Learn English Vocabulary Daily #13.5 — British English Podcast

Hello, and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast.

Kumusta, at maligayang pagdating sa The English Like a Native Podcast.

My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 13, Day 5 of your English Five a Day.

Ang pangalan ko ay Anna at nakikinig ka sa Linggo 13, Araw 5 ng iyong English Five a Day.

This is a series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by deep

Ito ay isang serye na naglalayong dagdagan ang iyong aktibong bokabularyo sa pamamagitan ng malalim

diving into five pieces every day of the week from Monday to Friday.

na pagsisid sa limang piraso bawat araw ng linggo mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes.

Let's start this episode with a verb and it is to propose, propose.

Simulan natin ang episode na ito sa isang pandiwa at ito ay magmungkahi, magmungkahi.

We spell this P R O P O S E, propose, propose.

Binabaybay namin itong PROP OSE, imungkahi, imungkahi.

To propose is to ask someone to marry you.

Ang mag-propose ay humiling sa isang tao na pakasalan ka.

Okay.

There are other proposals that you can make, but often if you say to someone,

Sige. May iba pang proposal na pwede mong gawin, pero madalas kung sasabihin mo sa isang tao,

oh, this person proposed, and just leave it at that, then the assumption

oh, nag-propose ang taong ito, at hayaan mo na lang, tapos ang assumption

is that they have proposed marriage, so they've asked someone to marry them.

ay nag-propose na sila ng kasal, kaya nakiusap na sila sa isang tao na pakasalan sila.

Now, in the past, it was always the tradition that the man would

Ngayon, dati, palaging tradisyon na ang lalaki ay magpo

propose to the woman in the UK.

-propose sa babae sa UK.

These days, it's not uncommon for a woman to propose to a man.

Sa panahon ngayon, hindi bihira para sa isang babae ang mag-propose sa isang lalaki.

Obviously, times change and traditions evolve, and so it's not uncommon for

Malinaw, nagbabago ang mga panahon at nagbabago ang mga tradisyon, kaya hindi karaniwan para sa

a woman to ask a man to marry her.

isang babae na hilingin sa isang lalaki na pakasalan siya.

Okay, so have you been proposed to or have you proposed?

Okay, so na-propose ka na ba o nag-propose ka na?

Do any of you have any amazing and romantic stories

Mayroon ba sa inyo na may kamangha-manghang at romantikong mga kuwento

about an amazing proposal?

tungkol sa isang kamangha-manghang panukala?

Here's an example sentence.

Narito ang isang halimbawang pangungusap.

"Do you think I was right to propose to Dan so soon after meeting?

"Sa tingin mo, tama ba akong mag-propose kay Dan nang ganoon kaaga pagkatapos ng pagkikita?

I hope I haven't rushed into it."

Sana hindi na lang ako nagmadali."

Now, I personally receive multiple proposals via my DMs on

Ngayon, personal akong nakakatanggap ng maramihang mga panukala sa pamamagitan ng aking mga DM sa

Instagram and via email as well.

Instagram at sa pamamagitan din ng email.

It's the one thing that I found really peculiar when I started

Ito ang isang bagay na nakita kong talagang kakaiba noong sinimulan kong

putting my face on the internet.

ilagay ang aking mukha sa internet.

The idea that people who don't know me, who have never met me would ask me to

Ang ideya na ang mga taong hindi nakakakilala sa akin, na hindi pa nakikilala sa akin ay hilingin sa akin na

marry them, flattering, and a little bit disconcerting, but yes I have been

pakasalan sila, nambobola, at medyo nakakadismaya, ngunit oo

proposed to many times via text message.

maraming beses na akong na-propose sa pamamagitan ng text message.

So, I have had experience there.

So, may experience na ako doon.

Okay.

Next on our list is an adjective and it is customary, customary.

Sige.

Ang susunod sa aming listahan ay isang pang-uri at ito ay kaugalian, kaugalian.

Customary spelled C U S T O M A R Y.

