Glossika 2024 04

Question 1

There are no vacant seats.

I’m definitely going to be late

Answer 1

Walang mga upuang bakante.

Tiyak na mahuhuli na ako

• bakante - vacant, unoccupied

Question 2

They don’t go out very often.

No everything is okay

Answer 2

Hindi sila madalas lumabas.

Wala, lahat ay mabuti

Question 3

Are you going out tonight?

Answer 3

Lalabas ka ba ngayong gabi?

Question 4

They’re leaving tomorrow morning.

Answer 4

Aalis sila bukas ng umaga.

Question 5

I put the bag on the table

I put my bag on the table.

Answer 5

Nilagay ko ang bag sa mesa.

Nilagay ko ang bag ko sa mesa

Question 6

Do you work at night?

Answer 6

Nagtatrabaho ka ba sa gabi?

Question 7

I work in an office.

Answer 7

Nagtatrabaho ako sa opisina.

Question 8

Karla lives in Tokyo.

Sounds good, where are they going?

Answer 8

Nakatira sa Tokyo si Karla.

Ayos! Saan sila pupunta?

Question 9

Do you play sports?

They’re playing football

Answer 9

Naglalaro ka ba ng isports?

Naglalaro sila ng putbol

Question 10

Are you feeling all right?

He can’t decide

Answer 10

Mabuti ba ang pakiramdam mo?

Hindi siya makapagpasiya

Question 11

Is she driving a bus?

Does she drive a bus?

Answer 11

Minamaneho ba niya ang bus?

Nagmamaneho ba siya ng bus?

** Niya is used to indicate that the person (he/she) is the one performing the action on the bus. Here, “niya” serves to connect the verb to the doer of the action in a way that indicates possession or control over the action, akin to “by him/her.”

Question 12

He’s very different now.

Do you believe me?

Answer 12

Ibang-iba na siya ngayon.

Naniniwala ka ba sa akin?

• Ibang-iba - very different

Question 13

Have you tasted that dish before

The birds will eat it

Answer 13

Natikman mo na ba iyang ulam na iyan?

Kakainin yan ng mga ibon

• Natikman - tasted, tried (from the root word “tikman” meaning to taste or try)
• na - already
• iyang - that
• ulam - dish
• na iyan - that (reinforcement)

Question 14

May I ask a question?

He plays the piano

Answer 14

Maaari ba akong magtanong?

Tumutugtog siya ng pyano

Question 15

There’s a train every hour.

Are you ready?

Answer 15

May tren bawat isang oras.

Handa ka na ba?

• bawat - each, every

Question 16

It’s hot in this room.

Answer 16

Mainit sa kuwarto na ito.

• Mainit - hot
• sa - in (preposition)
• kuwarto - room
• na - that (linker or relational particle)
• ito - this

** “Na” serves as a linker that connects the noun (“kuwarto”) with the demonstrative pronoun (“ito”). It’s akin to “that” or “which” in English when used to add descriptive clauses.

** “Ito” means “this,” pointing to a specific room currently being referred to by the speakers, likely the one they are in or have just been discussing.

Question 17

This town is always clean.

What are they looking at?

Answer 17

Laging malinis ang bayan.

Ano ang tinitignan nila?

• bayan - town

Question 18

How often do you go swimming?

Answer 18

Gaano ka kadalas lumangoy?

• Gaano - How much/How
• ka - you (singular)
• kadalas - often (from the root word “dalas” meaning frequency)
• lumangoy - to swim (infinitive form)

Question 19

Does she go out often?

Answer 19

Madalas ba siyang lumabas?

Question 20

Shall I wait for you?

Answer 20

Dapat ba kitang hintayin?

Question 21

Is it snowing? — No, it isn’t.

Do you believe me?

Answer 21

Nagneniyebe ba? — Hindi.

Naniniwala ka ba sa akin?

Question 22

They don’t have many books.

Please be quiet

Answer 22

Wala sila masyadong libro.

Pakiusap, maging tahimik

Question 23

Let’s get (find) something to drink.

Answer 23

Maghanap tayo ng maiinom.

• Maghanap - to search/find (imperative form, let’s find)
• tayo - we (inclusive, referring to both the speaker and the listener)
• maiinom - something to drink (from the root word “inom” with the prefix “mai-“ indicating potential or possibility)
  “May invites norm”

Question 24

She’s eating an apple.

Answer 24

Kumakain siya ng mansanas.

Question 25

He’s reading the newspaper.

Answer 25

Nagbabasa siya ng diyaryo.

Question 26

What’s the content of your bag?

How did you know that?

Answer 26

Ano ang laman ng iyong bag?

Paano mo nalaman yan?

• laman - content

Question 27

The weather’s nice today.

Answer 27

Maganda ang panahon ngayon.

• panahon - the weather

Question 28

It’s dark in this room.

Answer 28

Madilim sa kuwarto na ito.

Question 29

Where are my keys?

Answer 29

Nasaan ang aking mga susi?

Question 30

Does she drive a bus?

Answer 30

Nagmamaneho ba siya ng bus?

Question 31

where are my dogs? I miss them!

Answer 31

Nasaan ang aking mga aso? Miss ko na sila!

(using “miss” from English, commonly used in Tagalog, there’s no Tagalog equivalent for “to miss”)

Question 32

Can you swim?

Answer 32

Marunong ka bang lumangoy?

Question 33

She doesn’t drink coffee, but she’s thirsty

Answer 33

Hindi siya umiinom ng kape, pero uhaw siya.

*umiinom - Umi invites Norm

Question 34

You’re not listening to me.

Answer 34

Hindi ka nakikinig sa akin.

Question 35

What’s Claire cooking?

I’m hungry and thirsty.

Answer 35

Ano ang niluluto ni Claire?

Gutom at uhaw ako.

*niluluto - Nina has lulu’s tomato
*ni - by (preposition used before proper names to denote the agent in passive sentences)

Question 36

I know her very well.

It’s still too early

Answer 36

Kilalang-kilala ko na siya.

Masyado pang maaga

• Kilalang-kilala - very well-known or very familiar (from the root word “kilala,” meaning know or recognize, with the reduplication implying an intensification or thoroughness)