Learn how to ask and talk about your favorite things
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hi everyone, I’m Brandon, and welcome back to FilipinoPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, season 1, lesson 13, These are Just Some of My Favorite Things in the Philippines. |
| Ice: Hello. Hi everyone, I’m Ice. |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and talk about your favorite things. |
| Ice: The conversation in this lesson takes place at school between classmates. |
| Brandon: They are already friends, so they’ll be using in casual Filipino. Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Clarisse: Anong paborito mong subject? |
| Charlene: Paborito kong subject ang Kasaysayan. |
| Clarisse: Ano ang paborito mong lugar? |
| Charlene: Paborito kong lugar ang Cebu. |
| Clarisse: Ako rin. Paborito ko ring lugar ang Cebu. |
| Charlene: Sino ang paborito mong bayani? |
| Clarisse: Paborito kong bayani si Dr. Jose Rizal. |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Clarisse: Anong paborito mong subject? |
| Charlene: Paborito kong subject ang Kasaysayan. |
| Clarisse: Ano ang paborito mong lugar? |
| Charlene: Paborito kong lugar ang Cebu. |
| Clarisse: Ako rin. Paborito ko ring lugar ang Cebu. |
| Charlene: Sino ang paborito mong bayani? |
| Clarisse: Paborito kong bayani si Dr. Jose Rizal. |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Clarisse: Anong paborito mong subject? |
| Brandon: What's your favorite subject? |
| Charlene: Paborito kong subject ang Kasaysayan. |
| Brandon: My favorite subject is History. |
| Clarisse: Ano ang paborito mong lugar? |
| Brandon: What's your favorite place? |
| Charlene: Paborito kong lugar ang Cebu. |
| Brandon: My favorite place is Cebu. |
| Clarisse: Ako rin. Paborito ko ring lugar ang Cebu. |
| Brandon: Me too. My favorite place is Cebu too. |
| Charlene: Sino ang paborito mong bayani? |
| Brandon: Who's your favorite hero? |
| Clarisse: Paborito kong bayani si Dr. Jose Rizal. |
| Brandon: My favorite hero is Dr. Jose Rizal. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Brandon: I’ve heard that Filipino school students all have something called “slam books”. Can you tell us what this is? |
| Ice: A slam book is a notebook designed by the owner that gets passed around his or her classmates for them to sign. It's very popular among elementary and high school students. |
| Brandon: So it’s like an autograph book? |
| Ice: Yes, but it includes various questions and the signer’s favorite things. |
| Brandon: Ok, and what else is found in the Filipino slam book? |
| Ice: Well, there’s a motto page, a comments page for messages to the owner of the slam book, a picture of the signer, basic information about the signer, and other questions from the owner of the slam book. |
| Brandon: interesting! |
| Ice: It is! A slam book also represents how popular or liked a person is in the Philippines. |
| Brandon: I see. So the more people you get to sign your slam book, the more liked you are? |
| Ice: Yes, but it also works the other way. If you're regularly asked to sign different slam books, you're also considered to be very friendly and popular among your classmates. |
| Brandon: I see. So it’s just as important to sign other slam books as it is to get signatures in your own. |
| Ice: That’s right. Likewise, it's customary that when you agree to write on someone’s slam book, you should ask them to write on yours as well. |
| Brandon: I see, so it’s good to return the favor. Okay, let’s move on to the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Ice: paborito [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: favorite |
| Ice: paborito [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: paborito [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: kasaysayan [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: history |
| Ice: kasaysayan [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: kasaysayan [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: lugar [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: place |
| Ice: lugar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: lugar [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: rin (din) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: too, also |
| Ice: rin (din) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: rin (din) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Ice: bayani [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: hero |
| Ice: bayani [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: bayani [natural native speed] |
| : And last: |
| Ice: mo [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: your, you |
| Ice: mo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ice: mo [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. What’s our first word? |
