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I ate macadamia nuts.
MARIA : Ano pa ang ginawa mo?
What else did you do?

CLARA : Namili ako at nagpamasahe sa spa. Ikaw, saan ka nagbakasyon?
I went shopping and I asked someone to give me a massage at a spa. What
about you, where did you have a vacation?
MARIA : Dito lang ako sa Oakland.

I was just here in Oakland.

Bokabolaryo

Study the following words. Some of them were used in the dialogue you just read
and some of them will be useful when you make your own sentences for your
dialogues. There are also old and new words that can help you express your
feelings. The verbs in this lesson practice the completed aspect (which in some
languages, grammarians call the past tense.)

Mga Pandiwa (Verbs)

Lumangoy Swam
Sumisid Dived
Namasyal Went sightseeing

Namili Went shopping
Nagbakasyon Took a vacation

Nag-i-scuba-diving Went scuba diving
Nag-i-snorkeling Went snorkeling
Nag-skiing Went skiing

Umakyat Climb
Kumuha ng larawan Took pictures

Nagpahinga Rest
Inempake Pack (a suitcase)