Aku i Maria Makiling.
I am Maria Makiling.
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Lesson 8 · Name what is close
Family, People & Home
This written-first lesson stays close to source-attested words for immediate family, people, rooms, home objects, and location. It keeps kinship distinctions visible instead of forcing a one-to-one English label, and it does not manufacture full family or residence sentences where the checked sources do not provide a reliable example.
70–90 minutes
4 lessons · 21 starter words
Listen first
Aku i Maria Makiling.
I am Maria Makiling.
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Lessons included
- 1Immediate family and people18 min
- 2Rooms and objects at home18 min
- 3Here, there, inside, outside16 min
- 4Read source-attested patterns18 min
Listen first
Hear the words in this lesson
Start with generated listening practice, then use the written guide to read in small parts. Both leave room for family and community variation.
ima
mother
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Forman records this as a mother term; families may prefer a different form of address.
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ibpa
father (somewhat formal)
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Kept distinct from informal or family-specific father terms.
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kapatad
sibling
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This is not narrowed to brother or sister in the source gloss.
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anak
child
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pamilya
family
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tau
person; human being
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baba'i
woman
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masanting
nice; handsome
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bale
house
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banyu
bathroom
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salas
living room; family room
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kusina
kitchen
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awang
window
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lamesa
table
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bangku
bench
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keni
here
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keta
there (nearby)
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lub
inside; interior
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luwal
outside
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malapit
near; adjacent
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marayu
far; distant
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In context
Try a short example.
Atin pa bang bakanting kwartu?
Are there any rooms available?
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Malyari ke bang akit ing kwartu?
May I see the room?
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Membership learning path
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Lesson 1 · 18 min
Immediate family and people
Objective
Recognize a small immediate-family set without flattening source distinctions into assumed English labels.
Why it matters
This lesson uses ima (mother), ibpa (father, somewhat formal), kapatad (sibling), anak (child), and pamilya (family). Kapatad remains “sibling,” not a guessed brother/sister term. The source marks ibpa as somewhat formal, so it is not presented as the only natural way every household refers to a father.
Examples to notice
- •ima — mother
- •ibpa — father (somewhat formal)
- •kapatad — sibling
Tiny knowledge check
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Which listed word is kept as the inclusive gloss “sibling”?
Mark this complete after you can find one immediate-family word and its exact source-limited gloss in the Phrase Guide.
Lesson 2 · 18 min
Rooms and objects at home
Objective
Find only well-attested room and household terms.
Why it matters
The checked dictionary records bale (house), banyu (bathroom), salas (living room or family room), kusina (kitchen), awang (window), lamesa (table), and bangku (bench). These are recognition words; this lesson does not build new household instructions from them.
Examples to notice
- •bale — house
- •salas — living room; family room
- •lamesa — table
Tiny knowledge check
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Which listed word means “living room; family room”?
Mark this complete after you can locate a room word and an object word in the Phrase Guide.
Lesson 3 · 16 min
Here, there, inside, outside
Objective
Recognize basic home-location words as written reference points.
Why it matters
Use keni (here), keta (there, nearby), lub (inside or interior), luwal (outside), malapit (near or adjacent), and marayu (far or distant). Keep the location glosses as written; ask a fluent speaker before relying on them for a detailed instruction.
Examples to notice
- •keni — here
- •lub — inside; interior
- •marayu — far; distant
Tiny knowledge check
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Which listed word means “there (nearby)”?
Mark this complete after you can identify one inside/outside word and one near/far word.
Lesson 4 · 18 min
Read source-attested patterns
Objective
Read complete examples that are recorded in the checked source set without extending them into unsourced family or residence claims.
Why it matters
Read Aku i Maria Makiling. (“I am Maria Makiling.”) from Forman’s grammar and the Wikivoyage examples Atin pa bang bakanting kwartu? (“Are there any rooms available?”) and Malyari ke bang akit ing kwartu? (“May I see the room?”). The sources checked for this release do not provide a clear, reliable full equivalent for “This is my…,” “My family…,” or “I live in…,” so the lesson deliberately does not invent those patterns.
Examples to notice
- •Aku i Maria Makiling. — I am Maria Makiling.
- •Atin pa bang bakanting kwartu? — Are there any rooms available?
- •Malyari ke bang akit ing kwartu? — May I see the room?
Tiny knowledge check
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Which source-attested sentence asks to see a room?
Mark this complete after you can identify the two room examples and remember why this pack does not manufacture a residence sentence.