Twelfth graders learn the Tagalog conditional and polite requests — kung means “if” (kung uulan = if it rains), and pwede po ba…? / maaari po makes requests polite. Adding “po” shows respect. It’s the key to sounding polite and refined.
Students will be able to…
pwede po ba…? kung… — how do you make polite requests and “if” statements in Tagalog?
Project each item and have students answer about the Tagalog conditional and polite requests.
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How do you make a polite request or an “if” statement in Tagalog?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Interpersonal: make polite requests.
Presentational: express conditions.
Compare conditional grammar.
Explore politeness (po) in Filipino.
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Have students write one polite request in Tagalog using “pwede po ba…?”. A printable Tagalog conditional sheet is in the World Languages library.
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