Page 401 - Tagalog for Beginners: An Introduction to Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines

JUAN : Ganoon ba? Nakikiramay ako. Kaya pala mukha kang Biyernes santo.
Is that so? My condolences. That’s why you look sad.
CLARA : Salamat. Malapit ako sa kanya.
Thank you. I was close to her.

JUAN : Talaga?
Really?
CLARA : Oo, akala ng iba ay istrikta siya.

Yes, other people thought she was strict.
JUAN : Ganoon ba?

Is that so?
CLARA : Pero mabait siya. Matigas lang ang mukha.
But she was kind. She just looked stern.

JUAN : Ano ang ikinamatay niya?
What did she die of?

CLARA : Atake sa puso.
A heart attack.

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.

Mga salitang nagpapahayag ng damdamin at mga idiomatikong ekspresyon
(Words that express feelings and idiomatic expressions)

Masayang-masaya Very happy
Malungkot Sad