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title: Numbers — and where’s the bathroom?
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author: "Marvin Johanning"
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# Tagalog Diary — 2022-04-26
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Mabuhay! Nagtatrabaho ako sa bahay sa araw na ito. Naghintay ako ng aking oven. Nag-install ang electrician ng oven. Makakabake ako ng mga pretzel o ng mga isda ngayon! Binili ko ang whisky gawa sa Amerika. Gusto kong mag-aral ng mga numero ngayon.
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I have a bit more time on my hand today — due to my working from home — and, therefore, I decided I will try to study a bit more today. I will be watching videos, trying to finish lessons 18 and 19 and study numbers in Tagalog.
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## Colours
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- <mark style="background: #D2B3FFA6;">Word root</mark>
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- <mark style="background: #FFB86CA6;">Infix or root repetition</mark>
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- <mark style="background: #BBFABBA6;">Prefix</mark>
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- <mark style="background: #FF5582A6;">Connecting particle</mark>
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## Tasks
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- [x] Finish lesson 18
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- [ ] Maybe finish lesson 19
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- [x] Watch a few more videos
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- [x] Speak / write a bit
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- [x] Learn vocab (especially numbers)
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## Interesting new words or expressions
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- __nasaán__
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- this word is used for asking where something is located
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- the pattern is _nasaan ang noun_ or _nasaan si Person_
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- _nasaan ang banyo_, “where is the bathroom?”
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- __nása__
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- to respond to the above-mentioned interrogative adverb, you would generally use _nasa_
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- _nasa paaralan ang banyo_, “the bathroom is at school”
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- __saán__
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- the interrogative adverb mentioned previously is based on the word _saan_
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- this, however, is used somewhat differently, as it specifies a verb’s location instead of the location of a noun.
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- _saan tayo pupunta?_, “Where are we going?”
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- as should be quite obvious here, the thing being asked for is a verb (pumunta) instead of a noun
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- __busóg__
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- this is an adjective that means “full” or “satisfied”
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- it can be used in phrases like the English “I‘m stuffed!” (_Busog na ako!_)
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- __péro__
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- a conjunction from Spanish with the same meaning as its Spanish equivalent, _but_
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- the more formal variant is _ngunit_
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## What was most difficult?
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The most difficult thing today was most certainly the learning of numbers. I am also still somewhat confused regarding the usage of _nasaan_ vs. _saan_; I guess I will just have to get used to it.
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## What was learnt or done?
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The main theme of lesson 18 was asking for the location of an object, place or person; this can be achieved with _nasaan_. The lesson notes also mentioned _saan_ which, too, translates as _where_, but can only be used for asking about a verb’s location. It also mentioned a rather strange (and interesting) word for bathroom, namely _CR_, which stands for “comfort room”. However, the word _banyo_ can also be used.
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I continued watching the video series _Pilipino sa tatlong minuto_ and have been learning the numbers by doing that, at least the ones from 0 to 19. The numbers from 0 - 10 are as follows: —
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| English | Tagalog |
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| ------- | ----------- |
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| zero | sero / wala |
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| one | isa |
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| two | dalawa |
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| three | tatlo |
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| four | apat |
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| five | lima |
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| six | anim |
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| seven | pito |
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| eight | walo |
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| nine | siyam |
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| ten | sampu |
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The numbers 11 - 19 are easy, but somewhat peculiar. They are formed using the word _labi_ + a connecting particle + the numbers 1 - 9. The connecting particle is _-ng_ before vowels, _-n_ before consonants other than p and _-m_ before p: —
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| English | Tagalog |
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| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| eleven | <mark style="background: #D2B3FFA6;">labi</mark><mark style="background: #FF5582A6;">ng</mark>-__isa__ |
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| twelve | <mark style="background: #D2B3FFA6;">labi</mark><mark style="background: #FF5582A6;">n</mark>-__dalawa__ |
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| … | … |
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| seventeen | <mark style="background: #D2B3FFA6;">labi</mark><mark style="background: #FF5582A6;">m</mark>__pito__ |
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| … | … |
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I did not finish or even start lesson nineteen due to the fact that I decided I should rather spend my time studying for the final exam. I will try doing it tomorrow, however.
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