| Ice: It’s “paborito” |
| Brandon: This is an adjective used to describe an object, place, or person that's preferred over all others of the same kind. |
| Ice: In simple terms, it means ‘Favorite’. |
| Brandon: Can it also be a noun? |
| Ice: Yes. When you use it as a noun, “paborito” means a person, place, or object that's popular or liked the most by someone. |
| Brandon: Can you give us an example sentence? |
| Ice: “Siya pa rin ang paborito ng kanyang mga magulang”. |
| Brandon: “She is still the favorite of her parents”. Let’s break it down. |
| Ice: Sure. The first word, “Siya,” is the pronoun for “He/She”. It's followed by “pa rin” which means... |
| Brandon: “is still”. |
| Ice: and then our keyword: “paborito” |
| Brandon: Which in this case, is used as a noun meaning “favorite”. |
| Ice: Yes, and lastly, “ng kanyang mga magulang” translates to “of her parents”. |
| Brandon: OK. What is the next word? |
| Ice: “lugar” |
| Brandon: This is a noun, which is defined as a particular position or point in space. |
| Ice: Yes. The noun “lugar” usually refers to an area that is occupied by people. |
| Brandon: It can also be translated as “place”. Let’s take a look at an example. |
| Ice: “Saang lugar ako pupunta?” |
| Brandon: meaning: “Which place should I go?” |
| Ice: Yes. “Saang lugar” means “Which place” |
| Brandon: And “should I go” is… |
| Ice: “ako pupunta” Altogether, “Saang lugar ako pupunta” |
| Brandon: Great! Now, the last word we're going to discuss is “bayani”. |
| Ice: This is a noun pertaining to a person who's admired and serves as an inspiration to people. “bayani” expresses the same idea as the word “hero” |
| Brandon: And it has no gender. It can be used to refer to both men and women. |
| Ice: Yes! For example, we have “Si Ana ay isang bayani” |
| Brandon: Or “Ana is a hero”. Okay, now on to the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and talk about favorites. Let’s start with how to ask other people about their favorite things. How do you do this? |
| Ice: We use the pattern “Ano ang paborito mong + noun?” |
| Brandon: Which means “What's your favorite + noun?” Let’s give an example asking what someone’s favorite movie is. |
| Ice: We’ll use the Filipino word for movie, “pelikula”, for the noun to make the sentence: “Ano ang paborito mong pelikula?” |
| Brandon: Meaning “What's your favorite movie?” Let’s give another example asking what someone’s favorite food is. |
| Ice: The Filipino word for “food” is “pagkain”. So, using it as the noun, the sentence would be “Ano ang paborito mong pagkain?” |
| Brandon: That's the same as asking, “What's your favorite food?” |
| Ice: Correct! Now let’s learn how to ask: ‘who is your favorite person?’ |
| Brandon: What pattern should we use? |
| Ice: We'll use the original pattern and replace “Ano,” which means “What,” with “Sino,” which means “Who”. The pattern becomes: “Sino ang paborito mong + noun”. |
| Brandon: That's the same as asking “Who is your favorite + noun?” Lets give an example asking someone who their favorite teacher is. |
| Ice: The Filipino word for teacher is “guro”. Using this in our pattern, “Sino ang paborito mong + noun,” we have “Sino ang paborito mong guro?” |
| Brandon: “Who's your favorite teacher?” So now we know how to ask the question. But what pattern should we use to answer it? |
| Ice: You follow the pattern “Paborito kong + noun + determiner + favorite object/ person”. |
| Brandon: That’s a bit long. Let’s break it down. |
| Ice: Ok. The first part is the phrase “Paborito kong,” which means “My favorite…” |
| Brandon: followed by a noun that describes the category of your favorite object, place, or person. |
| Ice: That’s right. Then you add the determiner. We'll be using one of the two determiners “ang” and “si” |
| Brandon: How are they used? |
| Ice: “ang” is used to introduce objects and places, while “si” is used to introduce people. After using the correct determiner, we end the sentence with our favorite object, person, or place. |
| Brandon: All right! Let’s give an example. I want to say that my favorite animal is the cat. |
| Ice: Okay, the Filipino word for animal is “hayop,” and “pusa” means “cat”. Substituting these into our pattern, we have: “Paborito kong hayop ang pusa”. |
| Brandon: That's “My favorite animal is a cat”. |
| Ice: Yes, also note that we used “ang” instead of “si” because it's followed by an object “pusa,” which means “a cat”, and not a person. |
Outro |
| Brandon: Well, that’s all for this lesson. |
| Ice: But, please remember to check out the lesson notes everyone. |
| Brandon: because you’ll find more examples and explanations about this lesson. |
| Ice: And always remember that practice makes perfect! |
| Brandon: That’s right! Thanks for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! |
| Ice: Paalam! |
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