Customary spelling CUSTOMAR Y.

Customary.

Customary.

Customary.

Nakaugalian.

If something is described as customary then it is usual.

Kung ang isang bagay ay inilarawan bilang kaugalian, ito ay karaniwan.

It is normal, or it could be the tradition.

Ito ay normal, o maaaring ito ay ang tradisyon.

It's customary.

Nakaugalian na.

Here's an example sentence.

Narito ang isang halimbawang pangungusap.

"It's customary in some countries to ask the father's permission before

"Kaugalian sa ilang bansa na humingi ng pahintulot sa ama bago

proposing marriage to someone."

mag-propose ng kasal sa isang tao."

Many years ago, I was in a serious relationship, a long term relationship,

Maraming taon na ang nakalilipas, ako ay nasa isang seryosong relasyon, isang pangmatagalang relasyon,

with a chap, and I was getting cold feet in the relationship.

na may isang chap, at ako ay nagiging malamig sa relasyon.

I was starting to feel we'd been together for quite a few years and I

I was starting to feel we'd been together for quite a few years and I

was starting to think, I don't think this relationship is right for me.

was starting to think, I don't think this relationship is right for me.

This man isn't the man I want to spend my life with, but he

Ang lalaking ito ay hindi ang lalaking gusto kong makasama sa aking buhay, ngunit siya

was completely the opposite.

ay ganap na kabaligtaran.

He was starting to decide that he did want to settle down with me and he'd

Nagsisimula na siyang magpasya na gusto niya akong tumira at

invited me to go to Paris for New Year, for the New Year celebrations and I had

inimbitahan niya akong pumunta sa Paris para sa Bagong Taon, para sa pagdiriwang ng Bagong Taon at nagkaroon ako

an inkling, I had a suspicion about how he was feeling and that he might propose.

ng ideya, nagkaroon ako ng hinala tungkol sa kanyang nararamdaman at iyon. baka mag-propose siya.

So, I phoned my mum and I said,

Kaya, tinawagan ko ang aking ina at sinabi ko,

"Mum, I think this man is going to propose to me.

"Ma, sa tingin ko ang lalaking ito ay magpo-propose sa akin.

And I think I want to leave him actually.

At sa palagay ko gusto ko siyang iwan sa totoo lang.

I think I want to dump him.

Sa tingin ko gusto ko siyang itapon.

I want to end the relationship.

Gusto kong tapusin ang relasyon.

And I think he's going to propose.

At I think he's going to propose.

This is terrible.

This is terrible.

I need to do it soon."

I need to do it soon."

And she said,

And she said,

"Yes, you do because he phoned me and he's asked my permission.

"Yes, you do because he phoned me and he's asked my permission.

He's asked for my blessing to marry you.

He's asked for my blessing to marry you.

So, I know that he's going to propose to you."

So, I know that he's going to propose to you."

And I was like,

At ako ay tulad ng,

"Oh no!"

"Ay hindi!"

So, he did ask my mother for her blessing in advance.

Kaya naman, hiniling niya sa aking ina ang kanyang basbas nang maaga.

Now it's not customary necessarily to ask the mother, but at the time

Ngayon ay hindi na kailangang magtanong sa ina, ngunit noong panahong

my father wasn't very much involved so, my mother was the person to ask.

ang aking ama ay hindi masyadong kasali kaya, ang aking ina ang taong magtatanong.

And, if you're desperate to know the ending of the story, I'll tell you what

At, kung desperado kang malaman ang pagtatapos ng kuwento, sasabihin ko sa iyo kung ano ang

happened at the end of the podcast.

nangyari sa dulo ng podcast.

So, let's move on to our next phrase on the list.

Kaya, lumipat tayo sa aming susunod na parirala sa listahan.

This is an idiom and it is pop the question, to pop the question.

Ito ay isang idyoma at ito ay pop ang tanong, upang pop ang tanong.

This is spelled P O P, pop.

Ito ay binabaybay na POP, pop.

The, T H E.

Ang, TH E.

