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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Filipino Survival Phrases brought to you by FilipinoPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Philippines. You will be surprised at how far a little Filipino will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
Filipino Survival Phrases Lesson 29 - "Can I take your picture?" in Filipino.
In today's lesson, we'll introduce a question related to "Can you take my picture?" which in Filipino is Puwede mo ako kunan ng litrato?
Puwede mo ako kunan ng litrato?
Let's break it down by syllable: Puwede mo ako kunan ng litrato?
There are cases when you may want to take a picture of someone or with a someone. But before doing so, you like to ask for permission.
In Filipino, "May I take your picture?" is Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
Let's break it down by syllable: Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
Now, let's hear it once again: Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
The first word Puwede means "can" or "may."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Pwede.
And, Puwede.
This is followed by Kita, which has no English equivalent.
Kita.
Kita.
Then followed by Kunan, which in English is "take."
Kunan.
And, Kunan.
Followed by the word Ng, which has no English equivalent.
Ng.
And then, followed by Litrato meaning "picture."
Litrato.
So, to recap here, we have Puwede kita kunan ng litrato? Literally, this means "Can I take a picture of you?"
Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
There may also be times when you want to take a picture with a someone. In this case, you can ask by saying Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
Let's break it down by syllable: Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
Now, let's hear it once again: Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
The first word Puwede means "can" or "may."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Puwede.
And, Puwede.
This is followed by Mo, which in English is "your."
Mo.
And, Mo.
Then followed by Kami, which means "we."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Kami.
And, Kami.
Followed by Ng, which has no English translation.
Ng.
And, Ng.
And then followed by Litrato, which in English is "picture."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Litrato.
And, Litrato.
So, to recap here, we have Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato? Literally, this means "Can you take our picture?"
Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
And finally, for asking permission to take a picture, you can say, "May I take a picture here?" which in Filipino is Pwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Pwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Let's break it down by syllable: Pwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Now, let's hear it once again: Pwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
The first word Puwede means "can" or "may."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Puwede.
And, Puwede.
This is followed by Ba, which is a question marker.
Ba.
And, Ba.
Followed by Kumuha which means "take" or "to take."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Kumuha.
And, Kumuha.
Then followed by Ng, which has no English equivalent.
Let's hear the word again, one more time: Ng.
Then followed by Litrato, which in English means "picture."
Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Litrato.
And, Litrato.
And then, followed by Dito, which means "here."
Let's break it down by syllable: Dito.
One more time: Dito.
So, to recap here, we have Puwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Puwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
And, Puwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Literally, this means "May I take a picture here?"
Taking pictures has always been a part of the thing that you would want to do when you are traveling to make sure that you have all your memories frozen. And it is always good to look back and remember all of your escapades by looking at the pictures and just by showing them to anyone that, "Hey! I've been to this awesome place!"
But in using the phrases we have learned in taking pictures, we don’t have to use the word Litrato, which means "picture" all the time. Many Filipinos use the word "picture" instead of the word Litrato.
Let's take a look at this example: "May I take your picture?" You can accomplish this by saying, Puwede kita kunan ng picture? instead of saying Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Filipino. Here we go!
"Can you take my picture?" - Puwede mo ako kunan ng litrato?
Puwede mo ako kunan ng litrato?
Puwede mo ako kunan ng litrato?
"May I take your picture?" - Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
Puwede kita kunan ng litrato?
"Can you take our picture?" - Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
Puwede mo kami kunan ng litrato?
"May I take a picture here?" - Pwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Pwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Pwede ba kumuha ng litrato dito?
Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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