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APPENDIX

Seasons and Climate

The Philippines is known for its tropical weather. It only has two seasons: the wet (rainy) season and the dry season. All year long, the country tends to be hot even during the wet season. The average temperature is 25.5C (77.9F). The expression, Ang init! which means Its so hot! is usually heard around the months of March until May, when the temperature can reach as high as 34.3C (93.7F). Baguio, Sagada and Tagaytay take pride in their cold weather; they are the most common destinations for people looking to cool down.

In the cities, most people hang out at air-conditioned malls to escape the scorching hot weather. Philippines is known to have many beautiful beaches. While Boracay is paradise for the party-goers and beach bums, nature lovers can explore seven thousand more islands, such as Bohol, Cebus Bantayan and Malapascua Islands, Siargao, and Palawan. The wet season usually starts around June and can last until October. During these months, monsoon rains and typhoons can be a big nuisance for travelers and tourists. Regardless, tourists still engage in water sports and road trips to provinces close to Manila like Batangas, Pampanga, and Laguna.

It is recommended to have a contingency plan in case of bad weather. Moving forward, the months of November until February should see a drop in temperature. Ma-la-mig na! It is cold! would usually be heard around these months. These are the months, when there is no rain and the temperature is perfect for foreign tourists.

Daily Expressions

Informal	Polite
Hi, how are you?	Hi, kumusta ka?	Hi, kamusta po kayo?
I am fine. And you?	Mabuti, ikaw?	Mabuti, kayo po?
Where are you going?	Saan ka pupunta?	Saan kayo pupunta?
Take care.	Ingat.	Ingat po (kayo).
The weather is nice.	Ang ganda ng panahon.	Ang ganda po ng panahon.
Let us eat.	Kain tayo.	Kain po tayo.
Just a moment	Sandali lang.	Sandali lang po.
Thank you.	Salamat.	Salamat po.
You are welcome.	Walang anuman.	Walang anuman po.
How are you today?	Kumusta ang araw mo?	Kumusta po ang araw ninyo?
I love you.	Mahal kita.	Mahal ko po kayo.

Verb Conjugation

Filipino verbs have different classifications.

The verbs used in this book have two: the um verb and the mag verb. Observe the pattern how they are conjugated to make the imperative, infinitive, completed , uncompleted and contemplated forms .

-UM-	Imperative/Infinitive	Completed	Uncompleted	Contemplated
kain	kumain	kumain	kumakain	kakain
eat	to eat	ate	eat/eating	will eat
punta	pumunta	pumunta	pumupunta	pupunta
go	to go	went	go/going	will go
bili	bumili	bumili	bumibili	bibili
buy	to buy	bought	buy/buying	will buy
gising	gumising	gumising	gumigising	gigising
wake up	to wake up	woke up	wake up/waking up	will wake up
sakay	sumakay	sumakay	sumasakay	sasakay
ride	to ride	rode	ride/riding	will ride
baba	bumaba	bumaba	bumababa	bababa
go down	to go down	went down	go down/going down	will go down
takbo	tumakbo	tumakbo	tumatakbo	tatakbo
run	to run	ran	run/running	will run
alis	umalis	umalis	umaalis	aalis
leave	to leave	left	leave/leaving	will leave
uwi	umuwi	umuwi	umuuwi	uuwi
go home	to go home	went home	go home/going home	will go home
inom	uminom	uminom	umiinom	iinom
drink	to drink	drank	drink/drinking	will drink
akyat	umakyat	umakyat	umaakyat	aakyat
go up	to go up	went up	go up/going up	went up

MAG-	Imperative/Infinitive	Completed	Uncompleted	Contemplated
bayad	magbayad	nagbayad	nagbabayad	magbabayad
pay	to pay	paid	pay/paying	will pay
kita	magkita	nagkita	nagkikita	magkikita
meet up	to meet up	met up	meet up/meeting up	will meet up
sundo	magsundo	nagsundo	nagsusundo	magsusundo
pick up	to pick up	picked up	pick up/picking up	will pick up
lakad	maglakad	naglakad	naglalakad	maglalakad
walk	to walk	walked	walk/walking	will walk
pahinga	magpahinga	nagpahinga	nagpapahinga	magpapahinga
rest	to rest	rested	rest/resting	will rest

When you have mastered the conjugation of verbs, you are now ready to start constructing sentences, using the table below.

Verb	Subject Marker	Subject(s)Person(s) name(s), proper nouns Common noun	Object marker	Object
UM/MAG	si	(Common noun)	ng
sina	ako
completed/	ang	siya
uncompleted/	ang	sila
contemplated	mga	kayo
kami
tayo
ka

Question Words

Sino Who? Who is he/she? Sino siya? Who is the tour guide? Sino ang tour guide ? Ano What? What is your son/daughters name? Ano ang pangalan ng anak mo? What are we eating?/What is the food? (lit.) Ano ang pagkain? Saan Where? Where are you going? Saan ka pupunta? Where did you come from? Saan ka galing? Nasaan Where? Where are the students? Nasaan ang mga estudyante? Where is the CR? Nasaan ang CR? Ilan How many? How many siblings do you have? Ilan ang kapatid mo? How many people are in the meeting room? Ilan ang tao sa meeting room ? Magkano How much? How much is the coffee? Magkano ang kape? How much is the massage? Magkano ang masahe? Kailan When? When is your birthday? Kailan ang bertdey mo?

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