Parts of the house is a must vocabulary to learn especially when you are talking about your family, your activities at home or simply about your house.
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Sala – Living room
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Kusina – Kitchen
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Banyo – Toilet, Shower room, CR, Bathroom
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Kwarto – Bedroom
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Balkonahe – Balcony/ terrace
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Hardin – Garden
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Garahe – Garage
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Hapag kainan / Silid kainan – Dining room
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Tsimnea –
Note:
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Filipinos always use kitchen as the common place to eat meals.
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We do not have chimneys but we say it the Tagalog way.
ENGLISH
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Where do you eat in your house? / In which part of your house do you eat?
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Where do you park your car?
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Where do you sleep at night in your house? / Which part of your house do you sleep at night?
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Where do you grow plants?
TAGALOG
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Saan ka kumakain sa bahay?
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Saan ka nagpa park ng sasakyan mo?
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Saan ka natutulog kung gabi sa bahay mo?
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Saan ka nag aalaga ng halaman?
REMEMBER:
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Where = Saan, which means that you always point to a certain place and in this case, where in the house or which part of the house do you do ___(what).
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You can use other English words – nouns, adjectives or verbs in particular if you do not know the Tagalog equivalent. Filipinos do understand a mixed of English words and Tagalog words in a sentence.