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Cebuano For Beginners: LESSON 30

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LESSON 30
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LESSON 30

Structural Content:

Verb: (Maka-) class
     Focus: Actor
     Mood: Non-Factual
     Aspect: Aptative

Afactual Forms:
V base
base + (-a/-ha) (paN-) + V base

Negation: Ayaw

Setting:  A PCV instructs his maid to hear Mass early so she can do some market­ing.Gisugo sa PCV ang iyang binatonan pagpasimbag sayo aron makapangarbun.
I.DIALOGUE
Ana, come here.A:Ana, dali ra gud.
I’m coming.B:Naa na ako.
Tomorrow, go to Mass early at San Jose. Then go to Karbun and buy some food.A:Ugma, simbag sayo sa San Jose. Unya, adto sa Karbun, palit ug pagkaon.
What should I buy?B:Unsa may paliton?
Buy some fish, pork and fruits. Just go with Juana because she’s going too.A:Pagpalit ug isda, baboy ug prutas. Uban lang ni Juana kay muadto man sab siya.
II.DIALOGUE BREAKDOWN
Ana, come here.A:Ana, dali ra gud.
come here [please]dali [ra] [gud]
I’m coming.B:Naa na ako.
there [already] Inaa [na] ako333
Tomorrow, go to Mass early at San Jose. Then go to Karbun and buy some food.A:Ugma, simbag sayo sa San Jose. Unya, adto sa Karbun, palit ug pagkaon.
tomorrowugma
worship earlysimba(-g) sayo
at San Jose[sa] San Jose
afterwardsunya
go to Karbunadto [sa] Karbun
buy foodpalit [ug] pagkaon
What should I buy?B:Unsa may paliton?
whatunsa
merchandise[ma (y)] paliton
Buy some fish, pork and fruits. Just go with Juana because she’s going too.A:Pagpalit ug isda, baboy ug prutas. Uban lang ni Juan kay muadto man sab siya.
buy fish(pag) palit [ug] isda
pork and fruitsbaboy ug prutas
go with [just] Juanauban [lang] [ni] Juana
because go [you know]kay (mu) adto [man]
also she[sab] siya
III.VOCABULARY LIST
ambakjump down, dive, plunge
banderaflag
kapoytired; get tired
kuhaget, fetch
gikango, leave, depart
nauggo/come down, step down
paminawlisten
pangitafind, look for
silhigsweep; broom
sugocommand, order
sunodfollow
syagitshout
tarongstraighten334
IV.DRILLS
A.Substitution: Fixed Slot
1.Dayon lang.2.Lakaw na.
Lingkod ____.Luto ____.
Sulod ______.Kaon ____.
Uban ______.Tuon ____.
Gikan _____.Basa ____.
Puyo ______.Sulat ____.
Simba _____.Tan-aw __.
Adto ______.Sakay ___.
Sunod _____.Dula ____.
Dali ____.
Pangita ____.Paspas __.
Pangutana __.Dagan __.
Panawag ___.Higda __.
Panulat ____.Inom ___.
Panguha ___.Kanta __.
Panglaba ___.Kuha ___.
Pamalit ____.Laba ___.
Langoy __.
Kanaug ____.Palit ____ .
Katulog ____.Sayaw ___.
Katawa ____.Sulti _____.
Tahi _____.
Tanom ___.
B.Conversion:
1.Dayon lang.Dayona lang ang balay.
Adto _____.Adtoa _____ ang tindahan.
Pangita _____.Pangitaa ___ ang sinehan.
Pangutana _____.Pangutan-a ___ ang maestra.
Panguha ____.________ ____ang libro.
Pamalit _____.________ ____ang panapton.
Paminaw ___.________ ____ang leksyon.
Panulat _____.________ ____ang balak.
Kanaug ____.________ ____ang bisita.
Lingkod ____.Lingkora  ____ang siya.
Sulod ______.Sudla                ang kwarto.
Sunod _____.Sunda               ang tawo.
Panawag ___.Panawga           ang bata.
2.Simba na.Simbaha na.
Lakaw __.Lakawa ___.
Luto ____.______ ___.
Sulat ____.______ ___.335
Tan-aw __.______ ___.
Dula ____.______ ___.
Dagan ___.______ ___.
Kanta ____.______ ___.
Kuha ____.______ ___.
Palit _____.______ ___.
Sayaw ___.______ ___.
Tahi _____.______ ___.
Tindog ___.______ ___.
Tokar ____.______ ___.
Tarong ___.______ ___.
Kaon ____.Kan-a ____.
Sakay ____.Sakya ____.
Inom _____.Imna _____.
Langoy ___.Langya ___.
Tanom ____.Tamna ___.
3.Gwapo si Jose.Gwapoha si Jose.
Gwapa si Josefa.Gwapaha si Josefa.
Husto ang pagkaon._______________.
Duol si Georgy._______________.
Dugay ang sulat._______________.
Mahal ang sinina._______________.
Dyutay ang asukar._______________.
Bag-o ang awto._______________.
Gahi ang saging._______________.
Hait ang kutsilyo._______________.
