LESSON NOTES

Filipino Listening Comprehension for

Intermediate Learners #1
Looking At Apartments in the Philippines

CONTENTS

Dialogue - Filipino
Main
English
Vocabulary
Sample sentences

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1. May isang mag-asawa na tumitingin sa ilang mga floor plan.

2. Anong apartment ang kanilang pupuntahan para tignan?

3. Eh kung ito kaya? Mayroon itong maganda at malawak na sala.

4. Hmm, gusto ko ng malawak na sala, pero gusto ko rin ng espasyo para sa parking.

5. Tignan natin...eh kung ito kayang isa?

6. Oo maganda yan! Puntahan ba natin 'to para tignan?

7. Teka lang. Hindi ba masyadong maliit ang aparador?

8. Magandang punto. Hmm, mukhang walang perpekto...Teka, ito kayang isa?

9. Nandito ang lahat ng ating kailangan, hindi ba? At may kalakihan din ang aparador. Puntahan natin
ito at tignan!

10. Ok!

ENGLISH

1. A husband and a wife are looking at some floor plans.

2. Which apartment are they going to see?

3. How about this one? It's got a nice, large living room.

4. Hmm, I like a big living room, but I want a parking space.

5. Let's see... how about this one?

6. Yeah, that's nice! Should we go see this one?

7. Wait a second. Isn't the closet a bit too small?

8. Good point. Hmm, there doesn't seem to be one that's perfect... Wait, how about this one?

9. It's got everything we need, doesn't it? And the closet is pretty large, too. Let's go see this one!

10. Okay!

VOCABULARY

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may pagka pretty adverb

Tignan natin. Let's see. phrase

aparador closet noun

perpekto perfect adjective

Magandang punto! Good point! phrase

Teka lang! Wait a second! phrase

espasyo para sa parking parking space noun

apartment apartment noun

salas living room noun

floor plan floor plan noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

May pagkamakulit ang aking pamangkin para sa Tignan natin. Siguro mas may mainam na paraan
kanyang edad. para kumbinsihin siya.

"My nephew is pretty cheeky for a child of his "Let's see. Maybe there is a better way to
age." convince him."

Sampung minuto na kong naghahanap sa Halos imposibleng mahanap ang perpektong

aparador para sa aking pantalon. sukat.

"I have been looking in the closet for my work "It is almost impossible to find the perfect fit."
pants for ten minutes already. "

Yun ang perpektong pagkakataon para Magandang punto! Hindi ko yun napagisipan.
makahingi ng tawad sa kanya.
"Good point! I didn't think about that."
"That's the perfect opportunity to apologize to
her."

Teka lang! Sa tingin ko may nakaligtaan kang Sa oras na ito, halos imposibleng makahanap ng
tignan ng mabuti. espasyo para sa parking.

"Wait a second! I think you may have overlooked "At this time of day, it's almost impossible to find
something." a parking space."

Nanirahan siya sa apartment na iyon sa loob ng Nilinis ko ang aking apartment ngayong araw na
labindalawang taon. ito.

"She lived in that apartment for twelve years." "I cleaned my apartment today."

Hindi ko kayang kumuha ng apartment sa gitna Kung mayroon lang akong sapat na pera, bibili
ng siyudad. ako ng apartment sa gitna ng siyudad.

"I can't afford to rent an apartment in the city "If I had enough money I would buy an
center." apartment in the city center."

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 Sa tuwing tumatayo ako sa harap ng bintana sa Huwag kang bibili ng apartment hangga't hindi
aming sala, mayroon akong magandang tanawin mo nakikita ang floor plan.
ng mga bubong.
"Never buy an apartment before you have seen
"When I stand at the window of our living room, I the floor plan."
have a marvelous view of the sea of roofs
beneath me."

Muli nating tignan maigi ang floor plan.

Let's have a closer look at the floor plan again.

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