Learn the question "When is your birthday?" in Filipino and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Filipino learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Jason: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question When is your birthday? In Filipino this is |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong kaarawan? |
| Jason: The first word in the question is |
| Mayumi: Kailan |
| Jason: meaning When in English. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) Kailan |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mayumi: Kailan |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Mayumi: ang |
| Jason: meaning something like the. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) ang |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: ang |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang |
| {pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Mayumi: iyong |
| Jason: meaning something like your. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) iyong |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: iyong |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong |
| {pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Mayumi: kaarawan |
| Jason: meaning birthday. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) kaarawan |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: kaarawan |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong kaarawan? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Master the following pattern and responses to the question When is your birthday?? |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-22 (bente dos) ng Agosto. |
| Jason: ""It's August 22nd.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mayumi: (Slow) Sa ika-22 (bente dos) ng Agosto. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mayumi: Sa |
| Jason: means something like on. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) Sa |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Mayumi: Sa |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Mayumi: ika |
| Jason: Counting unit for ordinal numbers. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) ika |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: ika |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Mayumi: bente dos |
| Jason: meaning twenty two. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) bente dos |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: bente dos |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Mayumi: ng |
| Jason: meaning something like of. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) ng |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: ng |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Mayumi: Agosto |
| Jason: which means August. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) Agosto |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: Agosto |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, It's August 22nd., and then repeat. |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-22 (bente dos)ng Agosto. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace August 22nd with January 27th. |
| Mayumi: ika-27 (bente siyete) ng Enero. |
| Jason: January 27th |
| Mayumi: (slow) ika-27 (bente siyete) ng Enero. (regular) ika-27 (bente siyete)ng Enero. |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with January 27th |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-27 (bente siyete) ng Enero. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace August 22nd. Say It's January 27th. |
| {pause} |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-27 (bente siyete) ng Enero. |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace January 27th with February 21st. |
| Mayumi: ika-21 (bente uno) ng Pebrero. |
| Jason: February 21st |
| Mayumi: (slow) ika-21 (bente uno) ng Pebrero.(regular) ika-21 (bente uno) ng Pebrero. |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with February 21st |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-21 (bente uno) ng Pebrero. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for January 27th. Say It's February 21st. |
| {pause} |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-21 (bente uno) ng Pebrero. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace February 21st with March 4th. |
| Mayumi: ika-4 (apat) ng Marso. |
| Jason: March 4th |
| Mayumi: (slow) ika-4 (apat) ng Marso. (regular) ika-4 (apat) ng Marso. |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with March 4th |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-4 (apat) ng Marso. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for February 21st. Say It's March 4th. |
| {pause} |
| Mayumi: Sa ika-4 (apat) ng Marso. |
| QUIZ |
| Jason: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Philippines and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22nd. Respond to the question. |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong kaarawan? (five seconds) Sa ika-22 (bente dos)ng Agosto. |
| Jason: Imagine your birthday is January 27th. Respond to the question. |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong kaarawan? (five seconds) Sa ika-27 (bente siyete) ng Enero. |
| Jason: Now, imagine your birthday is February 21st. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong kaarawan? (five seconds) Sa ika-21 (bente uno) ng Pebrero. |
| Jason: Imagine your birthday is March 4th. Respond to the question. |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong kaarawan? (five seconds) Sa ika-4 (apat) ng Marso. |
| Jason: You want to ask someone when their birthday is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mayumi: Kailan ang iyong kaarawan? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 12 |
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