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INTRODUCTION
Brandon: Hi everyone, I’m Brandon, and welcome back to FilipinoPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, season 1, lesson 14, How Are You Feeling Today in the Philippines?
Ice: Hello. And I’m Ice.
Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn about Filipino emotions and how to ask how someone is feeling.
Ice: The conversation in this lesson takes place at school between classmates Gina and Nicka.
Brandon: They are friends, so they’ll be using casual Filipino. Let’s listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

Gina: Kumusta ka Nicka?
Nicka: Hindi ko alam.
Gina: Galit ka ba?
Nicka: Natutuwa ako.
Gina: Takot ka ba?
Nicka: Naiinis ako.
Gina: Nalilito na ako.
Nicka: Biro lang.
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Gina: Kumusta ka Nicka?
Nicka: Hindi ko alam.
Gina: Galit ka ba?
Nicka: Natutuwa ako.
Gina: Takot ka ba?
Nicka: Naiinis ako.
Gina: Nalilito na ako.
Nicka: Biro lang.
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Gina: Kumusta ka Nicka?
Brandon: How are you Nicka?
Nicka: Hindi ko alam.
Brandon: I don't know.
Gina: Galit ka ba?
Brandon: Are you feeling angry?
Nicka: Natutuwa ako.
Brandon: I’m feeling happy.
Gina: Takot ka ba?
Brandon: Are you feeling afraid?
Nicka: Naiinis ako.
Brandon: I’m getting irritated.
Gina: Nalilito na ako.
Brandon: I’m getting confused.
Nicka: Biro lang.
Brandon: Just joking.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Brandon: In this lesson, we’re going to talk about how friends in the Philippines comfort each other. So, how do Filipinos make their friends feel better when they have problems?
Ice: Filipinos are cheerful people, so naturally they use jokes to lighten the mood and cheer up their friends.
Brandon: Which means that even when there’s a problem, they’ll try to create a happy atmosphere.
Ice: That’s right, and this makes jokes really popular in the Philippines.
Brandon: Sounds like fun! Are friends really open with their problems?
Ice: Yes, they are. In fact, they usually go to their friends for comfort and advice during these hard times.
Brandon: I see, so for the most part, Filipinos don’t try to take on their problems alone, they’ll always try to have someone by their side.
Ice: Exactly!
Brandon: Okay, now let’s move on to the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
The first word we shall see is:
Ice: kumusta [natural native speed]
Brandon: to greet; how are you?
Ice: kumusta [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: kumusta [natural native speed]
: Next:
Ice: hindi [natural native speed]
Brandon: no, not, don't, can't
Ice: hindi [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: hindi [natural native speed]
: Next:
Ice: galit [natural native speed]
Brandon: anger
Ice: galit [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: galit [natural native speed]
: Next:
Ice: tuwa [natural native speed]
Brandon: happiness, joy
Ice: tuwa [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: tuwa [natural native speed]
: Next:
Ice: takot [natural native speed]
Brandon: fear
Ice: takot [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: takot [natural native speed]
: Next:
Ice: inis [natural native speed]
Brandon: irritated, displeased, disgusted
Ice: inis [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: inis [natural native speed]
: Next:
Ice: lito [natural native speed]
Brandon: confused
Ice: lito [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: lito [natural native speed]
: And Last:
Ice: biro [natural native speed]
Brandon: joke
Ice: biro [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ice: biro [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Brandon: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Ice: The first word for this lesson is “Tuwa”
Brandon: This is a noun that describes the state of being happy or feeling joyful. Does it have the same meaning as “happiness” or “joy”?
Ice: Yes, it does.
Brandon: Ok, let’s give an example using this word.
Ice: Sure thing! “Hindi niya mapigil ang kanyang tuwa”.
Brandon: That means “He can't control his happiness”.
Ice: Here, “Hindi niya” means “He cannot”.
Brandon: And it's followed by...
Ice: “mapigil ang kanyang,” which means…
Brandon: “control his”
Ice: That’s right and of course our key word “tuwa,” which is the noun “happiness”.
Brandon: Ok, let’s move on to the next word.
Ice: Next up is “galit”.
Brandon: This is a noun that expresses a strong feeling of discontent, annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. Basically, it means “anger”. How about an example? Let’s say: “She is full of anger”
Ice: That is “Napupuno siya ng galit”—where “napupuno” means “full,” and “siya” is the pronoun for “he/she”. Thus, we have “Napupuno siya ng galit”
Brandon: “She's full of anger”. Ok, What’s our last word?
Ice: That would be “takot”
Brandon: This is a noun that is defined as an unpleasant condition of feeling afraid. “takot” means “fear”. Let’s have an example. What’s “fear of snakes” in Filipino?
Ice: Using the word “takot” and the Filipino word for snakes, which is “ahas,” we have “takot sa ahas”.
Brandon: Once more, “fear of snakes” is….
Ice: “takot sa ahas”
Brandon: Great! Okay, now onto the grammar.

Lesson focus

Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask about emotions and feelings of other people. First we’ll learn to ask how someone is currently feeling.
Ice: To do that, you’d ask “Kumusta ka?”
Brandon: It’s the same as saying “hello” right?
Ice: Yea, but you also use it to ask how someone is feeling.
Brandon: Okay! What’s the pattern you should use to say how you feel?
Ice: For that, you use the pattern “feeling + ako”.
Brandon: So if I’m feeling happy, how do I say that?
Ice: Well, the Filipino word used to express feeling happy in the present tense is “natutuwa”. Following the pattern we have “Natutuwa ako”.
Brandon: “I'm happy”.
Ice: Yes, but we have to note that there's another phrase we can use to express this idea.
Brandon: So it’s like an exception to the pattern?
Ice: Something like that. And it is “masaya ako”
Brandon: Which is the same as “I'm happy”.
Ice: That’s right! The words “masaya” and “natutuwa” both express the idea of being happy. The only difference is that “masaya” is simply an adjective describing how a person feels. “Natutuwa” on the other hand is a verb, which describes that the person is feeling happy.
Brandon: Great! Now let’s learn some of the basic emotions and feelings in Filipino.
Ice: All right. First up are “malungkot” and “nalulungkot”.
Brandon: These words describe the feeling of loneliness, right?
Ice: Yes, that’s right. So if you want to say “I'm sad” or “I'm feeling lonely,” using the pattern, you have “Malungkot ako” or “Nalulungkot ako”.
Brandon: Okay, how about feeling angry?
Ice: That will be “galit” or “nagagalit”
Brandon: I see. So what about feeling afraid or scared?
Ice: That will be “takot” or “natatakot”.

Outro

Brandon: Well, that’s all the time we have for this lesson. For more examples and explanations on this topic, be sure to check the lesson notes.
Ice: And we hope to see you in the next lesson!
Brandon: Thanks for listening, bye everyone!
Ice: Paalam!

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