Lesson #4, November 7, 2024
When you want to talk about something you ate in the past, you can use the phrase:
This literally translates to "Ate me some ___" but in natural English it means "I ate ___". Use it to describe what you or someone else ate in the past.
Key Vocabulary:
"Kumain" - Ate
"Ako" - I
"Ng" - Of or Some
"Isda" - Fish
"Kanin" - Rice
"Pandesal" - Filipino Bread
"Mangga" - Mango
"Manok" - Chicken
"Sinigang" - Sour Soup
"Gulay" - Vegetable
Other Useful Variations:
Kumain ako ng pandesal kaninang umaga.
I ate pandesal this morning.
Kumain ako ng tapsiolog.
I ate tapsilog.
Kumain kami ng sinigang noong Linggo.
We ate sinigang on Sunday.
Kumain siya ng manok kagabi.
He/She ate chicken last night.
Nagmerienda ako ng prutas.
I had fruit for a snack.
Kumain kami ng gulay sa tanghalian.
We ate vegetables for lunch.
Kumain sila ng adobo noong isang araw.
They ate adobo the other day.
Kumain ako ng kanin at sinigang.
I ate rice and sinigang.
Nagluto siya ng isda para sa hapunan.
He/She cooked fish for dinner.
Nagdaing kami ng baboy kahapon.
We marinated pork yesterday.
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