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Introduction
John: Welcome to 3-Minute Filipino Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask and answer "Why?" in Filipino.
Body
John: Here's the informal way to ask "Why are you late?" in Filipino.
Camille: [Normal] Bakit ka late?
John: First is a word meaning "why."
Camille: [Normal] bakit [Slow] bakit
John: Next is the word meaning "you."
Camille: [Normal] ka [Slow] ka
John: Last is the word meaning "late."
Camille: [Normal] late [Slow] late
John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "Why are you late?"
Camille: [Slow] Bakit ka late? [Normal] Bakit ka late?
John: Here's a response meaning, "I missed the train."
Camille: [Normal] Nakaligtaan ko po ang tren.
John: First is a word meaning "missed."
Camille: [Normal] nakaligtaan [Slow] nakaligtaan
John: Next is the word meaning "I."
Camille: [Normal] ko [Slow] ko
John: Next is a word indicating politeness.
Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po
John: Last is the phrase meaning "the train."
Camille: [Normal] ang tren [Slow] ang tren
John: Listen again to the response meaning "I missed the train."
Camille: [Slow] Nakaligtaan ko po ang tren. [Normal] Nakaligtaan ko po ang tren.
John: Here's a response meaning "Why did you leave so early?"
Camille: [Normal] Bakit ka so aga umalis?
John: First is a word meaning "why."
Camille: [Normal] bakit [Slow] bakit
John: Next is the word meaning "you."
Camille: [Normal] ka [Slow] ka
John: Next is the word meaning "so."
Camille: [Normal] so [Slow] so
John: Next is the word meaning "early."
Camille: [Normal] aga [Slow] aga
John: Last is the word meaning "leave."
Camille: [Normal] umalis [Slow] umalis
John: Listen again to the response, "Why did you leave so early?"
Camille: [Slow] Bakit ka so aga umalis? [Normal] Bakit ka so aga umalis?
John: Here's a response meaning, "In order for me not to miss the train."
Camille: [Normal] Para po hindi ako maiwan ng tren.
John: First is a word literally meaning "so that."
Camille: [Normal] Para [Slow] Para
John: Next is a word indicating politeness.
Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po
John: Next is the phrase meaning "I won’t."
Camille: [Normal] hindi ako [Slow] hindi ako
John: Next is the word literally meaning "left behind."
Camille: [Normal] maiwan [Slow] maiwan
John: Last is the phrase literally meaning "of the train."
Camille: [Normal] ng tren [Slow] ng tren
John: Listen again to the response, "In order for me not to miss the train."
Camille: [Slow] Para po hindi ko makaligtaan ang tren. [Normal] Para po hindi ko makaligtaan ang tren.
Cultural Insight
John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Camille: Pertaining to appointments, saying sorry for being late is usually enough to be excused in Filipino culture. Getting mad at someone for being late is not so common and delays are generally tolerated.

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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