Question, Q U E S T I O N, pop the question.

Question, QUESTI ON, pop the question.

To pop the question is an idiomatic way of saying to propose,

Ang pag-pop the question ay isang idiomatic na paraan ng pagsasabi na mag-propose,

to ask someone to marry you.

para hilingin sa isang tao na pakasalan ka.

Here's an example.

Narito ang isang halimbawa.

"I'm going to pop the question to Dawn when we go away.

"I'm going to pop the question to Dawn when we go away.

I just need to plan how I'm going to do it.

I just need to plan how I'm going to do it.

Next on the list is a noun and it is fiancée, fiancée.

Ang susunod sa listahan ay isang pangngalan at ito ay fiancée, fiancée.

Now, fiancée is spelled F I A N C E E, but the first E in fiancée has

Ngayon, ang fiancée ay binabaybay na FIANC EE, ngunit ang unang E sa fiancée ay may

that little accent above it — fiancée.

maliit na accent sa itaas nito — fiancée.

A fiancée is a woman who is engaged to be married.

Ang fiancée ay isang babaeng ikakasal.

Fiancée.

fiancée.

We have the same word for a man who is engaged to be married

Pareho kami ng salita para sa isang lalaking engaged na mag-asawa

but it has a different spelling.

pero iba ang spelling nito.

I believe it's just with one E at the end but I think it sounds the same.

Naniniwala ako na may isang E lang sa dulo ngunit sa tingin ko ay pareho ang tunog.

Fiancé.

fiancé.

Fiancé.

fiancé.

Sounds like Beyoncé, but with an F.

Parang Beyoncé, pero may F.

Fiancée.

Fiancée.

OK, here's an example sentence.

OK, narito ang isang halimbawang pangungusap.

"Please let me introduce you to my fiancée, Lucy.

"Please let me introduce you to my fiancée, Lucy.

We're trying to decide whether to get married at home or abroad."

We're trying to decide kung sa bahay o sa ibang bansa magpapakasal."

And then last on our list is a verb and it is to celebrate, celebrate, and we

At pagkatapos ay ang huli sa aming listahan ay isang pandiwa at ito ay upang ipagdiwang, ipagdiwang, at

spell that C E L E B R A T E, celebrate.

binabaybay namin na MAGDIRIWANG, magdiwang.

To celebrate something is to take part in a special, often enjoyable activity

Ang pagdiriwang ng isang bagay ay ang pakikilahok sa isang espesyal, kadalasang kasiya-siyang aktibidad

to show that something's important.

upang ipakita na mahalaga ang isang bagay.

So, for example, a birthday, especially an important birthday or a big birthday,

Kaya, halimbawa, isang kaarawan, lalo na ang isang mahalagang kaarawan o isang malaking kaarawan,

like your 40th or your 18th birthday.

tulad ng iyong ika-40 o iyong ika-18 na kaarawan.

That's quite a special one.

Iyon ay isang espesyal na isa.

Your 21st birthday, people will often celebrate those milestones.

Ang iyong ika-21 kaarawan, madalas ipagdiriwang ng mga tao ang mga milestone na iyon.

When I hit a million subscribers, there will be a celebration.

Kapag naabot ko ang isang milyong subscriber, magkakaroon ng selebrasyon.

I will celebrate because it's something I've worked towards for a long time.

Magdiriwang ako dahil ito ay isang bagay na matagal ko nang pinaghirapan.

So, I'll take part in a special activity to mark that occasion, to show that

Kaya, makikibahagi ako sa isang espesyal na aktibidad upang markahan ang okasyong iyon, upang ipakita na ang

occasion is particularly important to me.

okasyon ay partikular na mahalaga sa akin.

Here's an example.

Narito ang isang halimbawa.

"I can't believe I finally got engaged!

"I can't believe I finally got engaged!

Let's go out and celebrate.

Let's go out and celebrate.

I'm paying."

Nagbabayad ako."

Okay, so, let's recap.

Okay, kaya, mag-recap tayo.

