Lesson Topic Breakdown:

Book Two - Speak Tagalog 

Contents

1. Aralín Isá: Basic sentence: review .............................................................................................1
Useful phrases: weekly activities, 1...................................................................................................1
Useful phrases and conversations.....................................................................................................1
Grammar. Balarilà: Focus.................................................................................................................2
Balarilà: Aspect.................................................................................................................................5
Balarilà: Basic sentence pattern 1.....................................................................................................7
Balarilà: Basic sentence pattern 2.....................................................................................................9
Balarilà: Basic sentence pattern 3...................................................................................................11
Balarilà: Basic sentence pattern 4...................................................................................................14
Balarilà: Summary of basic sentence patterns ................................................................................15
Vocabulary: greetings .....................................................................................................................16
Sagót sa pagsasanay.......................................................................................................................17
Review and checklist.......................................................................................................................18

2. Aralín Dalawá: Self-check.......................................................................................................23
Refer to persons and things ............................................................................................................23
Difference between ang-case and ng-case .......................................................................................24
The word family of itó, iyán, iyón ....................................................................................................24
Walâ, mayroón, kauntî, marami......................................................................................................25
May and mayroón...........................................................................................................................25
Potential and proactive verbs ..........................................................................................................27
Mahalagáng pandiwà: kumain at kainin .........................................................................................28
Usapan: Sino ang kumain noóng adobo? Who ate the adobo?.........................................................30
Vocabulary: nature .........................................................................................................................31
Vocabulary: place ...........................................................................................................................32
Sagót sa pagsasanay.......................................................................................................................33

3. Aralín Tatló: Compound sentence ...........................................................................................42
The monkey and the turtle..............................................................................................................42
Useful phrases: weekly activities, 2.................................................................................................43
Useful phrases and conversations...................................................................................................44
Compound sentence .......................................................................................................................45
The monkey and the turtle: compound sentences ...........................................................................48
Mahalagáng pandiwà: kumuha at kunin.........................................................................................50
Some notes on orthography ............................................................................................................52
Vocabulary: family..........................................................................................................................53
Vocabulary: house ..........................................................................................................................54
Answers to exercises: sagót sa pagsasanay .....................................................................................56
Review and checklist.......................................................................................................................57
Recipe: Sinigáng na salmon at hipon ..............................................................................................58
Tradition: Orasyón, Praying the Angelus at 6 PM, by Romi MananQuil, Filipino painter..................59

4. Aralín Apat: Sentences with a distinctly Filipino style .............................................................62
Useful phrases and conversations...................................................................................................62
Monthly activities ...........................................................................................................................63
Usapan: Nasa coche, papuntá sa lolo't lola .....................................................................................64
Exclamations..................................................................................................................................65
Enclitic adverbs ..............................................................................................................................65
na, pa .............................................................................................................................................67
namán............................................................................................................................................67
ngâ .................................................................................................................................................68
baká, yatà.......................................................................................................................................68
Enclitic adverbs in combination......................................................................................................68
Mahalagáng pandiwà: gumawâ at gawín .........................................................................................70
Vocabulary: personality ..................................................................................................................74
Vocabulary: emotion.......................................................................................................................75
Sagót sa pagsasanay.......................................................................................................................76
Review and checklist.......................................................................................................................78
Fruit: Lanzones...............................................................................................................................79
Map: Central Visayas......................................................................................................................80
History: Magellan's Cross................................................................................................................81
Tradition: Simbang-Gabi, Mass at Night, by Frank Cruzet, Filipino painter.....................................84
Recipe: Pinakbét .............................................................................................................................85
patalastás | advertisement: verbs of mind ......................................................................................87

