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No. He will play the piano at his cousin’s wedding. Jose will play tennis
with me.
JUAN : Magluluto ako ng adobo. Gusto mo bang dumaan sa bahay ko?

I will cook adobo. Would you like to pass by my house?
PEDRO : Sige. Makikikain ako sa bahay mo dahil ayaw kong magluto.

Okay. I will eat dinner with you [as a favor] in your house because I don’t
want to cook.

Bokabolaryo

Review some of the verbs you have studied recently, and then study new verbs used
in the dialogue you have just read as well as verbs that can be used in dialogue
variations.
Note that words (such as soccer, tennis) that are not indigenous in Filipino have
no equivalents and therefore, it is fine to use them in the original English.

We are also introducing here the two affixes makikipag and makiki. Study how
they are used.

Affixes

Makikipag To do something together with someone
Makiki To do something with someone as a favor

Mga Pandiwa

Maglalaro Will play (a game)
Makikipaglaro Will play with
Makikipagsayaw Will dance with

Makikipag-away Will fight with (pronounce “ay” in the root word away as
the long “i” not the long “a”)
Makikipagbati Will reconcile with

Makikipag-usap Will talk to
Makikipagkantahan Will sing with (a group of people)

Makikipagtugtugan Will play (instruments) with (a group of people)
Tatapusin Will finish

Tutugtog Will play a game