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MARIA : Sige na.
Please.
CLARA : Sige, salamat.
Okay. Thank you.

Bokabolaryo

Study the following words and how they were used in the dialogue you just read.
Other words will also be useful for the exercises in this lesson.
Pagdalaw Visit

Dumalaw Visited
Bisita Visitor

Litrato Photograph
Larawan Picture

Inalagaan Took care of
Mabuti-buti Better
Nakakahiya naman. I feel ashamed. (Expression that actually
means “Please don’t bother to give me food.
It is too much trouble.”)

Nag-alok/Inalok Offered
May tubercolosis Has tuberculosis

May kanser Has cancer

Mga Halimbawang Pangungusap

Study the following sentences that narrate Clara’s visit to Maria. They will be
useful when you practice talking about your visit to a relative or a friend.

1. Dumalaw si Clara kay Maria. Clara visited Maria.

2. May lagnat, sipon at ubo si Maria. Maria has a fever, a cold