5. Aralín Limá: Introduction to the complex sentence .................................................................88
Useful phrases and conversations...................................................................................................88
Usapan: Sa bahay ng lolo't lola: pagmamano ..................................................................................89
Ang tatlóng kahilingan ni Julián, ni Rebecca Añonuevo ..................................................................90
Complex sentence...........................................................................................................................92
Noun clause....................................................................................................................................97
Adjective clause ............................................................................................................................100
Adverb clause ...............................................................................................................................101
Mahalagáng pandiwà: Mag-isíp at isipin .......................................................................................103
Vocabulary: interaction.................................................................................................................105
Sagót sa pagsasanay.....................................................................................................................108
Review and checklist.....................................................................................................................109
Tradition: Pagmamano, by Frank Tonido, Filipino painter.............................................................111
Map: Davao ..................................................................................................................................112
Economy: Enterprise ....................................................................................................................113

6. Aralín Anim: Say what you think, part 1...............................................................................115
Yearly activities.............................................................................................................................115
Useful phrases and conversations.................................................................................................115
Ang tatlóng kahilingan ni Julián, bahagì dalawá (2)......................................................................118
Grammar: Verbs of the mind or speech acts .................................................................................120
The monkey and the turtle: complex sentences with noun clauses................................................123
Saán and nasaán: where?.............................................................................................................124
Vocabulary: action or movement...................................................................................................125
Sagót sa pagsasanay.....................................................................................................................129
Review and checklist.....................................................................................................................130
Song: Mabuhay.............................................................................................................................132
Children's Games: Luksóng Tiník .................................................................................................133

7. Aralín Pitó: Say what you think, part 2.................................................................................136
Useful phrases and conversations.................................................................................................136
Ang tatlóng kahilingan ni Julián, bahagì tatló (3)..........................................................................137
Life cycle events, 1........................................................................................................................138
Usapan: Araw ng sueldo ...............................................................................................................141
Mahalagáng pandiwà: magsabi at sabihin.....................................................................................142
Vocabulary: time...........................................................................................................................143
Vocabulary: weather .....................................................................................................................145
Sagót sa pagsasanay.....................................................................................................................147
Review and checklist.....................................................................................................................148
Children:s Game: Tumbáng Preso.................................................................................................149

8. Aralín Waló: Describe somebody or something......................................................................151
Useful phrases and conversations.................................................................................................151
Ang tatlóng kahilingan ni Julián, bahagì apat (4)..........................................................................152
Life cycle events, 2........................................................................................................................153
Adjective clause ............................................................................................................................153
Usapan: Sa banko ........................................................................................................................157
The monkey and the turtle: complex sentences with adjective clauses ..........................................158
Mahalagáng pandiwà: Tumingín at tignán ....................................................................................159
Vocabulary: commerce..................................................................................................................161
Vocabulary: measure ....................................................................................................................162
Sagót sa pagsasanay.....................................................................................................................165
Review and checklist.....................................................................................................................167
Children's Game: Taguán, Hide-and-Seek, by Belegal, Filipino painter..........................................168
Song: Bayan Ko, by Constancio de Guzman..................................................................................169
patalastás | advertisement: nang..................................................................................................174

9. Aralín Siyám: Relate two or more events in time ...................................................................175
Useful phrases and conversations.................................................................................................175
Usapan: Mayroón pa bang gasolina ang coche? ............................................................................176
Ang tatlóng kahilingan ni Julián, bahagì limá (5) ..........................................................................177
Nang: when...................................................................................................................................179
The monkey and the turtle: complex sentences with nang adverb clauses.....................................179
Habang: while...............................................................................................................................182
Bago: before......................................................................................................................................184
Tuwíng: while, whenever...............................................................................................................186
Hanggang:: until............................................................................................................................188
Mahalagáng pandiwà: magdalá at dalhín ......................................................................................189
Vocabulary: the body ....................................................................................................................191
Vocabulary: food...........................................................................................................................195
Sagót sa pagsasanay.....................................................................................................................196
Review and checklist.....................................................................................................................199
Economy: Commercial Fishing......................................................................................................200

1 hour per week in class, and no time outside of class.