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| INTRODUCTION |
| Ice: Hi everyone, and welcome back to FilipinoPod101.com. |
| Brandon: This is Lower Beginner, season 1, lesson 5, Using Filipino Tag Questions is Easy, Isn’t It? I’m Brandon. |
| Ice: Hello. And I’m Ice. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use Filipino tag questions. |
| Brandon: The conversation takes place at school during the day and is between two friends. |
| Ice: The speakers are close friends, so they will be using informal Filipino. |
| Brandon: All right! Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Jillian: Matangkad si Paolo, hindi ba? |
| Melissa: Oo, matangkad siya. Hindi siya pandak. |
| Jillian: Hindi mataba si James ano? |
| Melissa: Oo, hindi siya mataba. Payat siya. |
| Jillian: Mabait si Sarah, hindi ba? |
| Melissa: Hindi. Hindi siya mabait. Suplada siya. |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Jillian: Matangkad si Paolo, hindi ba? |
| Melissa: Oo, matangkad siya. Hindi siya pandak. |
| Jillian: Hindi mataba si James ano? |
| Melissa: Oo, hindi siya mataba. Payat siya. |
| Jillian: Mabait si Sarah, hindi ba? |
| Melissa: Hindi. Hindi siya mabait. Suplada siya. |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Jillian: Matangkad si Paolo, hindi ba? |
| Brandon: Paolo is tall, isn’t he? |
| Melissa: Oo, matangkad siya. Hindi siya pandak. |
| Brandon: Yes he's tall. He's not short. |
| Jillian: Hindi mataba si James ano? |
| Brandon: James isn't fat, is he? |
| Melissa: Oo, hindi siya mataba. Payat siya. |
| Brandon: Right, he's not fat. He's thin. |
| Jillian: Mabait si Sarah, hindi ba? |
| Brandon: Sarah is kind, isn’t she? |
| Melissa: Hindi. Hindi siya mabait. Suplada siya. |
| Brandon: No. She's not kind. She's snobbish. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Brandon: Ice, is it true that Filipinos have a unique sense of humor? |
| Ice: I think so, I know I have one! |
| Brandon: Right. It seems like Filipinos are very direct when talking about someone else, even though they are making a joke. |
| Ice: Right. It’s actually related to the asar talo culture in the Phillipines. |
| Brandon: What’s that? |
| Ice: If you get angry after hearing someone make a joke about you, Filipinos will call you Asar talo. |
| Brandon: And I don’t think Filipinos want to be called that. |
| Ice: That’s right. It’s something like being called ‘loser’ in English. That’s why people don’t get upset even if someone else makes a joke about them directly. |
| Brandon: I think I understand! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Ice: matangkad [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: tall |
| Ice: matangkad [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: matangkad [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: ano [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: isn’t it? / right? (tag question) |
| Ice: ano [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: ano [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: mataba [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: fat |
| Ice: mataba [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: mataba [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: mabait [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: kind |
| Ice: mabait [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: mabait [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: payat [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: thin |
| Ice: payat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: payat [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: suplada [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: snobbish |
| Ice: suplada [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: suplada [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: pandak [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: short (derogatory statement) |
| Ice: pandak [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: pandak [natural native speed] |
| : And last: |
| Ice: si [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: subject determiner for a person’s name |
| Ice: si [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: si [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 is ano. |
| Brandon: meaning ‘what.’ |
| Ice: You can find the word Ano at the beginning of questions in Filipino. for example, Ano sa tingin mo? |
| Brandon: What do you think? Here, the word ano is used at the beginning of the sentence, so you can see that it’s a question. |
| Brandon: You can also find the word at the end of a sentence. What’s the difference? |
| Ice: It’s still a question, but if you use the word Ano at the end of the sentence, it becomes a tag question. |
| Brandon: It’s like saying ‘Isn’t it?’ in English. Can you give us an example? |
| Ice: You can say.. Hindi madali ang pagsusulit, ano? |
| Brandon That test wasn’t easy, right? |
| Ice as you can see, I put the word ano at the end. |
| Brandon: Okay. What’s the next word? |
| Ice: matangkad. |
| Brandon: This is an adjective meaning "tall". |
| Ice: You can use this word in both formal and informal situation. |
| Brandon: Can you give us an example? |
| Ice: Matangkad ako. |
| Brandon: I’m tall. It’s very simple. You can put this word before a noun that you want to describe. Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ice: mataba. |
| Brandon: That's the adjective meaning "fat". |
| Ice: The usage is the same as the other adjective matangkad. You can use it in both formal and informal situations. |
| Brandon: Can you give us an example? How about.. ‘The cat is fat.’? |
| Ice: Mataba ang pusa. |
| Brandon: Okay, now onto the grammar. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make Filipino tag questions. |
| Ice: To make tag questions, you can use one of two words. The First one is ...hindi ba? and the other one is.. ano? First, let’s talk about hindi ba? |
| Brandon: OK, How can we use it? |
| Ice: You can simply attach it to the end of a sentence. It’s like “Isn’t it?” in English. |
| Brandon: Okay. Let’s give it a try. First let’s say “Paolo is tall.” |
| Ice: Matangkad si Paolo. |
| Brandon: Then, here you can add |
| Ice: hindi ba? to the end, So you would say.. Matangkad si Paolo, hindi ba? |
| Brandon: "Paolo is tall, isn’t he?" But we can use this word only when the sentence is positive, right? |
| Ice: That’s right. Since hindi ba? has the negative word hindi, it can be used only when the sentence is positive. |
| Brandon: Okay. Now let’s look at another way to form a tag question. |
| Ice: it is ano? |
| Brandon: When can we use this word? |
| Ice: When the sentence is negative, you can use the word ano at the end, instead of hindi ba? |
| Brandon: Okay. Let’s make a tag question using ano. |
| Ice: OK, lets start with, Hindi matangkad si Paolo. |
| Brandon: "Paolo is not tall." Then you can add the word |
| Ice: ano. Hindi matangkad is Paolo, ano? |
| Brandon: To make it "Paolo isn't tall, is he?" Great. Then how can we resond this kind of questions? |
| Ice: It’s simple to answer tag questions. If you think he’s tall, you can say “Oo matangkad si Paolo.” |
| Brandon: What if, I want to say ‘No, Paolo is not tall’? |
| Ice: Then, you can say.. Hindi, hindi matangkad si Paolo. |
| MARKETING PIECE |
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Outro |
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| Brandon: All right! That brings us to the end of this lesson. |
| Ice: But please remember to check the lesson notes or leave us a comment if you are having problems with tag questions. |
| Brandon: And we'll see you all in the next lesson! Bye everyone! |
| Ice: Paalam! |
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