helene said Miss Nancy and Miss Juanita were outside earlier.
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25. Tommy said there is a Miss Vicente is inside.
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Lesson 031B
Vocabulary:
Ate ..................................................................Older sister/female
Kuya................................................................Older brother/male
Lolo .................................................................Grandfather
Lola .................................................................Grandmother
Note:
Honorifics again; it is very important in learning Tagalog. This time around, we are learning 4 new ones.
Using the honorifics show that the speaker acknowledges the status of the receiver; express respect.
For the exercises, translate 1-5 and add honorifics to the name for a-j.
1. Good evening Patricia and Granddaddy Luis. (Patricia is your cousin)
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2. Good morning Paul. (a few years older than you)
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3. Good morning sisters and brothers.
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4. Good afternoon Granny Kelly and Martha. (Martha is your sister)
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5. Good evening Lillian and Tommy. (Your brother and your sister)
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A. Cousin Yolanda of your Granny
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B. Your cousin Paul
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C. Tim older brother of your friend
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D. Rena sister of your grandfather
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E. Lea, unknown phone caller
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Lesson 032
Phrases:
Ako (po) ay (si or ang) ....................................I am
Note:
After you have performed your greetings, there will come a time that you would have to introduce
yourself.
We learned every word of the phrase from old lessons. Ako means I or Me. Po is for politeness.
Ay is the starter of the comment(s) for the subject.
To use the phrase with correctness, use SI for personal name and ANG for titles. See example:
Ako ay si Jane
Ako ay ang ama
I am Jane.
I am the father.
Exercise:
Introduce with politeness.
1. Gloria, the teacher: Good evening Miss Patricia and Sir Luis
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2. Mena, the mother: Good morning Mister Paul.
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3. Luis, the brother: Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
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4. Martin, the doctor: Good afternoon Miss Kelly and Miss Martha.
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5. Josefa, the president: Good evening Miss De torres.
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Introduce casually/informally.
6. Gloria, the teacher: Good evening Miss Patricia and Sir Luis
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7. Mena, the mother: Good morning Mister Paul.
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8. Luis, the brother: Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
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9. Martin, the doctor: Good afternoon Miss Kelly and Miss Martha.
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10. Josefa, the president: Good evening Miss De torres.
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(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
(proper name)
(generic name/title)
Siya ay si Jordana.
Sila ay sina Martina, Joanna, at Michaela.
Kami ay ang Partido Liberal (Liberal party).
Tayo ay ang Ikalawang grupo (Second group).
Exercise 1.
1. She is Donna and he is Jake
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2. They are Martin, Julian, Rita, and Joaquin
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3. They are the Liberal party
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4. We are the Group three. (Open condition)
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5. He is Mister Reyes
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Exercise 2.
1. According to Millette, she is Margarita
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2. Joan said he is Miss Powell.
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3. Timothy said they are Group 2.
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INDIVIDUAL
a) He is/She is
SI
Siya (po) ay
ANG
SINA
ANG
GROUP
a) They are
Sila (po) ay
Kami (po) ay
SINA
ANG
Tayo (po) ay
ANG
Exercise 4.
A. Introduce five your closest friends.
1. Siya ay si _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
B. You have five friends. Tell me something about them. (Is he/she a doctor or a student?) You can use
English words for this one.
1. Siya ay ang ____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
C. Introduce
1. Sila ay sina __________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________
(3 of your friends)
(2 of your friends)
(1 of your friend)
(your friends as Group 3)
(your friends as Group 4)
D. Introduce/Name
1. Kami ay ____________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________
(Blue group)
(Red Group)
(Dancer 2)
(Backstreet boys)
(Nsync)
Vocabulary:
Hindi ...............................................................Not/No
Pangulo / Presidente......................................President
Ingat-yaman ...................................................Treasurer
Alkalde............................................................Mayor
Punong-guro ..................................................Principal (of school)
Kusinero/Kusinera ..........................................Cook
Note:
You learned to introduce people in the prior lessons. So, now, you are going to negate your statement.
If before, you said I am Julia. Today, you are going to say I am not Julia.
Get acquainted with the word Hindi. It is a word that negates a statement or makes it negative; just
as the example provided earlier. Working with the same sentence structure, we need to learn two
things to accomplish our task:
1. Add Hindi in front of the sentence
2. Remove ay (generally, sentences with Hindi do not contain ay)
English
Tagalog
Exercise 1.
1. She is not the principal.
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2. They are not the Reyes.
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3. They are not the Liberal party. (open condition)
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4. I am not the mayor.
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5. He is the not Treasurer.
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6. She is not the President
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7. He is not the cook.
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Exercise 2.
1. According to Millette, she is Treasurer.
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2. Joan said she is not the cook.
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3. Timothy said they not are Group 2.
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4. Thomas said he is not Rener.
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5. According to Wilma, he is not the treasurer.
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Exercise 3.
1. Good day Miss Margaret; I am not the Principal. I am the Treasurer.
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2. Good night to all of you; I am Jonas, I am not the President.
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3. Good morning all, they are not the Jonas brothers. They are XYZ dancers.
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4. I am not Mayor. I am the Treasurer.
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5. Good afternoon to all of you, they are not the Spice girls.
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Lesson 035
Vocabulary:
Akin ................................................................My (Solo)
Amin ...............................................................Ours (not yours)
Atin .................................................................Ours (also yours)
Note:
How would you say This is my mother in Tagalog? English phrases like the latter are a form of
introduction. Since we learned most of how to introduce groups and individiuals, the answer to the
question would be simple.
