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ОглавлениеCHAPTER 5
Where is our cat, Muning?
Nasaan si Muning, ang ating pusa?
In this chapter, you will learn about the rooms of a house and practice the use of nasaan (where).
Looking for Muning
Sarah and Melissa share a two-bedroom apartment. They have a cat, Muning. Sarah is looking for Muning but she cannot find her because the cat is under a table.
Study the following words, phrases, and sentences.
| nakita | saw or have seen |
| ba | particle for Yes/No questions |
| nakita mo ba | saw + you + ba have you seen |
| Nakita mo ba si Muning? | Saw + you + ba + si + Muning?Have you seen Muning? |
| oo [pronounced/ó o/] | yes |
| hindi | no |
| nasa | in (preposition; can also mean on or at) |
| komedor | dining room |
| Nasa komedor siya. | In + dining room + she. She is in the dining room. |
| Nasaan siya? | Where + she? Where is she? |
| nasa ilalim | under |
| mesa | table |
| ng | object marker (used to introduce a noun) |
| Nasa ilalim siya ng mesa. | Under + she + ng + table. She is under the table. |
DIALOGUE A
MELISSA : Nakita mo ba si Muning? Have you seen Muning?
SARAH : Oo. Nasa komedor siya. Yes. She is in the dining room.
MELISSA : Nasaan siya? Where is she?
SARAH : Nasa ilalim siya ng mesa. She is under the table.
VOCABULARY
Study the words for furniture and rooms of a house.
| bahay | house |
| sala | living room |
| komedor/silid-kainan | dining room |
| kuwarto | bedroom/room |
| kusina | kitchen |
| banyo | bathroom |
| hardin | garden |
| garahe | garage |
| mesa | table |
| silya | chair |
| kama | bed |
| sofa | sofa |
GRAMMAR
Study the following sentences that talk about members of the family and where they are in the house.
| Nasa kusina ang tatay ko. | My father is in the kitchen. |
| Nasa garahe ang kuya ko. | My elder brother is in the garage. |
| Nasa hardin ang alagang aso ko. | My pet dog is in the garden. |
You can practice asking questions to the answers above:
| Nasaan ang [insert noun, for example, tatay] mo? | Where is your father? |
| Nasaan si [insert proper noun, for example, Muning]? | Where is Muning? |
QUESTION AND ANSWER PRACTICE
Now, use the following cues to ask and answer questions. Refer to the vocabulary words above. When asked a nasaan (where) question, you should start your answer with the word nasa.
mother – bedroom
elder sister – bathroom
grandfather – living room
cat – kitchen
aunt – dining room
1. Question:Nasaan ang nanay mo?
Answer: Nasa ___________________ ang ___________________ ko.
2. Question: ___________________ ang ate mo?
Answer: ___________________ ang _________________ ko.
3. Question: Nasaan ang lolo mo?
Answer:____________________________________________________.
4. Question: ____________________________________________________?
Answer: Nasa kusina ang pusa ko.
5. Question: ____________________________________________________?
Answer: ____________________________________________________.
VOCABULARY AND CULTURE TIP (Loanwords) Many Tagalog words were influenced by Spanish words because of 300 years of Spanish colonial rule (1560–1898). If you have a knowledge of Spanish, you will see that many of the words in the vocabulary lists were derived from Spanish.
Around the House
In the earlier dialogue, you studied nasa ilalim (under). Now, let us practice the use of other prepositions in the following dialogue.
DIALOGUE B
MELISSA : Nasaan ang cat food? Where is the cat food?
SARAH : Nasa loob ng cabinet ng kusina ang cat food. Nakita mo ba ang libro ko? The cat food is inside the kitchen cabinet. Have you seen my book?
MELISSA : Nasa kuwarto ko ang libro mo. Nasa loob ng bag ko. Your book is in my room. It is in(side) my bag.
VOCABULARY
Study the following words that indicate location:
| nasa loob | inside/In |
| nasa labas | outside |
| nasa ibabaw | on top of |
| nasa itaas | above/top part |
| nasa ilalim | under |
| nasa ibaba | below/lower part |
In English, we use prepositions such as in, at, and on. In Tagalog, we simply pair nasa with other words to indicate location. See how the words above are used in the following sentences:
| Nasa loob ng bag ko ang libro. | My book is in/inside my bag. |
| Nasa loob ng bahay ang nanay ko. | My mother is inside the house. |
| Nasa labas ng bahay ang aso. | The dog is outside the house. |
| Nasa ibabaw ng mesa ang lapis. | The pencil is on top of/on the table. |
| Nasa ilalim ng silya ang pusa. | The cat is under the chair. |
| Nasa itaas ng bahay ang attic. | The attic is at the top part the house. |
| Nasa ibaba ng bahay ang basement. | The basement is below/at the lower part of the house. |
QUESTION AND ANSWER PRACTICE
Ask and answer questions using the cues given below.
grandmother – inside bathroom
cat – on the bed
punchbowl – above the refrigerator
cereal – inside the kitchen cabinet
nook – under the table
TV antenna – above/top part the house
laundry area – below/lower part of the house
1. Question: Nasaan ang lola mo?
Answer: Nasa loob ng banyo ang lola ko.
