LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S1 #13

Finding a Filipino Bathroom

CONTENTS
2 Filipino
2 English
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
3 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
4 Grammar
5 Cultural Insight

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 FILIPINO

1. Maya: Busog na ako

2. Jane: Ano, paumanhin, pero nasaan ang banyo?

3. Trish: Naroon ang banyo

4. Jane: Doon? Sige, salamat!

ENGLISH

1. Maya: I'm full!

2. Jane: Umm, excuse me. Where's the bathroom?

3. Trish: The bathroom is over there.

4. Jane: Over there? Alright, thanks.

VOCABULARY

Filipino English C lass

pero but conjunction

busog full, satisfied adjective

ano what Pronoun

I’m sorry (traditional

Paumanhin informal) expression

banyo bathroom noun

doon there pronoun

sige all right, sure, okay interjection

SAMPLE SENTENCES
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Mayaman siya per o hindi siya masaya. Busog ka na ba?

"He’s rich but he’s not happy." "Are you f ull?"

Ano ang gust o mo? Ano kaya it o?

"What do you want ?" "I wonder what t his is?"

Ano ang pangalan mo? Ano ang gust o mong kainin sa

almusal?
"What is your name?"
"What would you like f or
breakf ast ?"

Paumanhin po. Makikir aan lang po. Pasensya na, hindi ko na uulit in.

"Excuse me. Coming t hrough." "I'm sorry, I won't do it again."

Samahan mo ako sa banyo. Paumanhin, saan ang banyo?

"Accompany me t o t he bat hroom." "Excuse me, where is t he

bat hroom?"

Doon mo siya makikit a. Mga lima kami sa isang t axi.

"You can see him t here." "T here were f ive of us in one t axi."

Sige, pumapayag ako. Sige, t at awagan ko siya par a sa iyo.

"Alright . I agree." "Alright , I will call him f or you. "

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

Busog
Busog is an adjective that expresses being full or satisfied. It is mostly used to describe when
someone had a very good meal. It is used to express appreciation for the food that the
person has eaten. However, it can also be used to describe the feeling of satisfaction aside
from food. For instance, we can say, "His eyes were very satisfied with the show." In Filipino,
this is, Nabusog ang kanyang mga mata sa palabas. Nabusog is used for the past tense.

Pero
Pero is a conjunction that is used to connect two phrases that have opposite meanings,
more precisely, positive and negative statements. For example:

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Positive statement + pero + Negative statement or
Negative statement + pero + Positive statement.

Pero is more commonly used in informal conversations. For formal dialogues, ngunit is
used. The usage and meaning of ngunit is the same as pero. The only difference is that ngunit
is considered more appropriate for formal conversations.

Doon
Doon is an adverb used to point a particular place, as in "over there." The location or
direction is not specific. Usually, doon is followed by the phrase that gives the specific
location or direction. For instance, "over there at the door" in Filipino is doon sa may pintuan.
Doon can be used both in informal and formal conversations.

GRAMMAR

T he Focus of t his Lesson is Asking Wher e Somet hing or Someone is.

Nasaan ang banyo?
"Wher e is t he bat hr oom? "

We use the phrase nasaan ang + place / thing to ask where a place or thing is and the phrase
nasaan si + name of person to ask where someone is. Nasaan is translated into English as
"where." The word nasaan specifically asks for the certain location of an object, person,
place, or thing.

Phr ase Usage

Nasaan ang + place/thing "To ask where a place or something is"

Nasaan si + person "To ask where a person is"

Responding t o Nasaan

On the other hand, the response to nasaan ang banyo in the dialogue is nandoon, which
means "over there." However, if the person is sure of the location of the object / place / person
in question, we use the phrase nasa + location. The word nasa means "at" or the indicator for
the location or direction. For instance, the mirror is on top of the table. The question now
becomes Nasaan ang salamin? or "Where is the mirror?" The answer would be Nasa ibabaw
ng lamesa, which translates to "On top of the table."

Examples:

1. Nasaan si Cathy?
"Where is Cathy?"

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2. Nasa paaralan
"At school"

Examples from this lesson:

1. Nasaan ang banyo?

"Where is the bathroom?"

2. Nandoon ang banyo

"The bathroom is over there."

Sample Sent ences

1. Nasaan ang ospital?

"Where is the hospital?"

2. Nasa tapat ng simbahan ang ospital.

"The hospital is facing the church."

Language Expansion

The other word that we use for "where" in Filipino is saan. However, this word is only used to
ask where or the direction of an action and not of a particular place/thing/person. For
example, the sentence, Saan tayo pupunta? or "Where are we going" is asking for the
direction of the action word pupunta or "going." The response would be Sa + place /
direction.

Examples:

1. Saan kayo pupunta?

"Where are you going?"

2. Sa simbahan.
"To the church."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Filipino Rest r ooms

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Filipinos are taught to wash their hands at schools or by their parents after and before
eating. It is said that you should wash your hands for about two minutes or until you finish
singing the "Happy Birthday" song twice. A dipper or tabo can be found in all Filipino
bathrooms. Filipinos use dippers when using the toilet even if they have a bidet. The use of
tissue paper is also uncommon in Filipino bathrooms. They would rather use soap and water
than tissue or toilet paper.

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