Page 176 - Tagalog for Beginners: An Introduction to Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines

Nakakainis lang ang naghihintay.
Tumatakbo si Ramon. Ngumiti si Lillian. Pagkatapos, naisip niya: Okay
naman. Nakakainis lang ang naghihintay.

Pagsusulat (Writing)

Using the vocabulary and grammar you have learned, try writing your own
paragraph in Tagalog/Filipino. Try writing it in the aspect (completed, incompleted,
contemplated) that you are finding most difficult. The paragraph can be as complex
or as simple as you like. Study the examples and use them as a guides.

Halimbawa 1
Bumibili si Juan ng tiket papuntang Los Baños. Alas-kuwatro ang alis ng bus.
Alas-sais ang dating nito sa Los Baños. Singkuwento pesos ang isang tiket.

Sasakay siya sa Pasay Bus Terminal. Bababa siya sa Crossing ng U.P. Los
Baños.

Halimbawa 2
Bibili ako ng tiket papuntang Bohol. Alas-dos ng hapon ang alis ng eroplano.
Alas-tres ang dating sa Bohol. Dalawang libong piso ang tiket.

Halimbawa 3
Bibili ako ng tiket _______________________. _______________________ ang
alis ng ___________________. ___________________ ang dating sa
___________________. _________________________ ang tiket. Sasakay ako sa
_________________________. Bababa ako sa _________________________.

Paglalagom (Summing Up)

In Aralin 12, you have learned and practiced:
1. Words and phrases related to time,
2. Words and phrases related to departures and arrivals,
3. Words and phrases related to buying and selling tickets at a station,
4. The imperative and infinitive verb forms.

You should now be able to:
1. Tell the time in both the indigenous Tagalog way and the Spanish-language
derived way.