From 14e9628675eb43b5fb3ff8e5d0435795fcf28803 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marvin Johanning Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 09:27:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add 30.04.2022 --- _posts/2022-04-30-Diary.md | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2022-04-30-Diary.md diff --git a/_posts/2022-04-30-Diary.md b/_posts/2022-04-30-Diary.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fbfeac9 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2022-04-30-Diary.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +--- +title: More numbers — and adjectives +layout: post +author: "Marvin Johanning" +excerpt_separator: +--- + +# Tagalog Diary — 2022-04-30 +Magandang umaga! I did, unfortunately, not really have a lot of time to study Tagalog, mostly due to the fact that I had to work again _and_ also study for my final exam which is in just a couple of days. And going through some old exams, I found out that our school failed to teach us _a lot of things_; and therefore, I am trying to learn these things on my own now. + +Nevertheless, as it is now Saturday and I do have more time on my hand — as I do not have to work —, I will try to study both a little bit of Tagalog and study for my exam as well. Tara na! + + +--- +## Colours +- Word root +- Infix or root repetition +- Prefix +- Suffix +- Connecting particle + +--- +## Tasks +- [x] Watch the second video about numbers +- [x] Finish lesson 22 (20-21 were the video lessons on numbers) +- [x] Learn some more vocabulary +- [x] Speak / write a bit +- [x] Take the sixth assessment test + +--- +## Interesting new words or expressions +- __umulan__ + - a verb which means “to rain” + - a normal -um- verb + - But as the root starts with a vowel, the -um- infix turns into an um- prefix. +- __palagi__ + - “always” +- __minsan__ + - “sometimes” +- __kwarto__ + - “room” + - This word was not actually part of the lesson itself, but it was in the lesson notes and I thought it was good to know + +--- +## What was most difficult? +The most difficult part was most definitely learning all the numbers; and whilst I have definitely gotten better at them, I still don’t really know them well whatsoever. + +--- +## What was learnt or done? +As mentioned in the introduction, I spent most of my studying time today on learning for my final exam. However, as it is Saturday — and I have some times on my hand —, I also had time to study a bit of Tagalog. + +### Number time — once more! +First, let us talk about the video lesson: it taught the numbers from 20 through 999 and they were all rather straightforward. They are formed in a manner similar to how the numbers 10 - 19 are formed, namely by taking the base number, adding a connector word, adding -pu and then adding _at_ (“and”) and another number; the connecting particle is either -ng or na, depending on whether the number ends on a vowel or consonant; however there are two things to know: firstly, if the letter “p” follows the connector, then it turns into -m-; and if the vowel preceding the connector -ng is an “o”, then this vowel is changed to “u”. Here is a table with the numbers 20 through 100: — + +| English | Tagalog | +| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| twenty | dalawampu | +| thirty | tatlumpu | +| forty | apatnapu | +| fifty | limampu | +| sixty | animnapu | +| seventy | pitlumpu | +| eighty | walumpu | +| ninety | siyamnapu | +| hundred | daan | + +Note that the numbers _tatlo_ (three), _pitlo_ (seven) and _walo_ (eight) all change their final vowel to _-u_. + +Saying things such as “twenty-two” or “thirty-eight” can be done, as previously discussed, by adding _at_ and the base number. However, _at_ is shortened to simply _’t_ after vowels. Therefore, twenty-two turns into _dalawampu’t dalawa_ and thirty-eight into _tutlumpu’t walo_. + +### Time for some adjectives +The other lesson I went through today taught the usage of adjectives. I have already learnt about those, so the lesson did not really contain a lot of new information for me. I will, however, shortly recap the two manners in which adjectives can be used: — + +- “The coffee is hot” ↪ “Mainit ang kape” +- “Hot coffee” ↪ “Mainit na kape” + +Thus, if you want to simply state that the coffee is hot, the formula _adjective_ + “ang” + _noun_ is used; for applying the adjective directly to a noun (“warm day”, “hot coffee” etc.), the pattern _adjective_ + “na” + _noun_ is used. Once more, it is important to note that na turns into -ng after a vowel. \ No newline at end of file