We had the verb propose, which is to ask someone to marry you.

Mayroon kaming pandiwa na magmungkahi, na humiling sa isang tao na pakasalan ka.

Then we had the adjective customary, customary, to say something is

Pagkatapos ay mayroon kaming pang-uri na kaugalian, kaugalian, upang sabihin ang isang bagay ay

usual, normal, or the tradition.

karaniwan, karaniwan, o ang tradisyon.

Then we had the idiom, pop the question, to pop the question,

Pagkatapos ay mayroon kaming idyoma, i-pop ang tanong, i-pop ang tanong,

to ask someone to marry you.

hilingin sa isang tao na pakasalan ka.

Then we had the noun — fiancée which is the name we give to the

Then we had the noun — fiancée which is the name we give to the

woman who is engaged to be married.

woman who is engaged to be married.

We then had the verb, celebrate, celebrate, which is to take part in

Nagkaroon kami ng pandiwa, magdiwang, magdiwang, na kung saan ay makibahagi sa

a special activity to show that a particular occasion is important.

isang espesyal na aktibidad upang ipakita na ang isang partikular na okasyon ay mahalaga.

Let's now do this for pronunciation purposes.

Gawin natin ito ngayon para sa mga layunin ng pagbigkas.

Repeat after me.

Ulitin pagkatapos ko.

Propose.

Magmungkahi.

Propose.

Magmungkahi.

Customary.

Nakaugalian.

Customary.

Nakaugalian.

Pop the question.

Pop ang tanong.

Pop the question.

Pop ang tanong.

Fiancée.

fiancée.

Fiancée.

fiancée.

Celebrate.

magdiwang.

Celebrate.

magdiwang.

Fantastic.

Hindi kapani-paniwala.

Now I'm going to ask you a few questions to see if you can

Ngayon ay magtatanong ako sa iyo ng ilang mga katanungan upang makita kung natatandaan mo

remember what we've covered today.

ang aming tinalakay ngayon.

What's the idiomatic way of saying that someone asked someone to marry them?

Ano ang idiomatic na paraan ng pagsasabi na may humiling sa isang tao na pakasalan sila?

Pop the question.

Pop ang tanong.

And what's another way of saying pop the question?

At ano ang isa pang paraan ng pagsasabi ng pop the question?

Just a general verb.

Pangkalahatang pandiwa lang.

Propose.

Magmungkahi.

Fantastic.

Hindi kapani-paniwala.

When you propose to a woman and she says yes, she becomes your...

Kapag nag-propose ka sa isang babae at sinabi niyang oo, magiging...

fiancée.

fiancée mo na siya.

Very good.

Napakahusay.

And it would be the tradition to ask the father of the bride if he gives his

At magiging tradisyon na tanungin ang ama ng nobya kung nagbibigay siya ng kanyang

blessing, if it's allowed for you to pop the question, what other adjective

basbas, kung pinapayagan kang magtanong, ano pang pang-uri

could we use to describe this tradition?

ang maaari nating gamitin upang ilarawan ang tradisyong ito?

Customary, customary.

Nakaugalian, nakaugalian.

And then when we're all excited about this particular occasion,

At pagkatapos kapag lahat tayo ay nasasabik sa partikular na okasyong ito,

what are we going to do?

ano ang ating gagawin?

Celebrate.

Of course.

magdiwang.

Syempre.

Fantastic.

Hindi kapani-paniwala.

Right, let's bring everything together in a little story.

Tama, pagsamahin natin ang lahat sa isang munting kwento.

Fellas, it can be a daunting task, you know you want to spend the rest

Fellas, maaari itong maging isang nakakatakot na gawain, alam mo na gusto mong gugulin ang natitirang bahagi

of your life with your partner and you want to give her the best wedding ever,

ng iyong buhay kasama ang iyong kapareha at gusto mong ibigay sa kanya ang pinakamagandang kasal kailanman,

but just how do you propose to her?

ngunit paano ka magpo-propose sa kanya?

