Recent Threads by kuya19

posted: Jan 21st, 2024 2:37pm
"Question: Is tumira only for where you permanently live? Halimbawa: Tumira kami sa Viriginia. Noong pumunta kami sa Pilipinas para vacation, tumira kami sa hotel malapit sa Mall of Asia. If the sentences are incorrect or sound wrong, feedback is appreciated..."

posted: Apr 16th, 2023 10:59pm
"Question: When to use dati vs nauna? Mainly for saying "previous" If I wanted to say "I saw the previous president earlier today" would "Nakita ko ang naunang/dating pangulo kanina" both sound natural? Is dati a better word for general use for things that were different previously?..."

posted: Apr 10th, 2023 9:56pm
"Question: pati vs din/rin the main takeaway I've seen is that pati is used more with the English equivalent of 'even/including (noun)' "The test wasn't hard, even I passed" where as din/rin is a general "also, too, etc" https://hinative.co m/questions/12491515 b esides din/rin being more general use of "also" and pati more along the lines of "even", are there other tips on when to use pati instead?..."

posted: Apr 4th, 2023 9:17pm
"Question: how to differentiate when 'siguro' is used as 'maybe' vs 'sure'? I've read the definition page and the note that says even though it means 'maybe', it can also be used as 'sure' or 'must be'. Siguro siya ay lagpas sesenta. example sentence translation is "He must be over sixty" but how do I not misinterpret it as "maybe he's over sixty?"..."

posted: Jan 24th, 2023 9:01pm
"Question: Can I get help in understanding the phrase "sa lalong madaling panahon"? This is an excerpt from the auto subtitles in the video "Gumanda na nga ba ang Internet sa Pilipinas?" "...at maaiangat pa ang kalidad ng internet dito sa Pilipinas sa lalong madaling panahon. So may mga magsasabi siguro..." @ 8:34 google translate and bing translate both say that that portion means "soon" or "as soon as possible". I'm aware we should take google translate with a grain of salt but in the context of..."

posted: Jan 4th, 2023 9:47pm
"Question: clarification on verb conjugation after 'huwag' I was listening to Habang Buhay and the lyrics are " Andito 'ko hanggang sa 'ting pagtanda Mamahalin kita basta't 'pag nahulog Nakahawak ako, 'wag ka lang bibitaw " Before listening to this song, the example sentences I've seen with huwag only use the infinitive verb but I was confused with this using future tense. Is it future tense because he's saying he will love her till they're old and for her to not let go (in the future) when she f..."

posted: Dec 26th, 2022 9:51pm
"Question: Clarification on magsumikap? I was practicing listening to the Balitang Pilipinas podcost from Dec 20 when I got to around 0:32 (3)Glutathione, hindi lang pampaputi, pampataas pa ng hangaring magsumikap (3)Glutathion e, not only for skin whitening, but to increase motivation as well I get the first 2/3 of the sentence. What confuses me is the translation "but to increase motivation as well". My understanding is that the 'pa' is what translated to 'as well'. I looked up pampa prefix and ha..."

posted: Dec 21st, 2022 12:24pm
"Question: Are 'hayaan' and 'payagan' completely interchangeable? Huwag mo hayaan ang mga bata mo gawin yan. Huwag mo payagan ang mga bata mo gawin yan. If not, what contexts are there where one is better?..."

posted: Dec 12th, 2022 8:44pm
"Question: Can I get feedback on my transcription? I was watching today's episode of TV Patrol playback: https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=IjqiXpPphQY I try to transcribe to test my listening. For the words I wasn't sure of, I quoted with a ^^. It's only the first minute of the video. Magandang gabi bayan. Simula natin ang balita ^ang^ sa biyahe ng pangulo nasa Brussels Belgium ngayon si Pangulo Ferdinand Marcos jr para sa ASEAN EU summit. Nagsalita ^narisiya^(not sure what this word is?) sa issue ng M..."

posted: Nov 28th, 2022 8:21pm
"Question: A typo for "one and a half hours"? In the "Bacon 3 Ways | Ninong Ry" Youtube video, the transcription says " isa’t kahalating oras " but it sounds like "kalahating oras" Do we just post in the forum here or is there a better way to send input for transcriptions? as a side note, thanks for even having these transcripts in the first place. Native speakers speak way too fast haha..."

posted: Nov 24th, 2022 9:25am
"Question: what is the rule for placing adverbs in a sentence? in this case 'bigla' Biglang nagising ako nang magingay ang pusa ko Nagising akong bigla nang magingay ang pusa ko I'm trying to say "I woke up suddenlty when my cat made noise" Any feedback to make this sentence sound more natural?..."

posted: Nov 15th, 2022 7:25pm
"when to use pa vs pa rin? I was listening to the Tagalog News Podcast (thanks to the devs for including it), I heard/read "(1)Pinal na code of conduct sa South China Sea, wala pa ring nangyari" when do you use 'pa rin' vs just 'pa'..."