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Friday, Mar 28, 2008

Newbs - Magkano? Two Beers Please

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Two bottles of beer, one guy. Sounds like a lonely night. But not here in KalyeSpeak. In this episode, the Kalye Trio head to a bar and keep our lonely yuppie company. Will he share his beer? Probably not. But the Trio will share some valuable insights on some useful Filipino sentence structures, numbers, and the most popular beer brand in the Philippines. Itaas mo!

A: Bos! May beer ba kayo dito?
B: Opo,may San Miguel kami.
A: Magkano isang bote?
B: P18 lang.
A: Sige, padala dalawang bote.

A: Waiter, do you have beer here?
B: Yes, we have San Miguel.
A: How much is a bottle?
B: Only P18.
A: Good, please bring me two bottles.

Extra Vocabulary - NUMBERS

1- isa
2 - dalawa
3 - tatlo
4 -apat
5 - lima
6 - anim
7 - pito
8 - walo
9 - siyam
10 - sampu

Music we used for this episode:

"First of Summer" by Urbandub
"Broken Mirrors and Screaming Turtles" by Up Dharma Down

Posted by KalyeSpeak at 2:38 AM | 9 comments

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008

Newbs - Ang Taba Mo! Go on a Diet!

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Too much Jollibee? Enjoying the halo-halo? Drinking too much Coke? We don't mind, but your insensitive and blunt friends might. In today's lesson, our happy but unlucky chubby friend gets a not-so-friendly verbal jab from a girl. Watch the drama (or lack of it) unfold as Cris and Mickey discuss the finer points. Special guest appearance by our Korean friend Kim.

A: Grabe! Ang taba mo na!
B: Ha? Ano?
A: Ang taba mo na! Dapat magdiet ka na!
B: Aray. Salamat.

Translation:
A: Oh wow! You've gotten so fat!
B: Huh?? What??
A: You've gotten so fat! You should go on a diet!
B: Ouch. Thanks..

Posted by KalyeSpeak at 12:10 AM | 3 comments

Wednesday, Mar 05, 2008

Newbs - Ang Sarap! You Said It!

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Romeo and Juliet. Bonny and Clyde. Donald and Daisy. Filipinos and their food. Simply inseparable. In the pilot podcast of Kalye Speak, Mickey and Cris talk about that oh-so-sweet, oh-so-creamy dessert with that mix-mix name.

Dialogue:
A: Exage! Ang sarap!
B: Ano ba iyan?
A: Halo-halo.
B. Sinabi mo pa, masarap talaga iyan.

Translation:
A: Wow! Delicious!
B: What is that?
A: Halo-halo!
B. You said it, that's really good!

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At last, our first episode! We've finally recorded an episode after weeks of testing. We admit there are still some stuff to work on, so give us some feedback so that we can improve your learning experience. Be brutally honest. We're incredibly dense, that's why we made this thing -- like William Hung -- with no professional training. But with your help, we'll get there!

A few people to thank and give credit for helping out in this project:

Ken Carroll, Jenny Zhu, and John Pasden for being our inspirations. 多谢！

The Malabon Brass band for their "Pangango sa Ilaw March", which is the theme music of this episode.

Jill Lao, our original lady voiceover, who had to move on before this project was to be launched. We wish you all the best in the fashion world!

Kimie Ong, our new lady voiceover. You'll be hearing more of her in future episodes!

And of course, God for being awesome.

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