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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
Brandon: Listeners, do you know the powerful secret behind rapid progress?
Ice: Using the entire system.
Brandon: Lesson notes are an important part of this system.
Ice: They include a transcript and translation of the conversation...
Brandon: ...key lesson vocabulary...
Ice: and detailed grammar explanations.
Brandon: Lesson notes accompany every audio or video lesson.
Ice: Use them on the site or mobile device or print them out.
Brandon: Using the lesson notes with audio and video media, will rapidly increase your learning speed.
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Outro

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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