Learn how to talk about fruits and their tastes
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Ice: Hi everyone, and welcome back to FilipinoPod101.com. |
| Brandon: This is Lower Beginner, season 1, lesson 10, How Would You Describe the Taste of this Filipino Fruit? I’m Brandon. |
| Ice: Hello. And I’m Ice. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about fruits and flavors in Filipino! |
| Brandon: The conversation takes place at the market during the day. |
| Ice: The speakers are close friends, so they'll be using informal Filipino. |
| Brandon: All right! Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Samantha: Nancy, anong prutas ito? |
| Nancy: Mangga iyan. |
| Samantha: Matamis ba ito? |
| Nancy: Oo matamis iyan. |
| Samantha: Anong prutas iyon? |
| Nancy: Ubas iyon. |
| Samantha: Mapait ba iyon? |
| Nancy: Hindi. Hindi iyon mapait. |
| Samantha: Anong prutas iyan? |
| Nancy: Mansanas ito. |
| Samantha: Maasim ba iyan? |
| Nancy: Hindi. Hindi ito maasim. |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Samantha: Nancy, anong prutas ito? |
| Nancy: Mangga iyan. |
| Samantha: Matamis ba ito? |
| Nancy: Oo matamis iyan. |
| Samantha: Anong prutas iyon? |
| Nancy: Ubas iyon. |
| Samantha: Mapait ba iyon? |
| Nancy: Hindi. Hindi iyon mapait. |
| Samantha: Anong prutas iyan? |
| Nancy: Mansanas ito. |
| Samantha: Maasim ba iyan? |
| Nancy: Hindi. Hindi ito maasim. |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Samantha: Nancy, anong prutas ito? |
| Brandon: Nancy, what fruit is this? |
| Nancy: Mangga iyan. |
| Brandon: That's a mango. |
| Samantha: Matamis ba ito? |
| Brandon: Is this sweet? |
| Nancy: Oo matamis iyan. |
| Brandon: Yes, that's sweet. |
| Samantha: Anong prutas iyon? |
| Brandon: What fruit is that (over there)? |
| Nancy: Ubas iyon. |
| Brandon: That's a grape. |
| Samantha: Mapait ba iyon? |
| Brandon: Is that bitter? |
| Nancy: Hindi. Hindi iyon mapait. |
| Brandon: No. That's not bitter. |
| Samantha: Anong prutas iyan? |
| Brandon: What fruit is that? |
| Nancy: Mansanas ito. |
| Brandon: This is an apple. |
| Samantha: Maasim ba iyan? |
| Brandon: Is that sour? |
| Nancy: Hindi. Hindi ito maasim. |
| Brandon: No. This isn't sour. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Ice: The Philippines is a tropical country that has abundant rain forests and fertile land. |
| Brandon: Which is why the country enjoys a lot of juicy and tasty fruit throughout the year. |
| Ice: Fruit is very cheap in the Philippines. |
| Brandon: That’s something to look forward to when you visit, listeners. |
| Ice: Also, in the rural areas, fruit is often given as a gift to friends, family, and neighbors. |
| Brandon: Wow, why are they giving it away for free? |
| Ice: It’s because they harvest it from their own backyards, and they grow more than they can eat. |
| Brandon: I wish I had fruit growing in my backyard… anyway let’s move onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Ice: prutas [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: fruit |
| Ice: prutas [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: prutas [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: Mangga [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: Mango |
| Ice: Mangga [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: Mangga [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: matamis [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: sweet |
| Ice: matamis [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: matamis [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: iyon [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: that (over there) |
| Ice: iyon [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: iyon [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: ubas [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: grape |
| Ice: ubas [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: ubas [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: mapait [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: bitter |
| Ice: mapait [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: mapait [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: mansanas [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: apple |
| Ice: mansanas [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: mansanas [natural native speed] |
| : And last: |
| Ice: maasim [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: sour |
| Ice: maasim [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: maasim [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Brandon: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Ice: First word is prutas. |
| Brandon: Which is a noun that means ”fruit” It's used in statements and questions as well. How about an example? |
| Ice: Mura ang prutas sa Pilipinas. |
| Brandon: That's "Fruit is cheap in the Philippines." How about another example? |
| Ice: Paborito kong prutas ang mangga. |
| Brandon: This means "My favorite fruit is the mango." |
| Ice: The next word is mapait. |
| Brandon: Which is the adjective "bitter" It's one of the basic flavors in the Philippines. How about an example? |
| Ice: Mapait ang prutas na ito. |
| Brandon: That's "This fruit is bitter." How about another example? |
| Ice: Ayoko ng mapait na pagkain? |
| Brandon: That’s "I don’t like bitter food." |
| Ice: The last word is matamis. |
| Brandon: This is an adjective that means "sweet" and it refers to the sweet taste of a food. Can we have an example? |
| Ice: Matamis ito. |
| Brandon: "This is sweet." Let’s try another one. |
| Ice: Gusto ko ng matamis na pagkain. |
| Brandon: "I like sweet food." Now lets move onto the grammar. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about fruit and flavors in Filipino. Let’s start our discussion by naming some of the most popular fruits in the Philippines. |
| Ice: All right. First we have mangga. |
| Brandon: Which means, mango. |
| Ice: Next is ubas. |
| Brandon: Which is "grapes"? How about "apple?" |
| Ice: That would be mansanas. |
| Brandon: Last, how about "bananas?" |
| Ice: We call them saging. |
| Brandon: Great, so let’s review those four fruits! starting with"mango"? |
| Ice: mangga |
| Brandon: "grapes?" |
| Ice: ubas |
| Brandon: "Apple?" |
| Ice: mansanas |
| Brandon: and lastly "bananas?" |
| Ice: saging |
| Brandon: Good job everyone! |
| Brandon: Now let’s talk about the flavors in Filipino. We’ll discuss the four most common tastes, which are sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. |
| Ice: Okay first is matamis. |
| Brandon: "sweet." |
| Ice: maalat. |
| Brandon: "salty." |
| Ice: maasim. |
| Brandon: "sour." |
| Ice: mapait |
| Brandon: "bitter." |
| Ice: Yes, so the four most common tastes in Filipino are matamis, maalat, maasim, and mapait. |
| Brandon: In order, they mean "sweet", "salty", "sour", and "bitter". What about spicy? |
| Ice : maanghang |
| Brandon : one more time |
| ice maanghang |
| Brandon: Okay, now let’s discuss how to ask the name of a fruit? |
| Ice: For that we use the phrase Anong prutas ito? |
| Brandon: "What fruit is this?" Next, how do we ask the taste of something? |
| Ice: For that we use the phrase Anong lasa nito? |
| Brandon: Which literally means: "How does this taste?" |
| Ice: Yes. However, we can also ask about a particular taste. |
| Brandon: For example? |
| Ice: Matamis ba ito? |
| Brandon: "Is this sweet?" So the sentence pattern for that is? |
| Ice: [The taste] + ba + ito, iyan, or iyon |
| Brandon: Let’s give another example. |
| Ice: Maalat ba iyan? |
| Brandon: which means "Is that salty?" |
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Outro |
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| Brandon: And that’s all for this lesson. |
| Ice: Yes, but please don’t forget to read the lesson notes if you are having difficulty with this lesson! |
| Brandon: Or leave us a comment at FilipinoPod101.com. Thanks for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Ice: Paalam! |
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