Learn the question "What's this?" 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 What's this? In Filipino this is |
| Mayumi: Ano ito? |
| Jason: The first word in the question is |
| Mayumi: Ano |
| Jason: meaning something like What’s in English. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) Ano |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mayumi: Ano |
| {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: ito |
| Jason: meaning this. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) ito |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: ito |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mayumi: Ano ito |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this?? |
| Mayumi: Kamera yan. |
| Jason: ""It's a camera.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mayumi: (Slow) Kamera yan. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mayumi: Kamera |
| Jason: meaning something like Camera. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) Kamera |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Mayumi: Kamera |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Mayumi: yan |
| Jason: meaning something like it/that. |
| Mayumi: (Slow, by syllable) yan |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Mayumi: yan |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera., and then repeat. |
| Mayumi: Kamera yan. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace camera with book. |
| Mayumi: libro |
| Jason: book |
| Mayumi: (slow) libro (regular) libro |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with book |
| Mayumi: libro yan. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace camera. Say It's a book. |
| {pause} |
| Mayumi: libro yan. |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace book with telephone. |
| Mayumi: telepono |
| Jason: telephone |
| Mayumi: (slow) telepono (regular) telepono |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with telephone |
| Mayumi: telepono yan. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace book. Say It's a telephone. |
| {pause} |
| Mayumi: telepono yan. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace telephone with electronic dictionary. |
| Mayumi: elektronik na diksyunaryo |
| Jason: electronic dictionary |
| Mayumi: (slow) elektronik na diksyunaryo (regular) elektronik na diksyunaryo |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with electronic dictionary |
| Mayumi: elektronik na diksyunaryo yan. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace telephone. Say It's a electronic dictionary. |
| {pause} |
| Mayumi: elektronik na diksyunaryo yan. |
| QUIZ |
| Jason: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Philippines and someone asks you what something is. It is (a) camera. Respond to the question. |
| Mayumi: Ano ito? (five seconds) Kamera yan. |
| Jason: Now imagine that it's (a) book Respond to the question. |
| Mayumi: Ano ito? (five seconds) libro yan. |
| Jason: Imagine that it's (a) telephone. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mayumi: Ano ito? (five seconds) telepono yan. |
| Jason: Imagine that it's an electronic dictionary. Respond to the question. |
| Mayumi: Ano ito? (five seconds) elektronik na diksyunaryo yan. |
| Jason: You want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mayumi: Ano ito? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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