Tagalog for Beginners

1 ( ),whichpermitsreaderstofreelydownloadand sharetheworkinprintorelectronicformatfor non-commercialpurposes, , , :9780824882198(PDF)9780824882181(EPUB)Th isversioncreated:20 May, ,Washington, (PC25 1507) ,Cebuano,Hiligaynon,Ilokano, , ,Washington, ,foreditorialsuggestions;RositaGallega,f orhelpingintheinitialwritingofthetext;Be lenOngteco,forreviewingandhelpingproofre adthematerials;theTagalogstaffofPeaceCor psPhilippinesXXII,XXIII,andXXVII,forwrit ingsomeofthesupplementarymaterials,fortr yingoutthematerials,andforgivingsuggesti onsonitsimprovements;andPeaceCorpsHilo, viiACKNOWLEDGMENTS viiiINTRODUCTION xiiiTheTagaloglanguage xiiiTheText xviiiNotestotheteacher xxviSymbolsUsedintheText (po );namaninresponses ;ang-demonstratives:ito/iyan/iyon.

2 Questionwordano+ang-demonstratives (po );si+personalpropernoun;ang-pronouns:ako /ka/siya;questionwordsino+ang-pronoun +si____/ang____;ang-pronouns:tayo/kami/k ayo/sila;questionwordsinu-sinoandpluralp ersonalpropernounmarkersina;review:quest ionwordano+ang-pronoun :ang-pronounsandsi/sinamarkers;baquestio nmarker;oo/hindiresponses;positiveandneg ativestatements ;ikaw;moreequationalsentences;alternatem arkero;particlesnga andlang;tagquestionhindiba ;introductionoftheng-pronouns:ko/mo/niya ;review:greetings,introductions,leave-ta kings,andothercourteousexpressions ;sa+location;may/walaconstructions (-ng)+timeexpression;kailan;timeexpressi ons:araw/buwan/petsa;numeralmarker:a-/ik a- :questionwordano;ng-pronouns:ko,mo/ninyo ,niya;nounphrasemarkerng;personalpropern ounmarkerni :ng-pronouns:ko/mo/niya;ang-demonstrativ es:ito/iyan/iyon.

3 Ng-phrasesinexpandedtopic ;countingsystem;review:questionwordanowi thpartsofthebody ;review:negativestatementsandquestions :nito/niyan/niyonornoon;review:ng-phrase s;questionwordsilanandano;ay ;ng-pronounsnatin/namin/ninyo/nila;revie w:singularformofng-pronouns ;introductionofthein-verbs;commandsinthe negativeformwithhuwag ;thenegativemarkerhuwagwithmag-andma-ver bs +ng-phrase+-um-/mag-/ma-verb +ng-phrase+in-verb+ang-phrase;introducti onofthei-verb +ng-phrase+ng-phrase +-ng+noun/pronoun+-ng+noun;negativequest ionswithwala +noun+ang-phrase;may/mayroon/wala +locativephrase+(timeexpression) ;review:may/mayroon/wala ;may/mayroon/wala withparticlesnaandpa ;adjectivesattributivetonouns;particlesn aandpa,nga ,andlangwithadjectives ;simplemathematicaloperationsofadditiona ndsubtraction.

4 Conjunctionkasi ;conjunctionnang ;prepositionsbagoandpagkatapos+infinitiv eformoftheverb ,mag-,andma-verbs :sa-phrases,may/mayroon/wala ;sa-demonstratives:dito/diyan/doon :saamin/saatin/sainyo/sakanila/saakin/sa iyo/sakaniya;personalpropernounmarkerkay /kina;review:saanandkanino ;nasa-pronouns;personalpropernounmarkern akay/nakina :nasaan;nasa-demonstratives:nandito/nand iyan/nandoon ;parasa-pronouns;personalpropernounmarke rparakay/parakina;review:kanino ;review:na,lang ,puwede,dapatandkailangan.

5 Review:naandpa (actor-focus) :adjectivesandlinkers;comparativesentenc es: (kaysa/sa+noun/pronoun)/(kay+personalpro pernoun),magkasing/kasing,pinaka-;plural izationofadjectives ;questionwordsmagkano,ilanandgaano ;review:na-linker,nasa-phrases;introduct ionofnaka-andtaga- :at,nang,dahil/kasi,kungandkaya ,makapag-andma-aptativeaffixes ;review:para 473 AppendixIClassifiedSupplementaryVocabula ryLists479 AppendixIIExpressionsforVariousOccasions 535 AppendixIIIP ronunciationDrills 569 AppendixIVChartsShowingVerbalAspectForma tions588 AppendixVWorksheetsforInformantSessions 598 AppendixVISampleOralandWrittenTests 618 AppendixVIIN ativeSongs 636 GLOSSARY ,theprincipallanguagespokeninthelargenor thernislandofLuzon, , Pilipino.

