1. Introductory Filipino Panimulang Filipino
Nenita P. Domingo
UCLA

2. Magandang umaga. Beautiful morning. Magandang tanghali. Beautiful noon.
Magandang hapon.
Beautiful afternoon.
Magandang gabi.
Ako si
Nenita Pambid Domingo
Nagagalak ako na
makilala ka.

3. Taga saan ka? Where are you from?
Taga- PILIPINAS ako. I am from the PHILIPPINES.
Anong pangalan mo?
What is your name?
_______ ang pangalan ko.
________ (is) my name.

4. Nasaan ang Pilipinas?
Nandito ang Pilipinas.

5. Fast Facts:
7,107 islands and islets Filipino and English are the official languages, but there are
180 regional languages and dialects;
Spanish was the official language until ,000 sq. km. (115,831 sq. mi.) total land area 91, 983,000 total population (2011) 11M overseas Filipinos worldwide
80% Roman Catholic
April 1565 claimed by Spain 1 May 1898 U.S. invaded Hispanic Philippines 12 June 1898 Independence declared December 1898 Spain ceded the Philippines to the U.S. Treaty of Paris
US$ 20 M was the market price of the Philippines
when the U.S. bought it from Spain
Philippine-American War 1935 Philippine Commonwealth Japanese occupation 4 July 1946 Philippine independence from U.S.

6. America in the Philippines

9. Water cure

10. Educating the Indio
Thomasites

11. 1901 to 1903, Taft served as the first civilian Governor-General of the
Philippines. 27th U.S. President (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913)

12. Brief History of Republic
Pre-colonial
-1565
350+ years in the convent
50 years of Hollywood
Neo-Colonial
Anituist (Austronesian)
Muslim Culture & Religion
Catholicism
Protestantism
All Beliefs 80-85% Catholic
Datu, Sultan
King of Spain
Spanish Gov. Gen. Church
American Governor General
President, Cabinet
Legislature
170+ distinct languages
Spanish & Native languages
Spanish English
Pilipino(1935)
Filipino
English

13. Alfabetong Filipino -1565 Baybayin (alibata) [several syllabaries]
a e~I o~u baka da ga ha la ma na nga pa sa ta wa ya
Baybayin (alibata) [several syllabaries]
1935
A Ba Ka Da E Ga Ha I La Ma Na NGa O Pa Ra Sa Ta U Wa Ya
Pilipino based on Tagalog (20 M speakers)
1987
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ň NG O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Filipino based on different Philippine languages

14. Characteristics of the Language
The soul of the language is in its affixation
Content words share one root word
Verbs have aspects, mode, & focus
The preferred word order is Predicate/Subject
Case is crucial: ANG, NG, SA, PARA SA
There are 16 Adverbial Particles (enclitics)
The language uses Markers: noun, direct object, place, past time, future time, plural marker (s, -es in English)
Linkers (-ng, na) connect words
There are plural verbs, adjectives, interrogatives

15. Root Word Salitang-Ugat
Ganda- root or base word
Gumanda- verb- to become beautiful
Maganda- adjective- beautiful
Kagandahan- noun –beauty
Pagganda- noun- the act of becoming beautiful

16. Cases ANG NG SA PARA SA Kumain ako ng manok. I ate the chicken.
Kinain ako ng manok. The chicken ate me.
ANG- in the case of the subject
NG- in the case of the direct object
SA- indicates to or from, place
PARA SA- in the case of the indirect object or one
who benefits

17. 7 Focus of the Verb
Actor Focus -um-, mag-, ma, mang-, makapag-, maka, magpa-
Benefactive Focus ipag-, -an, I-
Causative Focus ika-, ikinapag-
Directional Focus -an, -han
Object Focus i-, in- -an/han, pa-in
Instrumental Focus Ipang-
Locative -an/-han; pag-an/-han

18. Mode of Verb Indicative: -um-, mag-, ma, I-, in, -an
Social: maki-, paki-
Abilitative ma-
Involuntary ma-
Distributive mang-
Causative magpa-, pa-in
Accidental ma-
Reciprocal mag-an
Feeling ma-
Benefactive i, ipag, -an

19. Filipino 1
Filipino 2
Filipino 3
Pagpapakilala/
Pakikipagkilala
Paglalakbay at Pangingibang- Bayan
Pananalig at
Pananampalataya
Wika, Kalinangan, at Kasaysayan
Pamimili
Pag-ibig at Pakikipagkapwa
Ritwal at Pagdiriwang
Pagkain
Kaugalian, Halagahin, at Pagkatao
Mag-anak at Sambayanan
Katutubong Karunungan
Panitikan

20. Filipino 1 Pagpapakilala (Introduce yourself)
Case markers ang, ng, sa, para sa, may, wala
Wika, Kalinangan, at
Kasaysayan
Alfabeto, bigkas, diin, baybay, bantas, bahagi ng pananalita, pangungusap
Ritwal at Pagdiriwang
Pandiwa: -um-, mag-, ma-, magpa-, -in-, -an, paningit
Mag-anak at Sambayanan
Pang-uri, pang-angkop
Bilang, digri

21. Filipino 2 Paglalakbay at Pangingibang Bayan (oras, direksyon)
Ang, ng, sa, para sa, pamatlig, pokus, aspekto, panagano
Pamimili (bilang, gusto/ayaw)
Pawatas, pang-angkop, ayos ng salita, naka-, kung, kapag, nang
Pagkain (ngalan ng pagkain galing sa pandiwa)
Pawatas, pokus sa obheto (abcdoil); I SAID CAR FoB
Katutubong Karunungan (pakiusap)
Paki + S.U. (pawatas -an)

22. Filipino 3 Pananalig at Pananampalataya
Modals: dapat, kailangan, pwede
Pag-ibig at Pakikipagkapwa
imperpektibo
Kaugalian, Halagahin at Pagkatao
PO, Pandiwa: maka-, makapag-, pangatnig
Panitikan: Salamin ng Buhay
Paglalarawan, pagsasalaysay, paglalahad, pagbibigay kahulugan, paghahambing, pangangatwiran

23. Acknowledgement Fr. Ted Torralba