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Hello, I am Aryanna. You can call me Ary. I've learned that this nickname is universally easy for everyone to pronounce. I am fluent in three languages: English, Tagalog, and Cebuano, and am aspiring to become fluent in other languages, particularly Japanese, French, Korean, and possibly German. This is how I ended up in iTalki. Other things about me: I currently live in Portland, Oregon, USA with my husband, my daughter, and our dog. I work at a fast-growing start-up, so that pretty much takes up all my time. When I am free though, I try to study languages, and read as much as I can. I taught English to non-native speakers (from elementary to college students) for about four years. I have also taught native speakers English, primarily focusing on reading comprehension, grammar, and essay writing. I absolutely enjoy teaching English so please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you need any help!
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Hiro
Japanese
Dec 8, 2018
Went through ‘B’ on page 115 in Genki book. You made a good job as always=) ありがとうございました。 Today’s Point; Many ‘Do-verbs’ take the particle ‘を’ except such movement as ‘go, come, return’, while ’あります/います-verbs’ and ‘です-verbs’ can’t do that.
Hiro
Japanese
Oct 16, 2018
We worked on the review work, using ‘Mondaishu’. Lets continue it on another lesson as well. You made a good job as always=) ありがとうございました。
Hiro
Japanese
Sep 7, 2018
We got a start kanji test using `self-study-room`. You made a good job as always=) ありがとうございました。
Hiro
Japanese
Sep 5, 2018
Went through `III-B` on page 99 in Genki 1. You made a good job as always=) ありがとうございました。
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    [TAGALOG] Nag-aral ako ang mga saltia para "actor" at "object" focus verbs paki-translate po :)

    I`m looking for the correct Tagalog phrases for object and actor focused sentences below

    Tama ba mga ito?

    Actor Focus:
    (I understand nag- and -um- are both used in bigay... I used nag here for no reason)
    - Nagbibigay si Stewie ng baril kay sa kanya - Stewie is giving the gun to him -->Better translation: "Stewie gives him a gun" rather than "is giving". I think "is giving" would be "binibigay". "Nag" + repeated syllable is present tense. 
    - Magbibigay si Frodo ng isda sa kanya - Frodo is going to give the fish to her -->Better translation: Frodo will be giving fish to her. Omit "the" because nothing in the Tagalog sentence is definitive that it's a specific fish. 
    - Si Gandalf gumawa nito sa kanya kanina - Gandalf did this to him.
    - Gumagawa Ginagawa niya siya ito sa iyo - He is doing this to you
    - Si Frodo gagawa niyan - Frodo is going to do that
    - Nagbigay siya ng relos singsing sa kanya - He gave the ring to her -->Better translation: "He gave a ring to her."

    Object focus:
    - Gugustuhin ni Homer ang donut mamaya - Homer is going to want a doughnut later ->Better translation: "Homer is going to want the donut later."
    - Ginusto niya ang mga karbon - He wants coal -->Better translation: "He wanted the coal." "Ginusto" signals past tense.
    - Ginusto ko ang aso kanina, Pero ayaw ko na - I wanted a dog earlier, But I don't want now -->Better translation: "I wanted the dog earlier, but I don't anymore." "I don't want it now" would be "Hindi ko na gusto ngayon."
    - Ibibigay mo kay Homer ang dahon - You're going to give Homer the leaf
    - Binigay niya ang kahon sa kanya - He gave the box to her
    - Binibigay niya ang regalo sa iyo - He is giving you a gift-->Better translation: "He is giving you the gift."
    - Ginawa niya ba ito sa sa iyo? - She did this to you? -->Better translation: "Did she do this to you?" "She did this to you?" would be "Sya gumawa nito sa iyo?"
    - Ano'ng ginagawa ka bamo? - What are you doing?
    - Ano'ng gagawin ka ba mo mamaya - What are you going to do later?
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    August 23, 2018
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    August 6, 2018
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  • Corrected

    Lesson 4

    Matalino ang estudyante, hindi ba?

    OhoOpo. Matalino siya.

    Sino ang taga-Bicol?

    Si Christine ang ay taga-roon.

    Sino ang matalino sa klase?

    Si Anselmo ang matalino sa klase.

    Hindi guro si Andres titser, hindi ba?

    Oo. Estudyante siya.

    Taga-Maynila ba kayoka ba?

    Opo. Taga-rito ako.
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    August 1, 2018
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    Lesson 3

    Taga-rito kayo, hindi ba?

    Hindi po. Hindi ako kami taga-rito.

    Taga-New York ang lalaki ako.

    Taga-Paso Robles si Martin.

    Taga-roon si Timmy.

    Mabait si Didi, ano?

    Oo. Mabait siya.

    Taga-Cebu si Maria, hindi ba?

    Hindi po. Taga-Maynila siya.

    Nag-aaral siya sa opisina paaralan/eskwelahan, ano?

    Hindi. Nag-aaral siya sa eskuwelahan.
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    August 1, 2018
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    "PA" can be translated to either "still" or "yet". Di pa ako antok = I am still not sleepy/I am not yet sleepy. I also want to note that in this second example, adding "rin" to "pa" confirms something previously stated. Di ka pa ba matutulog? = Are you not going to sleep yet? Di ka pa rin ba matutulog? = Are you still not going to sleep? (As if it's been spoken about before). "PA", in this context, is like an adverb of time, describing when an action takes place. -- "PANG" in "panglalaki" or "pang gabi" is a connector, coming before a noun, to turn it into an adjective. "Pang+lalaki" (adj. = "for boys") + "banyo" (n.) = Boys bathroom "Pang+gabi" (adj. = "for night") + "trabaho" (n.) = Night work/Evening job I can't really think of any situations where PA (adv.) and NA would be combined to turn it into PANG.
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    July 25, 2018
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