Exercise XXIV.

How do you do?—Very well at your service—And how are all at home, your parents and your brothers?—Tolerably well, thank God—As for you, you are health itself: you cannot look better—Please to sit down, here is a chair—I will not detain you from your business I know that a merchant's time is precious—I have nothing to do at present, I only wished in passing, to inquire about your health—You do me much honor—What o'clock is it?—It is half past one—You say it is half past one, and by my watch (dinhi sa acong orasan) it is but half past twelve—Pardon me: (tabi canimo): it has not yet struck one—I assure you it is half-past one, for my watch goes very well—Who has arrived?—They say my cousin has arrived—Where does he come from?—He is coming from Manila—Has he spent a long time on the sea?—He has suffer a delay of fortnight, for the weather was very bad—Have you bought this hat in Manila?—I have not bought it, my cousin who has just arrived, has made me a present of it.

Twenty Fifth Lesson

Impersonal Verbs.

The impersonal verbs are those which express the atmospherical phenomena, and are only used in the third person singular, compounded with the particle naga or mi out of the roots init and Tugnao which are compounded with na. Ex:

To dawn.Pagbanagbanag.
To arrive at break of day.Pagcabuntag, eabuntagon.
To grow dark.Pagcagabi-i, cagabhion.
To rain like a deluge.Pagolan sa mabascug.
To rain.Pagolan.
To drizzle.Pagalindahao.
To lighten.Pagquilat.
To thunder.Pagdalogdog, paglugung.
It is raining.Nagaolan man.
Is it lightening?Nagaquilat ba?
It is thundering.Nagadalogdog.
Is it warm?¿Mainit ba?
No: it is cold.Dili; matugnao man.
To behave well towards.Ma-ayo ang batasan sa.
He behaves well towards his cousin.Ma-ayo ang batasan nia sa iyang ig-agao.
To behave ill.Dautan ang batasan.
He use ill his friends.Dautan ang batasan nia sa mga higala nia.
As he was always behave well towards me, I will not use him ill.Cay ma-ayo guihapon ang batasan nia canaco, ma-ayo usab ang batasan co cania.
In vain.Bisan onsaon.
In vain I look around, I saw neither house nor man; not the least sign of dwelling.Bisan onsaon co pagtan-ao sa libut co, ualá acó ma-caquita ug balay, ug ug balay, ug tao ug tima-an sa puluy-anan.
We search in vain, for what we have lost, we cannot find.Bisan onsaon ta pagpangita, dili quitá macaquita sa naualá canato.
What do you mean?¿Onsay bu-ut ipamolong mo?
I mean, hallo!Bu-ut cong ipamolong idiay!
That does not mean any thing.Cana ualay casayuran.
As long, as.Cun, pa.
As long as you behave well, people will love you.Cun ma-ayo pa ang batasan mo, higugmaon ca.
Unless.Cun dili.
If it should happen that.Cun pananglit, Cun cailignon pa unta.
Although, Whatever.Bisan ogaling, Bisan dacó ogaling.
Unless you speak her she will not answer you.Cun dili ca magsulti cania, dili sia mutu-bág canimo.
Whatever be our patience,we will never have enough.Bisan dacó ogaling ang pagantos ta dili pa igo sa guihapon.
Would to God!Unta, Hinaut unta.
Would to God it were so!Agad unta nga mao cana ingon niana!
May you be happy!Hinaut unta nga mapaladan ca!
In order to....Cay aron....
In order that....Cay aron....
I send you this book in order that you may read it.Guipadalá co canimo quining libro cay aron basahon mo.
By dint of.Tungud sa dacó.
By dint of labour.Tungund sa dacong pag-buhat.
The more, as.Ingon nga, labi pa cay.
I am the more displeased with your behaviour, as you are under many obligations to me.Ingon nga dili acó mu-angay sa imong batasan labi pa cay daghan ang utang mong bu-ut canaco.

Exercise XXV.