Lesson 5 Flashcards
The pets
Ang mga alaga’
The (plural) pets
Noun plurals are formed by mga before
This is tabby, my dog
Ito si tabby, ang aso ko
This (Ang marker) tabby, the dog my
Why is his name tabby?
Bakit Tabby ang pangalan niya?
Why tabby the name his
Because he is so fat
Kasi ang taba’ niya e
Because very fat he you see
Yes, indeed isn’t it. Fat indeed.
Oo, nga’ ano. Mataba’ nga’ siya
Yes, indeed isn’t it. Fat indeed he.
He / she is fat
She’s very fat
Mataba’ siya
Ang taba’ niya
Ang is used as emphasis here.
He’s very nice, isn’t he?
Ang bait niya, di ba?
Very nice of him / her right?
Di ba - isn’t it/he/she etc
She / he is nice
He / she is very nice
Mabait siya
Ang bait niya
How old is he?
Ilang taon na siya?
Three years now maybe
Tatlong taon na yata’
Three-(linker) year now maybe
And this is Tingting, the sibling of tabby
At ito naman si Tingting, ang kapatid ni Tabby
And this (contrast) (ang marker) Tingting, the sibling of tabby
Annan is used to show contrast with what was previously introduced.
How thin of Tingting!
Ang payat ni Tingting!
Tingting is thin
Tingting is very thin
Payat si Tingting
Ang payat ni Tingting
Payat does not have an affix
Tabby is fat
Mataba’ si tabby
Tabby is so fat
Ang taba’ ni tabby
Tingting is nice
Mabait si Tingting
Tingting is so nice
Ang bait ni Tingting
Tingting is soooooo nice
Ang bait-bait ni Tingting
How very nice of Tingting
Repeating bait intensifies meaning
He / she is thin
Payat siya
He / she is very thin
Ang payat niya
His / her dog is irritating
Makulit ang aso niya
Irritating the dog his/her
His / her dog is so irritating
Ang kulit ng aso niya
How irritating of dog his/her
This is pretty
Maganda ito
This is so pretty
Ang ganda nito
That hurts (near you)
Masakit iyan
That really hurts
Ang sakit niyan
That is ugly (over there)
Pangit iyon
That is very ugly (over there)
Ang pangit niyon