Humok ang manok._______________.
Kutsilyo …_________ ang baboy.
Labaha …_________ ang buhok.
Layo ang libro.Lay-a __________.
Busog ang maestra.Busga __________.
Taas ang bandera.Tas-a ___________.
C.Substitution and Expansion:
1.Adto lang.
_______ sa balay.
_____________ sa alas otso.
______________________ karong gabii.
_____________ ugma sa ______.
Dagan _____________________.
____________________ buntag.
Lakaw ____________________.336
_____________ lungsod _________.
Sakay ________________________.
_______________________ alas syete.
2.Pangitaa si Ana.
____________ sa eskwelahan.
________________________ sa Kohala.
_________________________________ sa alas tres.
_________________________________ ugma.
______________________________________ sa hapon.
Pangutan-a ____________________________________.
kuhaa ________________________________________.
Dagana ______________________________________.
___________________________ syudad ___________.
Paminawa ____________________________________.
3.Lutoa ang baboy.
________ manok.
______________ sa kusina.
______________________ sa paniudto.
________ baka ___________________.
Kan-a ___________________________.
_________________ restawran __________.
___________________________ panihapon.
___________________________________ unyang gabii.
Palita _________________________________________.
________________ merkado para sa ________________.
_______________________________________ sunod adlaw.
_______________________ sa alas dyes ___________.
________________ tindahan ____________________.
_____ libro __________________________________.
Basaha __________ kwarto _____________________.
_____ sulat __________________________________.
Sulata ______________________________________.
Kuhaa ______________________________________.337
________________ pos opis ____________________.
________________ lamesa _____________________.
________ kape ______________________________.
Imna ______________________________________.
D.Substitution: Fixed Slot
1.Ayaw pagdagan basig kapuyon ka.
_____ pagdali _______________.
_____ paglangoy _____________.
_____ pagsayaw _____________.
_____ pagtanom _____________.
2.Ayaw pagluto basig maulahi kamo.
_____ pagpalit _______________.
_____ pagkanta ______________.
_____ paghigda ______________.
_____ paglaba _______________.
_____ pagtrabaho _____________.
3.Ayaw pagsilhig basig uhawon ka.
_____ pagsulti ______________.
_____ pagsyagit _____________.
_____ pag-ambak ____________.
_____ pagdagan _____________.
4.Lakaw na aron makaabot ka.
____________ makatan-aw___ .
____________ makasakay ____.
____________ makasulti _____.
____________ makapalit _____.
5.Luto na aron makakaon kamo.
Basa ______ makatuon _____.
Basa ______ makatuon _____.
Basa ______ makatuon _____.
Tan-aw ____ makakita _____.
Sakay _____ makalingkod _____.
Higda _____ makapahulay _____.
6.Lakaw na kay basig makaabot ka.
________________ makatan-aw ___.
________________ makasakay ____.
________________ makasulti _____.
________________ makapalit _____.338
7.Luto na unya dili kamo makakaon.
Basa ______________ makatuon.
Sulat ______________ makabasa.
Tan-aw ____________ makakita.
Sakay _____________ makalingkod.
Higda _____________ makapahulay.
8.Ayawg dayona ang balay.
_____ lutoa ang paksiw.
_____ tan-awa ang sine.
_____ lakawa ang dalan.
_____ pangitaa ang salida.
_____ adtoa ang merkado.
_____ pangutan-a ang bata.
_____ tawga ang lalake.
_____ langya ang dagat.
_____ kan-a ang lechon.
_____ imna ang tuba.
9.Ayaw padayona si Pedro sa balay.
____ palutoa ang kusinera ug paksiw.
____ patan-awa ang anak sa sine.
____ palakwa ang aso sa dalan.
____ papangitaa si Rico ug salida.
____ paadtoa si Ana sa merkado.
____ papangutan-a ang bata kanako.
____ patawga si Lauro kanimo.
____ palangya ang mga estudyante sa dagat.
____ pakan-a ang mga Amerikano ug balut.
____ paimna ang mga maestra ug tuba.
V.

