OBJECTIVES

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

1. In case of an emergency, call the pulis (“police”), or ask for repair service, such as tubero (“plumber”) and elektrisista (“electrician”).
2. Report the nature of the emergency.
3. Give your telephone number and address, including your floor number.

Audio for this lesson

Biglang Pangangailangan sa Tahanan
Emergency at Home

Anne:	Helo! Ito ba ang Sampagita Plumbing?	Hello! Is this (the) Sampaguita Plumbing?
Empleyado:	Ito nga po. Ano po ba ang maipaglilingkod ko sa inyo?	It is, ma’am. What can I do for you?
Anne:	Magpapunta kayo ng tubero agad sa bahay namin.	Send a plumber to our house right away.
Empleyado:	Ano po ba ang nangyari?	What happened ma’am?
Anne:	Nagbara ang aming kasilyas.	Our toilet is clogged.
Empleyado:	Okupado pa ang aming mga tubero. Ibigay ninyo ang inyong tirahan at bilang ng telepono.	Our plumbers are busy now. Give [me] your address and telephone number.
Anne:	386 Magsaysay Drive ang tirahan namin. Nasa-pangalawang palapag kami. 21-35-97 ang bilang ng telepono namin.	Our address is 386 Magsaysay Drive. We’re on the second floor. The telephone number is 21-35-97.
Empleyado:	Pag may dumating na tubero, papupuntahin ko riyan kaagad”	When a plumber arrives, I’ll send him there right away”
Anne:	O sige. Maghihintay ako”	OK. I’ll wait.

NOTES ON THE CONVERSATION

Empleyado is a male “employee.” Employada is a female “employee.”

Sampagita is the name of the Philippine national flower”
It’s often used for commercial names.

Maipaglilingkod literally means “to be able to serve/help.”

Magpapunta means “to send.”

Nagbara is “clogged.”

Okupado comes from the Spanish word ocupado meaning “occupied,” or “busy.”

Papuntahin means “to send.”

Bahay means “home” or “house.”

EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Repetition

elektrisista/elektrisyan	electrician
bumbero	fireman
tubero	plumber
pulis	police, policeman
mga pulis, pulisya	policemen
istasyon ng pulis	police station
doktor	doctor
ambulansiya	ambulance
nars	nurse
mekaniko	mechanic
taga-ayos	repairman

Exercise 2.

You hear:	Ano po ba ang maipaglilingkod ko sa inyo?
You see:	fireman
Say:	Magpapunta kayo ng bumbero sa bahay namin.
electrician doctor plumber nurse policeman ambulance

Exercise 3. Repetition

Saan ka nakatira?
Where do you live?

Sa 34 Kalye Rizal ang tirahan ko.
My address is 34 Rizal Avenue.

Anong pangalan ng tatay mo?
What is your father’s name?

Luis Reyes ang pangalan ng tatay ko.
My father’s name is Luis Reyes.

Anong telepono mo?
What is your telephone number?

16-95-01 ang bilang ng telepono ko.
My telephone number is 16-95-01.

Anong pangalan mo?
What is your name?

Maria Lopez ang pangalan ko.
My name is Maria Lopez.

Ilan ang anak mo?
How many children do you have?

Tatlo ang anak ko.
I have three children.

Exercise 4. Say in English:

1. Anong pangalan mo?
2. Saan ka nakatira?
3. Anong telepono mo?
4. Saan ang bahay mo?
5. Anong pangalan ng nanay mo.
6. Anong pangalan ng tatay mo?
7. Ilan ang anak mo?
8. Ano po ba ang nangyari?

• siro – zero (0)

Exercise 5. Repetition

Nawalan kami ng kuriyente.
(Our electricity is out.)

Nasira ang aming repridyereytor.
(Our refrigerator doesn’t work.)

Nasusunog ang aming kusina.
(Our kitchen is on fire.)

May sakit ang nanay ko.
(My mother is sick.)

Nasagasaan ang bata.
(A child was run over.)

Nanakawan ako.
(I’ve been robbed.)

Nawalan kami ng tubig.
(Our water is off.)

Nagbara ang kasilyas namin.
(Our toilet is clogged.)

Magpapunta kayo ng doktor agad.
(Send a doctor right away.)

Exercise 6. Say in Pilipino:

1. The kitchen is on fire.
2. A child was run over.
3. We were robbed.
4. Our electricity is out.
5. Our toilet is clogged.
6. Our refrigerator doesn’t work.
7. My child is sick.
8. Send a doctor right away.

Exercise 7. Repetition

una	(first)
pangalawa	(second)
pangatlo	(third)
pang-apat	(fourth)
panlima	(fifth)
pang-anim	(sixth)
pampito	(seventh)
pangwalo	(eighth)
pansiyam	(ninth)
pansampu	(tenth)
panlabindalawa	(12th)
panlabing-anim	(16th)
pandalawampu	(20th)

To form the ordinals, pang is prefixed to the numbers. Pang changes to pam before band p and to pan before d, l, r, s, t. With the ordinals 2 and 3, the prefix and base are combined by dropping the first letter of the base: pang + dalawa becomes pangalawa; pang + tatlo becomes pangatlo.

Exercise 8.

You hear:	on the second floor
Say:	Nasa-pangalawang palapag kami.
on the fourth floor on the seventh floor on the first floor on the third floor

Exercise 9. Repetition

Saan kayo nakatira?
Where do you live?

Nakatira po ako sa 27 Binictican.
I live at 27 Binictican.

Saan siya nakatira?
Where does he/she live?

Nakatira siya sa 45 Kalayaan sa Subic Bay.
[She/He] lives at 45 Kalayaan in Subic Bay.

Anong kailangan rno?
What do you want/need?

Kailangan ko ng doktor.
I want/need a doctor.

Kailan darating ang tubero?
When will the plumber arrive?

Sa alas onse darating ang tubero.
The plumber will arrive at 11.

Exercise 10. Conversation for Listening Comprehension

Anne:	Helo! Helo! Kailangang-kailangan ko ang elektrisyan sapagka’t nawalan kami ng ilaw. Maaari bang papuntahin mo rito agad?
Empleyada:	Wala pa po rito ang elektrisyan. Mamaya pa po darating.
Anne:	Pag dumating, papuntahin mo kaagad dito. Okey?
Empleyada:	Opo, pero ana po ba ang pangalan at tirahan ninyo, ale?
Anne:	Anne Turner ang ngalan ko at nakatira ako sa 273 Magsaysay Drive.
Empleyada:	Ano naman ang bilang ng telepono ninyo?
Anne:	21-35-97 ang bilang ng telepono ko.
Empleyada:	Salamat po, Ginang Turner.
Anne:	Walang anuman. Maghihintay ako.

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