Learn how to ask what someone is doing
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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Filipino Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask and answer the question "What are you doing?" in Filipino. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the informal way to ask "What are you doing?" in Filipino. |
| Camille: [Normal] Anong ginagawa mo? |
| John: First is a word meaning "what." |
| Camille: [Normal] anong [Slow] anong |
| John: Next is the word meaning "doing." |
| Camille: [Normal] ginagawa [Slow] ginagawa |
| John: Last is the word meaning "you." |
| Camille: [Normal] mo [Slow] mo |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "What are you doing?" |
| Camille: [Slow] Anong ginagawa mo? [Normal] Anong ginagawa mo? |
| John: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, "What are you doing?" |
| Camille: [Normal] Ano pong ginagawa ninyo? |
| John: First is a word meaning "what." |
| Camille: [Normal] Ano [Slow] Ano |
| John: Next is a word indicating politeness. |
| Camille: [Normal] pong [Slow] pong |
| John: Next is the word meaning "doing." |
| Camille: [Normal] ginagawa [Slow] ginagawa |
| John: Last is the word meaning "you," plural. |
| Camille: [Normal] ninyo [Slow] ninyo |
| John: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning "What are you doing?" |
| Camille: [Slow] Ano pong ginagawa ninyo? [Normal] Ano pong ginagawa ninyo? |
| John: Here's a response meaning "I am studying." |
| Camille: [Normal] Nagaaral ako. |
| John: First is a word meaning "studying." |
| Camille: [Normal] nagaaral [Slow] nagaaral |
| John: Last is the word meaning "I." |
| Camille: [Normal] ako [Slow] ako |
| John: Listen again to the response, "I am studying." |
| Camille: [Slow] Nagaaral ako. [Normal] Nagaaral ako. |
| John: Here's a response meaning, "I'm doing nothing special." |
| Camille: [Normal] Wala naman po akong ginagawang mahalaga. |
| John: First is a phrase meaning "nothing." |
| Camille: [Normal] Wala naman [Slow] Wala naman |
| John: Next is a word indicating politeness. |
| Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po |
| John: Next is the word meaning "I." |
| Camille: [Normal] akong [Slow] akong |
| John: Next is the word meaning "doing." |
| Camille: [Normal] ginagawang [Slow] ginagawang |
| John: Last is the word literally meaning "important." |
| Camille: [Normal] mahalaga [Slow] mahalaga |
| John: Listen again to the response, "I'm doing nothing special." |
| Camille: [Slow] Wala naman po akong ginagawang mahalaga. [Normal] Wala naman po akong ginagawang mahalaga. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Camille: In the Philippines when someone asks you what you are doing, they're usually not only interested in your current status but also in your future plans. |
Outro |
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| 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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