Pimsleur Tagalog 1A

Question 1

Magandang tanghali

Answer 1

Good day (good afternoon) -ends with li (le’ glottal top)

Question 2

nakakaintindi

Answer 2

understand

Question 3

nakakaintindi ka ba?

Answer 3

Do you understand? (ba is a question particle)

Question 4

Nakakaintindi ka ba ng ingles?

Answer 4

Do you understand English? (ng is “of”)

Question 5

hindi

Answer 5

no (note the “i” glottal stop again); also serves as negation particle

Question 6

Hindi ako nakakaintindi ng Ingles

Answer 6

I cannot understand English

Question 7

Nakakaintindi ako ng Ingles

Answer 7

I can understand English

Question 8

Ako

Answer 8

I (k here sounds kind of like kha sometimes and kind of like qaf in others)

Question 9

konti

Answer 9

a little (sounds like kohn-te’)

Question 10

nakakaintindi ako ng konti

Answer 10

I can understand a little

Question 11

nakakaintindi ako ng konting Tagalog

Answer 11

I can understand a little Tagalog

Question 12

konting Tagalog

Answer 12

a little Tagalog

Question 13

Americana(o) ka ba

Answer 13

are you American? (F/m)

Question 14

oo

Answer 14

yes (pronounced with a glottal stop in the middle- i.e. o’o)

Question 15

Hindi masyado

Answer 15

Not much (common way of responding to a compliment in Tagalog) (the sy in masyado almost sounds like an sh)

Question 16

Kamusta?

Answer 16

How are you?

Question 17

Mabuti

Answer 17

Fine

Question 18

Hindi mabuti

Answer 18

Not find

Question 19

Mabuti naman

Answer 19

Quite fine /pretty good

Question 20

Mag tagalog

Answer 20

Speak tagalog

Question 21

Ang galing

Answer 21

The talent

Question 22

Ang galing mo

Answer 22

You’re good/talented (The talent of you)

Question 23

Mo

Answer 23

Lit. Of you

Question 24

Ang galing mo ng (or mong) mag tagalog

Answer 24

You are good at (ng) speaking tagalog

Question 25

Mabuti naman ako

Answer 25

I’m quite fine

Question 26

Hindi ako masyado ng nakakaintindi

Answer 26

I don’t understand much. (Masyado ng almost sounds like masyadong)

Question 27

Nakakaintindi ka ng Tagalog

Answer 27

You can understand Tagalog

Question 28

Ng

Answer 28

My Note: In isolating ng is pronounced close to nang, although if it follows a word that ends in a vowel it seems to attach onto the end of that word somewhat

Question 29

Salamat

Answer 29

Thank you

Question 30

Pero

Answer 30

But

Question 31

Pilipina(o)

Answer 31

Filipino

Question 32

Ikaw

Answer 32

You (as for.you) used to direct a question back at someone

Question 33

At

Answer 33

And

Question 34

Hindi Ka americana

Answer 34

You are not American

Question 35

Marunong ka

Answer 35

You know how, lit. capable you

Question 36

Marunong kang mag tagalog

Answer 36

You know how to speak Tagalog (Ka+ng = kang)

Question 37

Marunong ako

Answer 37

I know how

Question 38

marunong ako ng konti

Answer 38

I know a little

Question 39

Marunong ako ng konting Tagalog

Answer 39

I know a little Tagalog

Question 40

Hindi ako Marunong

Answer 40

I don’t know how

Question 41

Pero marunong ka

Answer 41

But you know how

Question 42

Marunong akong mag Ingles

Answer 42

I know how to speak English

Question 43

Note: asking for directions

Answer 43

unless you’re in a hurry, it’s customary to ask if you can ask a question before you ask the question itself.

Question 44

pwede bang magtanong

Answer 44

Can one ask a question?

Question 45

Ano yan?

Answer 45

What’s that? (Common reply to can I ask a question)

Question 46

Saan

Answer 46

Where (sounds Like sa’an)?