The Open and Limited condition are as follows:
1. Amin Ours that excludes your receiver. (ours, but not yours)
2. Atin Ours that includes your receiver. (ours, but also yours)
Positive
My President.
Ang aking Pangulo.
She is my President.
Siya ay ang aking Pangulo.
Exercise:
1. My father
Aking ama.__________________________________________________________________
2. Not my sisters
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3. Our doctors (doctors of your receiver as well)
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4. Our President (not the president of your receiver)
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5. Our sales ladies (the sales ladies of your receiver as well)
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6. My mother
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7. She is our teacher (also your receivers teacher)
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8. He is my father
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9. They are our doctor. (not your receivers doctors)
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10. He is my Treasurer
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11. They are our sales ladies (also your receivers sales ladies)
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12. He is our mayor (not your receivers mayor)
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* To answer the exercise correct, remember the pronouns lesson lesson 17-18.
VOCABULARY (English-Tagalog)
(an article) ......................................................................... Ay
(Honorific for) Gentleman........................................... Ginoo
(Honorific for) Lady/Miss .......................................... Binibini
(Honorific for) Mrs. ....................................................Ginang
(Signals a location) To/At/On ............................................ Sa
(signals a question) ........................................................... Ba
*No definite translation. ................................................... Po
Is at ............................................................................ Nasa
1st Floor ........................................................ Unang Palapag
2nd Floor ................................................. Ikalawang Palapag
3th Floor .................................................... Ikatlong Palapag
4th Floor ............................................... Ika-apat na palapag
5th Floor ................................................. Ika-limang palapag
Above/Overhead/On top/Upstairs ................................Taas
Afternoon .................................................................. Hapon
All ................................................................................. Lahat
And.................................................................................... At
Bank .......................................................................... Bangko
Bathroom/Washroom............................................ Palikuran
Beautiful ................................................................ Maganda
Below/On ground/Downstairs ...................................... Baba
Book .................................................................... Libro/Aklat
Brother or Sister .......................................................Kapatid
Car repair shop ........................................................... Talyer
Cat................................................................................. Pusa
Church................................................................... Simbahan
Clean ......................................................................... Malinis
Comb...........................................................................Suklay
Cook ........................................................ Kusinero/Kusinera
Cut ............................................................................... Gupit
Doctor ......................................................... Doktor/Doktora
Drink Bottle ................................................................... Baso
Earlier or A while ago ................................................. Kanina
Eight ............................................................................. Walo
Father.............................................................................Ama
Five ............................................................................... Lima
Four............................................................................... Apat
Friday ...................................................................... Biyernes
Girl .............................................................................. Babae
Good ......................................................................... Mabuti
Grandfather ................................................................... Lolo
Grandmother ................................................................. Lola
He/She is .............................................. Siya (po) ay (si/ang)
Heavy .......................................................................Mabigat
How do you do? ...................................................... Kumusta
I/Me ................................................................................ Ako
Inside ............................................................................ Loob
Is that/Are those .........................................Iyong or Na iyon
It was nothing/Youre welcome ................ Walang ano man.
Kid ..................................................................................Bata
Last Night ................................................................... Kagabi
Last, on, during .......................................................... Noong
Many ........................................................................ Marami
Many Thanks ...........................................Maraming Salamat
Mayor ....................................................................... Alkalde
Monday ........................................................................Lunes
Morning .....................................................................Umaga
Mother ............................................................................. Ina
My (Solo)........................................................................ Akin
Night/Evening ............................................................... Gabi
Nine ............................................................................ Siyam
Noon/Afternoon ..................................................... Tanghali
Not/No ......................................................................... Hindi
Now/Today ...............................................................Ngayon
Older brother/male ...................................................... Kuya
Older sister/female ......................................................... Ate
One .................................................................................. Isa
Ours (also yours) ............................................................ Atin
Ours (not yours) ........................................................... Amin
Outside ........................................................................ Labas
Paalam ................................................................... Goodbye
Palapag .........................................................................Floor
Paper............................................................................ Papel
President ............................................. Pangulo / Presidente
Principal (of school) ......................................... Punong-guro
Red ................................................................................. Pula
River ................................................................................ Ilog
Road ............................................................................. Kalye
Room ........................................................................ Kwarto
Sales lady ..................................................................Tindera
Saturday .................................................................... Sabado
Seven ............................................................................. Pito
Side ................................................................................Gilid
Side ................................................................................ Tabi
Six................................................................................. Anim
Smart ..................................................................... Matalino
Specialist ........................................ Espesiyalista/Dalubhasa
Store ...................................................................... Tindahan
Sunday ....................................................................... Linggo
Teacher ......................................................................... Guro
Ten ............................................................................. Sampo
Thanks ...................................................................... Salamat
The ..................................................................................Ang
There is/There are/Have/Has ................................ Mayroon
They are (introduction - plural) .......... Sila (po) ay (sina/ang)
Three ............................................................................. Tatlo
Thursday ................................................................ Huwebes
Too/also ........................................................................... Rin
Treasurer .......................................................... Ingat-yaman
Triangle/Triangular ................................................. Tatsulok
Tuesday ..................................................................... Martes
Two ........................................................................... Dalawa
We are (Open condition) ................. Kami (po) ay (sina/ang)
We are the (Limited condition) .................. Tayo (po) ay ang
Wednesday ......................................................... Miyerkules
Where is/are? ...................................................... Nasaan ba
Yesterday ................................................................ Kahapon
You ................................................................................ Ikaw
You ................................................................................. Inyo
You, how do you do? ....................................... Kumusta ka?
You, how do you do? (Polite) .................. Kumusta po kayo?