Learn how to ask "Who is it?"
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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Filipino Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask who it is in Filipino. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the formal way to ask "Who is it?" in Filipino. |
| Camille: [Normal] Sino po sila? |
| John: First is a word meaning "who." |
| Camille: [Normal] sino [Slow] sino |
| John: Next is a word indicating politeness. |
| Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po |
| John: Last is the word meaning "you." |
| Camille: [Normal] sila [Slow] sila |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning "Who is it?" |
| Camille: [Slow] Sino po sila? [Normal] Sino po sila? |
| John: Here's the informal way to ask, "Who is that?" |
| Camille: [Normal] Sino 'yan? |
| John: First is a word meaning "who." |
| Camille: [Normal] sino [Slow] sino |
| John: Last is the word meaning "that." |
| Camille: [Normal] 'yan [Slow] 'yan |
| John: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "Who is that?" |
| Camille: [Slow] Sino 'yan? [Normal] Sino 'yan? |
| John: Here's a response meaning "It's me." |
| Camille: [Normal] Ako 'to. |
| John: First is a word meaning "me." |
| Camille: [Normal] ako [Slow] ako |
| John: Last is the word meaning "this." |
| Camille: [Normal] 'to [Slow] 'to |
| John: Listen again to the response, "It's me." |
| Camille: [Slow] Ako 'to. [Normal] Ako 'to. |
| John: Here's a response meaning, "That is a friend of mine." |
| Camille: [Normal] Siya po ay aking kaibigan. |
| John: First is a word meaning "he" or "she." |
| Camille: [Normal] siya [Slow] siya |
| John: Next is a word indicating politeness. |
| Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po |
| John: Next is the word meaning "is." |
| Camille: [Normal] ay [Slow] ay |
| John: Next is the word meaning "my." |
| Camille: [Normal] aking [Slow] aking |
| John: Last is the word meaning "friend." |
| Camille: [Normal] kaibigan [Slow] kaibigan |
| John: Listen again to the response, "That is a friend of mine." |
| Camille: [Slow] Siya po ay aking kaibigan. [Normal] Siya po ay aking kaibigan. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Camille: In the Philippines, when knocking on someone's door, people usually say: Tao po? It's like asking "Anyone home?" In case you hear this and don't recognize who's asking it, then you should reply: Sino po sila? This is the polite way of asking who someone is, which is a must when talking to strangers. |
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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