The moment has to be special, not on a normal Saturday night down

Ang sandali ay kailangang maging espesyal, hindi sa isang normal na Sabado ng gabi sa

the local pub with friends, not via WhatsApp when she's at work, it needs

lokal na pub kasama ang mga kaibigan, hindi sa pamamagitan ng WhatsApp kapag siya ay nasa trabaho, kailangan itong

to be something totally amazing!

maging isang bagay na lubos na kamangha-mangha!

Then you start to think, will she say yes?

Pagkatapos ay magsisimula kang mag-isip, sasabihin ba niya ng oo?

What if she says no?

Paano kung sabihin niyang hindi?

Should I ask her father's permission first, it is customary in her family, but

Dapat bang humingi muna ako ng permiso sa tatay niya, nakaugalian na sa pamilya niya, pero

you don't really know him that well yet.

hindi mo pa siya gaanong kilala.

What if he says no?

Paano kung sabihin niyang hindi?

Who will be my best man?

Sino ang magiging best man ko?

What will I say in the wedding day speech?

Ano ang sasabihin ko sa talumpati sa araw ng kasal?

All these questions spinning around inside your head.

Ang lahat ng mga tanong na ito ay umiikot sa loob ng iyong ulo.

Here are a few tips.

Narito ang ilang mga tip.

There are plenty of websites you can go to for advice on how and where to pop

Maraming mga website na maaari mong puntahan para sa payo kung paano at saan mag-pop

the question, ask family and friends, you could even speak to a wedding planner.

ang tanong, tanungin ang pamilya at mga kaibigan, maaari ka ring makipag-usap sa isang wedding planner.

Think about what she loves doing, does she have a favourite place?

Isipin kung ano ang gusto niyang gawin, mayroon ba siyang paboritong lugar?

Is there an activity you'd do together where you could surprise her with

Mayroon bang aktibidad na gagawin ninyong magkasama kung saan maaari mong sorpresahin siya sa

the big question halfway through?

malaking tanong sa kalagitnaan?

Are you due a getaway where you could ask the hotel to decorate an area for you?

Kailangan mo bang magbakasyon kung saan maaari mong hilingin sa hotel na palamutihan ang isang lugar para sa iyo?

However you decide to ask the girl of your dreams to become your forever

Gayunpaman, nagpasya kang hilingin sa babaeng pinapangarap mo na maging iyong

love, do it with confidence and pride.

pag-ibig na walang hanggan, gawin ito nang may kumpiyansa at pagmamalaki.

Do it knowing that soon this lady will be your fiancée and you have a lifetime

Gawin mo ito nang malaman na ang babaeng ito ay magiging iyong kasintahan at mayroon kang panghabambuhay

of memories to make and treasure.

na mga alaala na dapat gawin at pagyamanin.

Fast forward.

Fast forward.

Whoo hoo!

Whoo hoo!

Now you're engaged.

Ngayon engaged ka na.

You can take a deep breath, all of that anxiety and worry was for nothing.

Maaari kang huminga ng malalim, ang lahat ng pagkabalisa at pag-aalala ay walang kabuluhan.

Go out, celebrate, get ready for a life of love, laughter,

Lumabas, magdiwang, maghanda para sa isang buhay ng pag-ibig, tawanan,

and long-lasting memories...

at pangmatagalang alaala...

and make sure your wedding day speech is awesome!

at siguraduhin na ang iyong talumpati sa araw ng kasal ay kahanga-hanga!

And that brings us to the end of today's episode and the end of Week 13.

At dinadala tayo nito sa pagtatapos ng episode ngayon at sa pagtatapos ng Linggo 13.

I do hope you found this week useful.

Sana ay naging kapaki-pakinabang ang linggong ito.

I look forward to tickling your eardrums once again tomorrow or perhaps next week.

Inaasahan kong kilitiin muli ang iyong eardrum bukas o marahil sa susunod na linggo.

Until then, take very good care and goodbye.

Hanggang doon, mag-ingat at magpaalam.