Vocabulary
petsa
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date
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gabí
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night; evening
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umaga
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morning
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hapon
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afternoon
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Grammar
In this lesson, we will finish talking about telling time, and also cover the date. If you are not familiar with the months, which are borrowed from Spanish, please go to Appendix E at this time and memorize them.
Period of the Day
Period of the day, such as morning or evening, can be added to times using the possessive ng.
time + ng + period (Tag.) = time in the period (Eng.)
Ex: Lunes ng gabi.
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= Monday in the evening or Monday evening.
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Ex: Martes nang alas-tres diyes ng umaga.
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= Tuesday at 3:10 a.m.
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Ex: Sabado nang ala-una ng hapon.
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= Saturday at one in the afternoon.
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The Date
Here is how you ask the date in Tagalog:
Anong petsa na? (Tag.) = What date is it? (Eng.)
Notice that ano takes a linker, changing it to anong, in this sentence. This is how you answer it using Tagalog numbers:
Ordinal number + ng + Month. (Tag.) = Ordinal number of Month. (Eng.)
Ex: Ikalabinlima ng Mayo.
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= (The) fifteenth of May.
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Ex: Ikadalawampu’t isa ng Agosto.
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= Twenty-first of August.
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Ex: Ikaapat ng Hulyo.
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= Fourth of July.
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That Structure Equation works for Spanish numbers too, but we will only use Tagalog numbers for this in order to give you more practice with them. But the first day of the month is an exception:
Unang araw ng + Month. (Tag.) = 1st (day) of Month. (Eng.)
Ex: Unang araw ng Mayo.
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= 1st of May or 1st day of May.
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Ex: Unang araw ng Agosto.
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= 1st of August.
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Ex: Unang araw ng Hulyo.
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= 1st of July.
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Similarly:
Huling araw ng + Month. (Tag.) = Last day of Month. (Eng.)
Ex: Huling araw ng Mayo.
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= Last day of May.
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Ex: Huling araw ng Agosto.
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= Last day of August.
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Ex: Huling araw ng Hulyo.
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= Last day of July.
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Including a Year
You can add a year if you would like:
Date + taong + year. (Tag) = Date, year. (Eng)
Note: Taong is just taon + linker.
Ex: Ikalabinlima ng Mayo taong dalawang libo't lima.
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= 15th of May, 2005.
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Ex: Ikadalawampu ng Nobyembre taong isang libo, siyam na raan, walumpu't pito.
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= 20th of November, 1987.
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Ex: Unang araw ng Enero taong dalawang libo.
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= 1st of January, 2000.
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Combining Time and Date
Here is how you add a day and time to a date:
Day + ang + date + taong + year + time. (Tag.) = Time, day the date, year. (Eng.)
Ex: Linggo ang ikalabinlima ng Mayo taong dalawang libo't lima nang alas-dos.
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= 2 o’clock, Sunday the 15th of May, 2005.
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Ex: Biyernes ang ikadalawampu ng Nobyembre taong isang libo, siyam na raan, walumpu't pito nang alas-sais ng umaga.
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= 6 am, Friday the 20th of November, 1987.
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Ex: Sabado ang unang araw ng Enero taong dalawang libo nang alas-diyes.
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= Ten o’clock, Saturday the first of January, 2000.
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Sample Phrases
Q1
Sunday in the morning.
Linggo ng umaga.
Q2
Last day of March, 1521.
Huling araw ng Marso taong isang libo, limang daan, dalawampu't isa.
Q3
What is the date today? (resp.)
Anong petsa na po?
Q4
Not the 10th of June.
Hindi ang ikasampu ng Hunyo.
Q5
About 9 o'clock, Friday the 25th of December, 2020.
Biyernes ang ikadalawampu’t lima ng Disyembre taong dalawang libo't dalawampu nang mga alas-nuwebe.
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Tuesday in the evening.
Martes ng gabi.
Q7
The 1st of February?
Unang araw ng Pebrero ba?
Q8
September 9, 1994.
Ikasiyam ng Setyembre taong isang libo, siyam na raan, siyamnapu't apat.
Q9
Thursday at half past three in the afternoon.
Huwebes nang alas-tres y medya ng hapon.
Q10
Monday evening, the 31st of October, 2005.
Lunes ng gabi, ikatatlumpu’t isa ng Oktubre taong dalawang libo't lima.
Drills - Lesson 11