OBJECTIVES

At the end of this module you will be able to perform the following tasks in Pilipino:

1. Make a reservation in a restaurant.
2. Ask for a table for your group.
3. Ask for the menu.
4. Understand the waiter when he asks you what you’d like to drink.
5. Order drinks.

Audio for this lesson

Mesa para sa Dalawa
A Table for Two

Bob	Gusto kong magpareserba ng mesa para sa dalawang tao.	I’d like to reserve a table for two people.
Weyter:	Para kailan?	For when?
Bob	Para sa alas otso sa Sabado.	For eight o’clock on Saturday.
Weyter:	Anong pangalan ninyo?	What is your name.
Bob	Bob Turner.	Bob Turner.
Weyter:	Magandang gabi po.	Good evening, sir, ma’am.
Bob	Magandang gabi po naman. Bob Turner ang pangalan ko. Nagpareserba ako para ngayon.	Good evening to you, too. My name is Bob Turner. I have a reservation for today.
Weyter:	Dito po.	This way please. [Here, sir. ]
Anne	May menu ba kayo?	Do you have a menu?
Weyter:	Opo, meron. Sandali po.	Yes, we do. Just a moment, ma’am.
Weyter:	Eto po ang menu. Anong gusto ninyong inumin? OR Ano po ang gusto ninyong inumin.	Here’s the menu, ma’am. What would you like to drink?
Bob	Dalhan mo ako ng San Miguel bir.	Bring me a San Miguel beer.
Weyter:	At kayo po, ma’am?	And you, ma’am?
Anne	Ayokong uminom ng alak. Kape na lang.	I don’t care for a drink. Just coffee.

NOTES ON THE CONVERSATION

Nagpareserba ako… – literally, “I have reserved… ”

May menu ba kayo? Smaller restaurants often do not have menus. There may be a menu posted in the window or on the wall inside the restaurant.

EXERCISES

Exercise 1.

You hear:	two
Say:	Gusto kong magpareserba ng mesa para sa dalawang tao.

Exercise 2.

You hear:	Para sa anong oras?
You see:	six
Say:	Para sa alas sais.
2:00 12:00 1:30 5:30 11:30 7:00

Exercise 3. Repetition

Para sa alas nuwebe ngayong umaga.
For nine o’clock this morning.

Para sa alas siyete bukas ng gabi.
For seven o’clock tomorrow night.

Para sa alas kuwatro sa Biyernes ng hapon.
For four o’clock Friday afternoon.

Para sa alas dose y medya sa Lunes ng tanghali.
For twelve-thirty Monday noon.

Para sa alas otso sa Sabado ng gabi.
For eight o’clock Saturday night.

Para sa alas singko y medya sa Linggo ng hapon.
For five-thirty Sunday afternoon.

Para sa ala una ngayong tanghali.
For this noon at one o’clock.

Para sa alas tres y medya ngayong hapon.
For three-thirty this afternoon.

Exercise 4. Say in Pilipino:

1. For seven o’clock tonight.
2. For five o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
3. For eight-thirty tomorrow night.
4. For three-thirty Sunday afternoon.
5. For ten o’clock this morning.
6. For two-twenty this afternoon.
7. I want to reserve a table for three people.
8. I want to reserve a table for eight people.

Exercise 5. Repetition

San Miguel bir	San Miguel beer
serbesa negra	dark beer
Scotch wiski na may yelo	Scotch whiskey with ice (on the rocks)
soda	soda
limonada	lemonade
orens	orange drink
kalamansi drink	citrus drink
guyabano drink	guyabano drink
rum	La Tondeña (Philippine rum)
wine	wine
sioktong	a sweet wine

Exercise 6.

You hear:	Anong gusto ninyong inumin?
You see:	Scotch whiskey on the rocks
Say:	Dalhan mo ako ng Scotch wiski na may yelo.
San Miguel beer dark beer orange drink Scotch whiskey on the rocks

Exercise 7.

You hear:	Anong gusto ninyong inumin?
You see:	dark beer and Scotch whiskey on the rocks
Say:	Dalhan mo kami ng serbesa negra at Scotch wiski na may yelo.
wine and lemonade 7 Up and orange La Tondena and San Miguel (beer) Scotch whiskey and wine

Exercise 8. Repetition

Ayokong uminom ng bir.
I don’t care to drink beer.

Ayokong uminom ng kok.
I don’t care to drink coke.

Ayaw naming uminom ng serbesa negra.
We don’t care to drink dark beer.

Ayaw naming uminom ng gatas.
We don’t care to drink milk.

Ayaw naming uminom ng mainit na limonada.
We don’t care to drink hot lemonade.

Ayokong uminom ng wine.
I don’t care to drink wine.

Ayokong = ayaw + ako + -ng

Exercise 9.

You hear:	a beer
Say:	Dalhan mo pa ako ng bir. (Bring me another beer.)

Exercise 10.

You hear:	May gusto ka pa ba?
You see:	dark beer
Say:	Pakidalhan mo pa ako ng serbesa negra.
wine coffee coke rum rum and coke

Exercise 11. Say in English:

1. Anong pangalan ninyo?
2. Anong gusto ninyong inumin?
3. Sandali po.
4. Gusto pa ba ninyo ng kape?
5. Para kailan?

Exercise 12. Say in Pilipino:

1. I’d like to make a reservation for three people.
2. For three o’clock this afternoon.
3. Bring me a cold San Miguel beer.
4. We don’t care to drink.
5. Bring us a coke and a dark beer.
6. I don’t care to drink.
7. Bring me another soda.

Exercise 13. Conversation for Listening Comprehension

Weyter (Ben):	Mabuhay Restaurant. Magandang hapon po.
Bob:	Kumusta,Ben. si Bob ito.
Weyter:	Mabuti naman, Bob, at ikaw?
Bob:	Okey lang, Ben. Puwede bang magpareserba ng mesa?
Weyter:	Para kailan?
Bob:	Para sa alas otso sa Linggo ng gabi.
Weyter:	Para sa ilang tao?
Bob:	Para sa tatlo
Weyter:	Sige. Hanggang sa Linggo, Bob.
*     *     *
Weyter:	Ito ang mesa ninyo, Bob.
Bob:	Salamat sa iyo, Ben.
Weyter:	Anong gusto ninyong inumin?
Bob:	Dalhan rno ako ng serbesa negra.
Weyter:	At kayo, rnga Ginang?
Gng. Turner:	Ayokong uminom, Ben, salarnat.
Gng. Smith:	Gusto ko ng orens.

Tagalog Flash Cards

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If you are ready, go on and study Module 3 Unit 2