Enclitics
What enclitic is used to politely address elders or superiors?
po
What is ba?
enclitic changes an affirmative sentence into a question
Add the polite word to “Taga saan ka?”
What is “Taga saan po kayo?"
This interrogative pronoun means “from where.”
Taga saan
Translate “Where is Ana?” into Filipino.
Nasaan si Ana?
What enclitic is used as a question marker?
ba
Add the correct enclitic: “Nag-aaral __ ang mga bata sa paaralan?”
ba
This pronoun is used when speaking casually to one person.
ka
Complete the question: “_____ ka nakatira?”
“Saan ka nakatira?”
Complete the sentence: “Nakatira ako ___ Maynila.”
“Nakatira ako sa Maynila.”
In the sentence “Taga-Pilipinas po ang lalaki,” what is the purpose of po?
It is used to politely address elders or superiors.
Change this into a question: “Nagtatrabaho si Sara sa Pilipinas"
“Nagtatrabaho ba si Sara sa Pilipinas?"
This pronoun is used to speak politely to someone.
kayo
This question asks for Martha’s current location.
Nasaan si Martha?
Translate “I am from Hawaii” into Filipino.
Taga-Haway ako.
Which sentence is asking whether the man is from the Philippines: “Taga-Pilipinas po ang lalaki” or “Taga-Pilipinas ba ang lalaki?”
“Taga-Pilipinas ba ang lalaki?”
What is an example of an interrogative sentence?
“Nakatira ba si Carlo sa Maynila?”
"Guro ba si Maria?”
Complete the polite response: “Taga-Canada ___ ako.”
Taga-Canada po ako.
Ask politely where someone lives.
Saan po kayo nakatira?
Make this question polite: “Nasaan si Carlos?”
Nasaan po si Carlos?
Explain how changing po to ba changes the meaning or purpose of the sentence “Taga-Pilipinas ___ ang lalaki.”
Po makes the statement polite when addressing an elder or superior, while ba changes the sentence into a question.
What should be added to “Masaya ang guro” to ask whether the teacher is happy?
ba
"masaya ba ang guro?"
Correct this phrase: “Taga Amerika.”
Taga-Amerika
Ask informally where someone is from.
Taga saan ka?
Answer the question “Saan ka nakatira?” using the location Cebu.
"Nakatira ako sa Cebu."