Page 353 - Tagalog for Beginners: An Introduction to Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines

Maaari mo bang isulat/sulatin... Can you write...
Puwede mo bang basahin... Can you read...

What is the difference between maaari and puwede ? Both words mean the
same thing. Maaari, being an indigenous Tagalog word, however, can seem to be

more formal. In recent times, puwede seems to be used more often in everyday
life.

Dayalogo: Problema sa Kuwarto

Read the dialogue below. After completing this chapter, practice this dialogue using
your own information.

PEDRO : Hello? Front desk ho ba ito?

Hello? Is this the front desk?
CLERK : Oho.

Yes.
PEDRO : Sira ho ang aircon ko.

My air conditioner is broken.
CLERK : Sandali lang ho. Paakyatin ko ho ang technician namin. Baka puwedeng
ayusin.

Just a moment. I will ask our technician to go up. He might be able to fix it.
PEDRO : Puwede ho ba akong lumipat ng kuwarto?
Can I change rooms?

CLERK : Kung hindi ho maaayos, puwede kayong lumipat sa Room 1240.
If it is not fixed, you can move to Room 1240.

PEDRO : Salamat.
Thank you.

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.
Sira Broken

Ayusin Fix
Paaakyatin To ask someone to go up