Chapter 5

Question 1

Ang mga alaga’.

Answer 1

The [plural] pet.
(The pets)

Question 2

Ito si Tabby, ang aso ko.

Answer 2

This [ang marker] Tabby, the dog my.

Question 3

A, hello Tabby! Bakit Tabby ang pangalan niya?

Answer 3

Ah, hello Tabby! Why Tabby the name his/her?

Question 4

Kasi ang taba’ niya e.

Answer 4

Because very fat of him/her you see.

Question 5

Oo nga’ ano. Mataba’ nga’ siya.

Answer 5

Yes, indeed isn’t it. Fat indeed he/she.

Question 6

Ang bait niya di ba?

Answer 6

Very nice of him/her right?

Question 7

Di ba

Answer 7

isn’t it/he/she, aren’t they, etc.

Question 8

Mabait siya

Answer 8

he/she’s nice

Question 9

Ang bait niya

Answer 9

he/she’s very nice

Question 10

Oo. Ilang taon na siya?

Answer 10

Yes. How many-[linker] year now he/she?

Question 11

Ilang taon na

Answer 11

how old

Question 12

Tatlong taon na yata’.

Answer 12

Three-[linker] year now maybe.

Question 13

Yata’

Answer 13

I think/guess, maybe, if i remember correctly (uncertainty)

Question 14

At ito naman si Tingting, ang kapatid ni Tabby.

Answer 14

And this [contrast] [Ang marker] Tingting, the sibling of Tabby.

Question 15

Naman

Answer 15

show contrast with something already introduced

Question 16

Ang payat ni Tingting!

Answer 16

How thin of Tingting!
(Tingting is so thin!)

Question 17

Payat si Tingting

Answer 17

Thin is Tingting

Question 18

Parang tingting di ba?

Answer 18

Like midrib right?
(As thin as a twig, right?)

Question 19

Mataba’ si Tabby.

Answer 19

Fat [Ang marker] Tabby.

Question 20

Ang taba’ ni Tabby!

Answer 20

How fat of Tabby!
(Tabby is so fat)

Question 21

Mabait si Tingting.

Answer 21

Nice [Ang marker] Tingting.
(Tingting is nice)

Question 22

Ang bait ni Tinging.

Answer 22

How nice of Tingting.
(Tingting is so nice)

Question 23

Ang bait-bait ni Tingting.

Answer 23

How very nice of Tingting.
(Tingting is soooo nice)

Question 24

Payat siya.

Answer 24

Thin he/she.
(He/she is thin)

Question 25

Ang payat niya.

Answer 25

How thin of him/her
(He/she is so thin.)

Question 26

Makulit ang aso niya.

Answer 26

Importunate the dog his/her.
(His/her dog is irritating)

Question 27

Ang kulit ng aso niya.

Answer 27

How importunate of dog his/her.
(His/her dog is so irritating)

Question 28

Maganda ito.

Answer 28

Beautiful this.

Question 29

Ang ganda nito.

Answer 29

How beautiful of this.
(This is so pretty)

Question 30

Masakit iyan.

Answer 30

Painful that (near you)
(That hurts/that’s painful)

Question 31

Ang sakit niyan.

Answer 31

How painful of that (near you).
(That really hurts/that’s so painful)

Question 32

Pangit iyon.

Answer 32

Ugly that (over there).

Question 33

Ang pangit niyon.

Answer 33

How ugly of that (over there)
(That’s so ugly)