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title: Are you alright?
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author: "Marvin Johanning"
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# Tagalog Diary — 2022-04-27
Kumusta! Nag-aral ako sa aking final exam sa araw na ito. I was, therefore, unable to study a lot of Tagalog, since I believe my final exam to be more important. Nevertheless, I wanted to study at least _a little_; so let’s go!
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## Colours
- Word root
- Infix or root repetition
- Prefix
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## Tasks
- [x] Finish lesson 19
- [x] Learn more vocab
- [x] Write / speak a bit
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## Interesting new words or expressions
- __ayos__
- alright, fine, okay
- _ayos ka lang ba?_
- __yung__
- those, the (informal)
- it appears to be a combination of _iyon_ and _ang_
- Mag-alala
- a verb which means “to worry”
- regular mag- verb
- the root alalá is an adjective which means “worried” or “concerned”
- not to be confused with alála and related words (“memory”, “recollection”)
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## What was most difficult?
The lesson was pretty straightforward, although I am still a bit confused regarding the usage of _yung_. I will have to ask about that.
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## What was learnt or done?
I did not really do a lot today and did not really have the time to write an extensive diary entry. This is due to the fact that I had to study for my final exam, as I already mentioned in the introduction at the top. However, I did manage to finish lesson 19, which talks mainly about how to ask someone whether or not they’re alright. It also introduces _mga_ as a plural marker, but I had already known about that before. And lastly, it introduces the verb _mag-alala_, “to worry“.