2. Question: Nasaan ang pusa?
Answer: Nasa _________________ ng _________________ ang pusa.
3. Question: Nasaan ang __________________________?
Answer:____________________________________________________.
4. Question: ____________________________________________________?
Answer:____________________________________________________.
5. Question: ____________________________________________________?
Answer:____________________________________________________.
6. Question: ____________________________________________________?
Answer:____________________________________________________.
Playing with Muning
Melissa is looking for Sarah and their cat, Muning.
Study the following sentences using demonstrative pronouns and adjectives (here, there) in Tagalog.
| narito | here |
| Narito ako | Here + I. I am here. |
| Narito ako sa sala. | Here + I + in + living room.I am here in the living room. |
| Narito siya. | She/he is here. |
| dito/rito | here |
| naglalaro | playing |
| Dito kami naglalaro. | Here + we + playing. We are playing here. |
DIALOGUE C
MELISSA : Nasaan ka, Sarah? Where are you, Sarah?
SARAH : Narito ako sa sala, Melissa. I am here in the living room, Melissa.
MELISSA : Nasaan si Muning? Where is Muning?
SARAH : Narito siya. Dito kami naglalaro. She is here. We are playing here.
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Let us study the equivalents of demonstrative pronouns that indicate location—here, there, and over there.
| dito/rito/nandito/narito | here |
| diyan/riyan/nandiyan/nariyan | there |
| doon/roon/nandoon/naroon | over there |
Dito and rito have exactly the same meaning and are interchangeable in spoken Tagalog. In the indigenous writing system, baybayin, the/d/and/r/sounds shared the same symbol and were interchangeable. Thus, diyan and riyan, doon and roon, nandito and narito, nandiyan and nariyan and nandoon and naroon are interchangeable in spoken Tagalog.
In written Tagalog, we use dito, diyan, and doon when the preceding word ends with a consonant; and rito, riyan, and roon when the preceding word ends with a vowel. For example, in the sentences below, dito is used after “Muning,” while rito is used after ka.
| Naglalaro si Muning dito. | Muning is playing here. |
| Naglalaro ka rito. | You are playing here. |
In addition, the latest spelling and editing guidelines for written Tagalog published by the University of the Philippines Center for the Filipino Language (2008) specify that because the affix na- ends with a vowel, in contracted forms we should use rito and roon, and not dito and doon.
| na + dito = narito |
| na + doon = naroon |
Study the following sentences.
| Narito ako. | I am here. |
| Nariyan si Muning sa kusina. | Muning is there in the kitchen. |
| Naroon ang bag ko sa kuwarto. | My bag is there in the room. |
As you can see, nandito/narito, nandiyan/nariyan, nandiyan/nariyan are equivalent to saying is here, is there, or is over there. None of these sentences use the be-verb (or even have a verb at all). However, these locational adverbs help supply the meaning of “be” in these sentences.
Now compare the sentences above with the following sentences.
| Nag-aaral ako rito sa Maynila. | I study here in Manila. |
| Diyan ako nakatira. | I live there. |
| Magtatrabaho ako roon sa New York. | I will work over there in NewYork. |
In these sentences, rito, diyan and roon, are used to mean here, there, over there in sentences with verbs.
See if you can answer the following questions. Notice that for saan questions, you need to answer using dito/rito, doon/roon, and diyan/riyan. For nasaan questions, answer with narito, nariyan, or naroon.
1. Question: Nasaan ka? Where are you?
Answer: Narito ako. I am here.
2. Question: Nasaan ang bahay mo? Where is your house?
Answer:_____________ ang bahay ko sa. Los Angeles.
3. Question: Saan ka nag-aaral? Where do you study?
Answer: Nag-aaral ako ___________ sa. UCLA.
4. Question: Saan ka magtatrabaho? Where will you work?
Answer:____________________________________________________.
SUMMING UP
Let us review what you have just learned in this chapter.
Talk/write about the people or objects in your house and where they are. Practice using words for rooms of a house.
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