Filipino Lesson (MARSO 2025)[3.5 thu]

Every first broadcast of the month, our program gives a friendly and easy-to-learn Filipino lesson. We dedicate the program to all who would like to learn the Filipino language, particularly to those of Filipino descent.

Key Words (MARSO 2026):
Baka – maybe (多分、もしかしたら、ひょっとすると); cow (牛)
弾、玉 – stupid, fool (bobo, tanga)

Dialog in Filipino (MARSO 2025):
N: Cindy, mukhang masyadong pang maaga mag-tsek in sa ryokan.
C: Oo nga! Magpalipas muna tayo ng oras sa Tabuchi Memorial Museum of Art and craft.
N: Magandang ideya iyan.
C: Mayroon ka rin bang iniisip na puntahan?
N: Oo. Yung Ako Oishi shrine na inilaan sa 47 ronin at sa kanilang lider.
C: Alam mo iyung “Shio no Kuni” na nasa Ako Seaside Park?
N: Oo. Pwede tayong makaranas ng paggawa ng asin!
C: Kaya masarap ang asin dito. Ano ba ang hapunan natin?
N: Sabi ni Emi, oyster course raw.
C: Talaba??? Baka masira ang tiyan natin kung puro na lang talaba ang kakainin natin.
N: Huwag kang mag-alala! Mayroon ring nilagang baka at inihaw na isda!

Dialog in English (MARSO 2026):
N: Cindy, seems like it’s too early to check in at the Ryokan
C: That’s right! Let’s spend some time first at the Tabuchi Memorial Museum of Art and Craft.
N: That’s a good idea.
C: Are you also thinking of going somewhere?
N: Yes. The Ako Oishi shrine that was dedicated to the 47 ronin and to their leader.
C: Do you know the “Country of Salt” that is in Ako Seaside Park?
N: Yes. We can experience how to make salt.
C: That’s why they have good salt here. What’s our dinner?
N: Emi said, it’s oyster course.
C: Oysters??? We might get stomach upset if everything will be oysters only!
N: Don’t worry! There will be beef soup and grilled fish, too.

Vocabulary (MARSO 2026):
1. mukha – seems like (どうやら)
2. masyado – too much, excess (多すぎる、過剰)
3. maaga – early (早い)
4. magpalipas – to spend (過ごす)
5. ideya – idea (アイデア)
6. iniisip – thinking (考え)
7. puntahan – to go to (行く)
8. inilaan – dedicated (献身的な、ひたむきな)
9. alam – know (知る)
10. pwede – can (できる)
11. makaranas – to experience (経験する)
12. paggawa – to make (作る)
13. asin – salt (塩)
14. hapunan – dinner (夕食)
15. ano – what (なに)
16. talaba – oyster (カキ)
17. masira – to get upset (~の不調になる), to destroy (破る)
18. tiyan – stomach (お腹)
19. sabi – said, according to (によると)
20. dito – here (ここ)
21. puro – pure, 100%, no mix (純粋、混合なし)
22. kakainin – to eat (食べる)
23. mag-alala – to worry (心配する)
24. nilagang baka – beef soup (牛肉のスープ)
25. inihaw – grilled (焼かれた)
26. isda – fish (魚)

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