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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Filipino Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you'll learn basic vocabulary for talking on the phone in Filipino. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the informal way to say "Hello." when answering the phone in Filipino. |
| Camille: [Normal] Hello. |
| John: This expression has only one word meaning "hello." |
| Camille: [Normal] hello [Slow] hello |
| John: Listen again to the informal word meaning "Hello." |
| Camille: [Slow] Hello. [Normal] Hello. |
| John: Now, let's see the formal way to say "This is Erica." |
| Camille: [Normal] Si Erica po ito. |
| John: First is the word indicating the topic, usually translated as "is." |
| Camille: [Normal] Si [Slow] Si |
| John: Next is the person's first name, in this case "Erica." |
| Camille: [Normal] Erica [Slow] Erica |
| John: Next is a word indicating politeness. |
| Camille: [Normal] po [Slow] po |
| John: Last is the word meaning "this." |
| Camille: [Normal] ito [Slow] ito |
| John: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "This is Erica." |
| Camille: [Slow] Si Erica po ito. [Normal] Si Erica po ito. |
| John: Next is the formal way to ask "May I talk to Mary?" |
| Camille: [Normal] Pwede ko pong makausap si Mary? |
| John: First is a phrase meaning "may I." |
| Camille: [Normal] pwede ko [Slow] pwede ko |
| John: Next is a word indicating politeness. |
| Camille: [Normal] pong [Slow] pong |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to talk." |
| Camille: [Normal] makausap [Slow] makausap |
| John: Next is the word indicating the topic, usually translated as "is." |
| Camille: [Normal] si [Slow] si |
| John: Last is the name of the person you wish to talk with, in this case, "Mary." |
| Camille: [Normal] Mary [Slow] Mary |
| John: Listen again to the formal question meaning "May I talk to Mary?" |
| Camille: [Slow] Pwede ko pong makausap si Mary? [Normal] Pwede ko pong makausap si Mary? |
| John: Finally, here is an informal way to say "I'll call again later." |
| Camille: [Normal] Tatawag ulit ako mamaya. |
| John: First is a word meaning "will call." |
| Camille: [Normal] tatawag [Slow] tatawag |
| John: Next is the word meaning "again." |
| Camille: [Normal] ulit [Slow] ulit |
| John: Next is the word meaning "I." |
| Camille: [Normal] ako [Slow] ako |
| John: Last is the word meaning "later." |
| Camille: [Normal] mamaya [Slow] mamaya |
| John: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "I'll call again later." |
| Camille: [Slow] Tatawag ulit ako mamaya. [Normal] Tatawag ulit ako mamaya. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Camille: Unless you know the other person, always be sure to use po as a sign of respect to the person you're talking to. |
Outro |
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| John: And that's all for this lesson and this series. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in another series! |
| Camille: Maraming salamat! |
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