SA PISTANG-BAYAN

SA PISTANG-BAYAN

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KAWAYAN KOMBO
ni Mario Munar

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Sitwasyon: Dumalo sa isang pistang-bayan ang isang Amerikano na kasama ang isang kaibigang Pilipino.

SCOTT:	Ang daming tao! Nasa plaza yata ang buong bayan!
JOSE:	Oo, kasi narito ang kasayahan. Kapag piyesta, maraming binyagan at kasalan. Marami ring nagtitinda ng kung anu-ano sa patyo -- laruan, damit, kasangkapan sa bahay, mga pagkain...
SCOTT:	Masaya pala ang piyesta. Panay ang ikot ng banda ng musiko.
JOSE:	Ang tiya ko ang tokang magpakain ng musiko, kaya magdamagan ang lutuan sa kanila...Dito muna tayo sa labas ng simbahan. Abangan natin ang paglabas ng magagandang dalaga.
SCOTT:	Talaga ikaw...Teka muna, hindi ba nakakahiyang makikain sa mga tiya mo? Hindi naman ako kumbidado.
JOSE:	Ano bang hindi? Kapag piyesta, lahat kumbidado. Pagkagaling natin sa mga Tiya Isabel, doon naman tayo sa mga pinsan ko. Tapos kina Tony...
SCOTT:	At kakain ulit tayo?
JOSE:	Kung hindi, sasama ang loob nila sa atin. Ihanda mo ang tiyan mo.
SCOTT:	Dapat pala nagdala ako ng 'Alka-Seltzer'.

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WORDS
pistang-bayan	town fiesta
dumalo	to attend
plasa	town plaza
binyagan	baptism
kasalan	wedding
patyo	patio (here used to mean church grounds or courtyard)
magdamag	all through the night
abangan	watch out for, wait for
makikain	to eat (share the food) at someone's place
EXPRESSIONS
panay ang ikot ng banda ng musiko	the brass bands are going around the community constantly
tokang magpakain	it's their turn to feed the musicians (as their contribution to the fiesta)
sasama ang loob	their feelings will be hurt, they will feel bad

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In the Philippines, town fiestas are both religious and social events. A fiesta is a time for honoring the patron saints and for giving thanks to life's blessings. Everyone has something to be thankful for--a new job, a new child, health, recovery from illness, a happy marriage, or even simply having survived another year. Filipinos, whether rich or poor, find it irresistible to splurge or spend their money during fiestas in order to make it a happy and memorable event, mostly for food.

Fiestas are also occasions for reunions with friends and relatives and, in general, for merrymaking. It is an 'open house' for everybody where food and drinks are shared with everyone.

Fiestas throughout the Philippines are usually held in the summer month of May, culminating in a procession called the Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May). The bigger the towns, the more brass bands there are during fiestas. In the evenings, there are also band concerts in the church courtyard, singing contests, band competitions, etc.

- Noel M. Morada

Flores de
Mayo

La Naval

Black Nazarene

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1. Nasaan ang piyesta?

2. Ano ang nangyayari kapag piyesta?

3. Ano ang gustong gawin ni Jose sa labas ng simbahan?

4. Saan sila kakain?

5. Sino ang sasama ang loob? Bakit?

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KUNDI

Kundi is a contraction of kung, 'if', and of hindi, 'not'. It is the negative counterpart of kundi clauses.

Example:

Kundi tayo kakain uli, sasama ang loob nila.
(If we don't eat again, they will feel bad.)

Kundi clauses, when followed by negated main clauses, imply that the opposite is true.

Example:

Kundi ka nag-aral, hindi ka nakapasa sa iksamen mo.
(If you had not studied, you wouln't have passed your exam.)

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Complete the following kundi clauses with appropriate clauses.

1. Kundi ka pupunta ________________________.

2. Kundi ka uulan __________________________.

3. Kundi ka dumating _______________________.

4. Kundi sa kaniya _________________________.

5. Kundi siya nanood ng sine _____________________.

Make the following contrary-to-fact statements true by using kundi in the first clause and hindi in the second clause.

1. Kung nakinig ka sa akin, nanalo ka sana.

     Kundi ka nakinig sa akin, hindi ka sana nanalo.

2. Kung nagising ka nang maaga, nakarating ka sana sa oras.

    ______________________________________________.

3. Kung mabuti ang pakiramdam ko, pumunta sana ako sa
     piyesta.

    __________________________________________________.

4. Kung nagsabi ka ng totoo, pinayagan ka sanang umalis.

    ____________________________________________.

5. Kung kumain ka, inantok ka sa trabaho.

    ____________________________________________.

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Expressions used to describe fiestas:

May mga nakasabit na makukulay na palamuti.
May mga arko sa kalsada.
Umiikot ang banda ng musiko.
Bawat bahay ay may handa.
Nagpapalabas ng komedya sa gabi.
Mayroon ding karnabal.
Maraming bisita.
Nagsisimba ang mga tao at sumasama sa prusisyon.

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With your partner, recreate or improvise a variation of the dialog at the beginning of this lesson by adding some of the descriptions above.