6 ThelargestcityinthePhilip-pines, ,Chinese,Spanish, :Bataan,Batangas,Bulacan,Cavite,Laguna,M arinduque,NuevaEcija,OccidentalMindoro,O rientalMindoro,Quezon, ,t-, ,asinpit,tip, ,however,theyareunaspirated,asinspit,sta nd, , ,thissoundappearsalsoinitiallyinTagalogw ordsandinthatpositionwillgivetheEnglishs peakingstudentsometrouble forexample:ngiping tooth ,ngunit but ,andngayon now,then . o s ofEnglish Oh,oh . ,notethefollowing:bata child robe ,basa wet read ,baso try,explore drinkingglass ,apo sir,ma am grandchild . ,e,i,o, ,sincetheyarequitesimilartoEnglishsounds , ,verbalandadjectivalinmeaning,andtheaf-f ixesindicatesuchthingsasaspect,focus, ,therootaral study (v.)tostudymangaral(v.)topreachmakaaral( v.)

7 Tobeabletostudymakiaral(v.)tojoinsomeone instudyingpalaaral(adj.)alwaysstudyingpa gaaral(n.)studyingaralan(n.) ,intensity,plurality,restriction, (plural)isaoneisaisaonebyoneiisaoneonlyi isaisatheonlyone(intensified) (adv.)negativeparticleumayawtorefusebato (n.)stonemambatotothrowstonesdamit(n.)dr essmagdamittodresspagod(adj.)tiredmapago dtobecometiredmalaki(adj.)big,tallmagmal akitobeproudbigla (adv.)suddenlymabiglatobesurprisedBorrow edwordswhicharenounscanalsobeverbalized: basketballmag basketbol toplaybasketballcutexmagpa kyutiks , (Predicate)(Subject)VerbalCommentsTumakb oangbata.(Ran)(thechild)Natulogangtao.(S lept)(theman)Naglutoangbabae.(Cooked)(th ewoman)NonverbalCommentsAdjectivalMagand aangbulaklak.

8 (beautiful)(theflower)PrepositionalSabay anangprosisyon.(intown)(theprocession)Ad verbialBukasanglaro .(tomorrow)(thegame)NominalNarsako.(nurs e)(I) , (actor,goal,benefactor,etc.) ,therefore, ,theactivevoiceistheactorfocuswiththeact oroftheactionastopic, ,therearethelocative,thebenefactive, ;inthebene-factivethebenefactororrecipie ntoftheactionisthetopic; Thechildboughtbreadfromthestoreforhismot her, orwecansay Thebreadwasboughtbythechildfromthestoref orhismother. InTagalog, (butnotforemphasis).Focus/TopicVerbalAff ixSentencesActor/Doerum-Bumiliangbatangt inapaysatindahanparasananayniya(sapamama gitanngperangtatayniya). Thechildboughtbreadfromthestoreforhismot her(bymeansofhisfather smoney). Goal/Object-inBinilingbataangtinapaysati ndahanparasananayniya(sapamamagitanngper angtatayniya).

9 Thechildboughtbreadfromthestoreforhismot her(bymeansofhisfather smoney). Locative/Location-anBinilhanngbatangtina payangtindahanparasananayniya(sapamamagi tanngperangtatayniya). Thechildboughtbreadfromthestoreforhismot her(bymeansofhisfather smoney). Benefactive/Beneficiaryi-Ibinilingbatang tinapaysatindahanangnanayniya(sapamamagi tanngperangtatayniya). Thechildboughtbreadfromthestoreforhismot her(bymeansofhisfather smoney). INTRODUCTION xviiInstrumental/Instrumentipang-Ipinang bilingbataangperangtatayniyangtinapaysat indahanparasananayniya. Thechildboughtbreadfromthestoreforhismot herbymeansofhisfather smoney. TopicinTagalog,therefore,isnotlimitedtot hedoerortheobjectoftheaction,butmayalsoa pplytothelocation, (orligatures)toconnectwords,phrases, ,forexample,betweenadjectiveornumeraland noun,verbandadverb, , :magandangdalagabeautifulgirlisangbata onechildmabutingmagtrabahotoworkwelldala gangnagreynasabayanthegirlwhobecametownq ueenmalalimnadagatdeepseaTheModifierandM odifiedmayalsooccurinreversedorderwithth eexceptionofnumeralanddependentclausemod ifiers, ,dalagangmagandaandmagtrabahongmabutimay occurbutnot*bata naisaor* micro-wave ,ForeignServiceInstitute, ,thatis, , , :BasicSentencePatternsandtheAng-Construc tion;theNg-Construction;Exis-tentialCons tructions;AspectsofVerbsinActor-Focus.

10 AspectsofVerbsinGoal-Focus;theSa-Constru ctionandOtherFocuses;RecentlyCompletedAs pectandSomeModals;ExpansionofINTRODUCTIO NxixStructures; ,eachlessonconsistsofaseriesofcycles,var iousdrills,acumulativedialogueorseriesof shortdialogues,avo-cabularylist, , , #__(Thegrammaticalcontentofthelesson)Cyc le#__(TitleoftheCycle)M1(Thefirstlineofa twolinedialogue,usuallythequestion)M2(Th eresponsetoM1)C(ThecombinationofM1andM2w hichisamicro-exchangeoracycle) (orDialogues)ReadingandWritingExercises( insomelessons)Themicro-wav