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INTRODUCTION
Gina: Hello and welcome to the Absolute Beginner series at FilipinoPod101.com. This is season 1, lesson 15, Enjoying the Filipino Summer! I’m Gina.
Betsey: Kamusta! And I’m Betsey!
Gina: In this lesson you'll learn how to describe things by using Adjectives.
Betsey: This conversation takes place at the park during the day.
Gina: It’s between Jane, Maya, and Trish as they’re about to meet up.
Betsey: And as we know, the speakers know each other so they’ll be using informal Filipino.
Gina: Ok, let’s listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
A: Magandang umaga! Ang init ng panahon ngayon!
B: Oo nga eh. Ganito din ba kainit sa Pilipinas?
C: Oo. Palaging mainit sa Pilipinas.
A: Mainit pero minsan umuulan din sa hapon o sa gabi.
B: Ganun ba? Mahangin din ba?
C: Oo. Mahangin din.
Gina: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
A: Magandang umaga! Ang init ng panahon ngayon!
B: Oo nga eh. Ganito din ba kainit sa Pilipinas?
C: Oo. Palaging mainit sa Pilipinas.
A: Mainit pero minsan umuulan din sa hapon o sa gabi.
B: Ganun ba? Mahangin din ba?
C: Oo. Mahangin din.
Gina: Now let's hear it with the English translation.
A: Magandang umaga! Ang init ng panahon ngayon!
A: Good morning! The weather is hot today!
B: Oo nga eh. Ganito din ba kainit sa Pilipinas?
B: Yeah. Is it also this hot in the Philippines?
C: Oo. Palaging mainit sa Pilipinas.
C: Yes. It's always hot in the Philippines.
A: Mainit pero minsan umuulan din sa hapon o sa gabi.
A: It's hot but sometimes it rains in the afternoon or in the evening.
B: Ganun ba? Mahangin din ba?
B: Is that so? Is it also windy?
C: Oo. Mahangin din.
C: Yes. It's windy too.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Gina: Hey Betsey, I bet our listeners are wondering about the weather in the Philippines. So why don’t we talk about it?
Betsey: That’s a great idea Gina! The weather in the Philippines is sunny throughout the year.
Gina: Yes but when is it the hottest?
Betsey: It’s hottest during the months of April and May
Gina: So what do people do during these months?
Betsey: During these hot summer months, schools are on vacation and almost everybody goes to the beach or to resorts, where watersports are a must-do activity!
Gina: I heard this is also the time when the Catholic Church celebrates “holy week” right?
Betsey: Yes. Most people go back to their hometowns to go on vacation during this long holiday.
Gina: How about the coldest months?
Betsey: Those are December to February.
Gina: I bet most people are in a good mood at that time of the year.
Betsey: Absolutely! That’s because during these months the country celebrates its most joyous festivities, like Christmas, New Year and Valentine’s Day.
Gina: It sounds like a nice time of year!
Betsey: It is!
Gina: Ok, now let’s move on to the vocabulary section!
VOCAB LIST
Gina: The first word we shall see is...
Betsey: mainit [natural native speed]
Gina: hot
Betsey: mainit [slowly - broken down by syllable] mainit [natural native speed]
Gina: Next
Betsey: panahon [natural native speed]
Gina: weather
Betsey: panahon [slowly - broken down by syllable] panahon [natural native speed]
Gina: Next
Betsey: ngayon [natural native speed]
Gina: now, today
Betsey: ngayon [slowly - broken down by syllable] ngayon [natural native speed]
Gina: Next
Betsey: Hapon [natural native speed]
Gina: afternoon
Betsey: Hapon [slowly - broken down by syllable] Hapon [natural native speed]
Gina: Next
Betsey: palagi [natural native speed]
Gina: always
Betsey: palagi [slowly - broken down by syllable] palagi [natural native speed]
Gina: Next
Betsey: Minsan [natural native speed]
Gina: sometimes
Betsey: Minsan [slowly - broken down by syllable] Minsan [natural native speed]
Gina: Next
Betsey: Umulan [natural native speed]
Gina: to rain
Betsey: Umulan [slowly - broken down by syllable] Umulan [natural native speed]
Gina: Next
Betsey: mahangin [natural native speed]
Gina: windy
Betsey: mahangin [slowly - broken down by syllable] mahangin [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Gina: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Betsey: And the first word is “minsan”
Gina: This means “sometimes”
Betsey: Yup. “minsan” is an adverb that denotes something that is done not so often.
