■What is the Filipino word you use to
negate a positive sentence?
(HINDI)
■What are the two patterns we use to
show the negation of statements or
sentences?
(HINDI + COMMENT + FOCUS)
(HINDI + FOCUS + COMMENT)
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In Korea, in Vietnam or in
China,
■How do you express your agreement or
disagreement to someone?
■What are the words you use to express
them?
In the Philippines,
■Oo (YES) and Hindi (NO) are the two
words used to indicate agreement and
disagreement.
Yes/No Questions
■Yes/No Questions are formed by
inserting ba after the first full phrase of
the sentence.
■BA is used to ask questions.
Basic Sentence Yes/No Question
■Amerikano si John. ■Amerikano
John?
■John is American.
ba
■Is John American?
si
Basic Sentence Yes/No Question
■Sariwa ang gulay.
■Sariwa ba ang gulay?
■The vegetable is ■Is the
fresh.
fresh?
vegetable
Basic Sentence Yes/No Question
■Mayabang
Xander.
si ■Mayabang
Xander?
ba
■Xander is boastful. ■Is Xander boastful?
si
Yes/No Questions
■However, when the one-syllabled
pronouns ka (you), ko (my), and mo
(your) are used, ba follows the pronoun.
Basic Sentence Yes/No Question
■Turista ka.
■Turista ka ba?
■You are a tourist.
■Are you a tourist?
Basic Sentence Yes/No Question
■Bolpen ko ito.
■Bolpen ko ba ito?
■This is my ballpen.
■Is this my ballpen?
Basic Sentence Yes/No Question
■Gusto
nya
sorbetes.
ng
■Gusto nya ba ng ice
cream? Niya - Nya
■She or he likes ice
cream.
■Does she or he like
ice cream?
Tag Questions
Hindi ba is used to form tag questions. It
is usually reduced to ‘di ba. It is placed at
the end of the sentence. It asks for
confirmation or disconfirmation of the
statement from the addressee.
Basic Sentence
Tag Question
■Nars si Dina,
■‘di ba?
■Dina is a nurse,
■isn’t she?
Basic Sentence
Tag Question
■Matapat si Dan,
■‘di ba?
■Dan is honest,
■isn’t he?
Basic Sentence
■Matibay
upuan,
ang
Tag Question
■‘di ba?
■isn’t it?
■The chair is strong,
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