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GINOONG
: Mabuti. Ikaw?
SANTOS
Fine. (And) you?

MARIA :Mabuti po.
Fine.

Bokabolaryo (Vocabulary)

Po Honorific word used to connote respect
Ginoong A contraction of the word “ginoo” and the linker “na,” here contracted as
“ng”; Mr./Mister. In conversational Filipino, “Mister” is more commonly
said, but Ginoong is sometimes used in formal occasions.

Kayo Pronoun, second person, plural used in formal situations

Mga Gawain (Activities)

Study the new words below that can also be used to indicate respect. Give the
answers to the questions and provide the questions to the answers. In some instances,
the answers are given to serve as a guide for the other numbers.

Pagsasanay sa Pagtanong at Pagsagot (Question and Answer
Practice)

Mga Bagong Salita (New Words)

Ninyo You (second person plural; also used in formal situations)

1. TANONG (Question) : Kumusta ka? (older person addressing younger person)
SAGOT (Answer) : ____________. (younger person addressing older person)

2. TANONG : _____________________ (younger person addressing older person)

SAGOT : Mabuti. (older person addressing younger person)

3. TANONG : Tanong Ano ang pangalan mo? (older person addressing younger

person)