Chapter 2 meanings (Filipino - English) Flashcards
taga-saan
from (literally, from where)
Taga-saan ka?
Where are you from?
(From-where + you?)
taga-Los Angeles
From Los Angeles
Taga-Los Angeles ako
I am from Los Angeles
(From-Los Angeles + I)
saan
where
nakatira
living
na
already
ngayon
now
Saan ka na nakatira ngayon?
Where do you live now?
(Where + you + already + living + now?)
nakatira na ako
I now live (living + already + I + now)
sa
in (preposition; can also mean at or on)
sa Quezon City
in Quezon City.
Nakatira na ako ngayon sa Quezon City.
I now live in Quezon City
(Living + already + I + now + in + Quezon City)
noon
in the past or previously
Saan ka nakatira noon?
Where do you live previously?
(Where + you + live previously?)
Nakatira ako noon sa Manhattan
I used to live in Manhattan
(Lived + I + previously + in + Manhattan)
Taga-saan ka, Melissa?
Taga-Los Angeles ako. Ikaw?
Taga-New York ako. Saan ka nakatira ngayon?
Nakatira na ako sa Quezon City ngayon.
Where are you from, Melissa?
I am from Los Angels. And you?
I am from New York. Where do you live now?
I now live in Quezon City.
lugar
place
barangay
smallest political unit in the Philippines
(similar to a village)
bayan
town, country, people
lungsod
city
probinsiya
province
isla
island
estado
state
bansa
country
kontinente
continent
mundo/daigdaig
world
uniberso
universe