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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

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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