Gina: It can be used in both formal and informal conversations.
Betsey: Right! “minsan” is frequently used by Filipinos in daily conversations.
Gina: For example?
Betsey: “Minsan, gumigising siya ng maaga”
Gina: Which is “Sometimes, he wakes up early”
Betsey: Yes. Where “gumigising” is the verb for…
Gina: “wakes up” and….
Betsey: “maaga” in English means
Gina: “early”
Betsey: Precisely.
Gina: Great! What’s the next word?
Betsey: It’s “palagi”
Gina: An adverb that means “always”.
Betsey: Correct! “palagi” denotes that something, an action or event, occurs on a regular basis.
Gina: Let’s give an example. Say, “I always dream at night”
Betsey: That would be “Palagi akong nananaginip sa gabi”
Gina: Finally, it can be used both in formal and informal conversations.
Betsey: That’s right!
Gina: How about our third and final word for this lesson Betsey?
Betsey: The last word for this lesson is “ngayon”
Gina: That means “now” in English.
Betsey: “Ngayon” is an adverb that denotes the time at the moment.
Gina: It can also be used in formal and informal situations. For example…
Betsey: “Kumakain ako ngayon”
Gina: ...Is how you say “I am eating right now” Okay, now let’s move onto the grammar.
GRAMMAR POINT
Gina: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to describe something using adjectives. How do we do that in Filipino?
Betsey: We describe things, places and people using the pattern “Adjective + article + noun”.
Gina: Hmm okay. How about if we want to say “The coffee is hot.” How do we say this in Filipino, Betsey?
Betsey: We use the pattern I just talked about. First comes the Filipino word for coffee, which is “kape”, and then hot which is “mainit”.
Gina: So using the pattern “Adjective + article + noun” we have…
Betsey: “Mainit ang kape”
Gina: That’s great! Can we give our listeners another example? This time let’s try the statement “May is happy”.
Betsey: We can translate this in Filipino as “Masaya si May” where “masaya” is an adjective that means “happy”.
Gina: And it still follows our pattern “Adjective + article + noun”
Betsey: Yup!
Gina: Okay, Betsey I have a question.
Betsey: What is it Gina?
Gina: If we want to describe things as “hot coffee”, rather than just say or express our opinion such as “the coffee is hot”, do we use the same pattern?
Betsey: No, we have to use a different pattern.
Gina: Ok, what’s that?
Betsey: We use the pattern “Adjective + na + noun”.
Gina: I see. For instance, “hot coffee” in Filipino will be…
Betsey: “mainit na kape”.
Gina: Which follows the pattern “Adjective + na + noun”
Betsey: Yes that’s right. However, this pattern “adjective +na + noun” is limited to adjectives ending in consonant letters.
Gina: Is that so? Well then, what do we use for the adjectives ending in vowels?
Betsey: For adjectives ending in vowels, we add the suffix “-ng” to the adjectives and use the pattern “Adjective + noun”.
Gina: Hmm. Okay I think I’ve got it. Let’s give an example.
Betsey: Okay. What do you want to describe?
Gina: Let’s say “beautiful lady” in Filipino.
Betsey: The adjective for beautiful in Filipino is “maganda”
Gina: That adjective ends in a vowel!
Betsey: Yes so it’s going to be “magandang babae”.
Gina: I hope our listeners got that too! Is this the only way to describe things in Filipino, Betsey?
Betsey: There are other ways too.
Gina: Oh really? What’s the other way?
Betsey: Another pattern used to describe things is “Noun/Subject + “ay” + Adjective”.
Gina: How does this differ from the previous patterns that we discussed?
Betsey: This pattern is not usually used in conversations, and is mostly just used in writing.
Gina: Hmm I see. Let’s try to convert our previous example “The coffee is hot” into this pattern.
Betsey: You mean “Mainit ang kape” right?
Gina: Yes that’s it. “The coffee is hot”
Betsey: Well, here it becomes “Ang kape ay mainit”
Gina: Will it have the same meaning?
Betsey: Yes. The same meaning. They only differ in form.
Gina: Alright! That wasn’t too difficult!
Betsey: I hope the listeners agree! And remember, you can always check the lesson notes.

Outro

Gina: Okay, that’s it for this lesson.
Betsey: Thank you for listening, everyone.
Gina: See you next time!
Betsey: Paalam.

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