In these lessons we will study when to use the words Nang and Ng. Although they have the same pronunciation but they have different meaning. I know these two words are sometimes confusing for Filipino(Tagalog) language learners. Now let me clarify how to use them properly and in the correct manner. We use Nang when we want to mean how, when, for and so that. We also use Nang when we want to emphasize the repetitive nature of an action. And also we use Ng as "of " in English. To pronounce these two words correctly, you need more practice. The pronunciation of Nang sounds like Na + ng = Nang. To make "ng" a little bit more easier to pronounce, letter "n" and "g" must be combined. The same as Ng = Na + ng = Ng. Now let's take a look with the examples of Nang and Ng.
1. skin of animal - balat ng hayop 2. teacher of the week - guro ng linggo 3. head of the family - ulo ng pamilya 4. flow of water - daloy ng tubig
5. bunch of bananas - piling ng mga saging 6. roof of the house - bubong ng bahay 7. on the bed - sa ibabaw ng kama 8. on the table - sa ibabaw ng mesa
9. in the room - sa loob ng silid 10. in the kitchen - sa loob ng kusina 11. on the top of the closet - sa itaas ng aparador 12. sound of music - himig ng musika
13. peel of banana - balat ng saging 14. student of the week - estudyante ng linggo 15. wheel of fortune - gulong ng kapalaran 16. grains of rice - mga butil ng bigas
17. proof of marriage - katibayan ng pag-iisang dibdib 18. call of nature - tawag ng kalikasan 19. sign of love - tanda ng pag-ibig 20 chain of love - kadena ng pag-ibig
21. pillar of faith - haligi ng pananampalataya 22. pearl of the Orient - perlas ng Silangan 23. symptom of diseases - sintomas ng mga karamdaman
Now we will use the word Nang to write phrases and sentences. Take a look of the examples and study them carefully to improve your knowledge.
1. when I went home - nang ako ay umuwi sa bahay 2. to pray devotedly - magdasal nang taos sa puso 3. when the earthquake came - nang dumating ang lindol
4. when we met each other - nang tayo ay magkita 5. when they met each other - nang sila ay magkita 6. to walk slowly - lumakad nang mabagal
7. when your mother called - nang tumawag ang iyong ina 8. so that you can get married - nang makapag-asawa ka 9. so that you can get job - nang makapagtrabaho ka
10. so that we can understand each other - nang tayo ay magkaintindihan 11. to be always walking - lakad nang lakad 12. to be always smiling - ngiti nang ngiti
13. for us to prosper - nang tayo ay umunlad 14. for us to be united - nang tayo ay magkaisa 15. for us to be enlightened - nang tayo ay maliwanagan
Here is a tip on how to use "ng" in some of Filipino(Tagalog) words. I'm sure, one day you will use these words for daily conversation, writing some sentences or phrases. Here are some examples of words using "ng".
1. in my house - sa aking bahay 2. in his house - sa kanyang bahay 3. in their house - sa kanilang bahay 4. in our house - sa ating bahay/sa aming bahay
5. in your house - sa inyong bahay 6. this food is delicious - ang pagkaing ito ay masarap 7. be honest - maging tapat 8. be lovely - maging kaibig-ibig
9. their car is expensive - ang kanilang kotse ay mahal 10. your house is beautiful - maganda ang inyong bahay / ang inyong bahay ay maganda
11. our trip to the village - ang ating paglalakbay sa nayon 12. the sensitive part - ang parteng maselan 13. all of us - tayong lahat 14. all of them - silang lahat
14. her beauty - kanyang kagandahan 15. his opinion - kanyang panukala 16. my health - aking kalusugan 17. my talent - aking kakayahan
I hope these lessons will be useful to improve your knowledge of learning in Filipino(Tagalog). If you have any comment please don't hesitate to tell me.
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Filipino (Tagalog) | Category
Grammar | Level
B1: Pre-intermediate |
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Sep 03, 2010 05:51 | Views
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