LEXICAL/GRAMMAR NOTES

balut-boiled duck egg at the embryonic stage; a Filipino delicacy.
basig-[basi] + [ug]
unya-Luto na unya dili kamo makakaon.
Unya is used here to mean ‘otherwise’ ‘or else’, ‘or later’
pangutana-‘inquire’, ‘ask’ has two Afactual forms depending on its focus:
Actor Focus:Pangutana niya. ‘(You)ask him
Goal Focus:Pangutan-a siya. ‘Ask him.’339
Verb:

(Maka-) class

Focus:   Actor

Mood:   Non-Factual (maka-)

Aspect: Aptative

The Non-Factual form (maka-) expresses the meaning ‘be able to’ and it designates present, past, progressive and future actions.

Sakay na aron makalingkod kamo.
‘Get aboard already so that you can get a seat.’

Higda na aron makapahulay kamo.
‘Lie down now so that you will be able to rest.’

It also designates the meaning ‘to have an oppor­tunity to’, to refer to future actions.

Lakaw na kay basig makapalit ka.
‘Leave now and you might have a chance to shop.’

Lakaw na kay basig makatan-aw ka.
‘Get going now because there’s the opportu­nity you might be able to watch.’

Afactual Forms
A.Actor Focus Constructions (cf. Lesson 18)
1.(Mu-) class: V base
          e.g., Dagan.
                  Sunod.
                  Lakaw.
2.(Mag-) class: (paN-) + V base
e.g.,   Pagluto ug adobo.
          Panguha ug peryodiko.
          Pamalit ug prutas.
          Panulat ug balak.
3.Intransitive Verbs: (ka-) + V base
e.g.,   Kanaug.

          Katulog karon.

          Katawa ug hilum.340
B.Goal Focus Construction: (-on) class
1.The Afactual mood is formed by
a)suffixing (-a) or (-ha) to the V base, e.g.
Dayona ang balay.‘Go up the house.’
Basaha ang libro.‘Read the book.’
Adtoa ang tindahan.‘Go to the store.’
b)prefixing (i-) to the V base, e.g.
Itudlo ang leksyon.‘Teach the lesson.’
Itanom ang humay.‘Plant the rice.’
2.Certain adjectives and nouns may be used in imperative constructions with the mean­ing of ‘make or do [X]’ where [X] is either a noun or adjective. The suffix (-a) or (-ha) is attached to the N/Adj base giving it a verbal function, e.g.
Gwapoha si Jose.‘Make Jose handsome.’
Kutsilyoha ang baboy.‘Slice the pork.’
3.In the Causative Goal Focus construction, the imperative is formed by the compound affix (pa--a) + V base, e.g.

Padayona si Pedro sa balay.
‘Have Pedro come up the house.’

Paimna ang mga maestra ug tuba.
‘Let the teachers drink tuba.’

C.The Negative Imperative is formed by adding ayaw + ug [ayawg] before the afactual form, e.g,
Ayawg dayona ang balay.
Ayawg lutoa ang pansit.
Ayawg itanom ang humay.
Ayawg dagana.
but:
Ayaw pagluto ug adobo.
Ayaw panulat ug balak.
Ayaw padayona si Pedro sa balay.
Ayaw paimna ang mga maestra ug tuba.341

Summary: Sentence Patterns

1.Predicate
VerbParticle
Dayonlang
Pagluto
Kanaugna
a.PredicateTopic
ParticleVerbN/Pron
Pattern 1aronmakakaon[ang/si]-phrase
kaymakapalitako-class
  basig   1st set
2.PredicateTopic
VerbNoun
Dayona[ang/si]-phrase
Itudlo
Gwapoha
Kutsilyoha
3.Predicate
Neg. Mkr.Verb
Ayawpagdagan.
pagdali.
ug dagan.
     dali.
a.

Pattern 3

PredicateTopic
ParticleVerbPronoun
basigkapuyonako-class
maulahi  1st set342
4.PredicateTopicComplement
Neg. Mkr.VerbN/PronN (place/obj)
Ayawpadayona[ang/si]-phrasesa balay.
palutoaako-classug paksiw.
patan-awa  1st setsa sine.
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