Kapampangan Intermediate Level 1 (8 weeks) by Lurenie Rivera

Kapampangan or Pampango, also known as “Amanung Sisuan” is the mother tongue of the province Pampanga. It is one of the eight major languages in the Philippine archipelago. Fun fact: “Kapampangan” was derived from the root word “Pampang” which means “riverbank”, a name given by the Spaniards when they discovered natives living in Pampanga. This 8-week session covers…

 

Session 1: TARA, MAGBALIK TAMU! (LET’S GO BACK TO THE BASICS!)

A Review about the Basics of the Kapampangan Language

 

Session 2: NINU AKU, IKA, IKAYU, ITAMU? (Who am I/are you/they/we? – KAPAMPANGAN PRONOUNS)

Substitution: Changing Nouns to appropriate Pronouns

 

Session 3: NANUNG GAGAWAN/GEWA/GAWAN MU? (What are you doing/did you do/will do? – KAPAMPANGAN VERBS)

Identify how to use Kapampangan Verbs in present, past, and future tenses. 

 

Session 4: BASTA KAPAMPANGAN MASANTING AMPONG MALAGU! (Kapampangan are definitely handsome and beautiful people – KAPAMPANGAN ADJECTIVES)

A Discussion on Kapampangan Adjectives (Kinds and Degrees of Adjectives)

 

Session 5: KAPILAN? PILANG BESIS? BALANG KAPILAN? (When/How many times/How often – KAPAMPANGAN ADVERBS)

Learn to say how often, how rare, how easy, with Kapampangan Adverbs

 

Session 6: KENI, KETA, KARIN (Here/There/Over there – KAPAMPANGAN PREPOSITIONS)

Recognize how to describe the time of an event, location of a place, and position of an object through the use of Kapampangan Prepositions.

 

Session 7:  NANU PU ITA? (What is it? – DIALOGUE PRACTICE USING THE KAPAMPANGAN LANGUAGE)

Practice answering basic questions to create a dialogue.

 

Session 8: SAGUTAN ME ING KUTANG KU. (Answer my question. – BASIC KAPAMPANGAN CONVERSATIONS)

Practice responding to frequently asked questions by Kapampangans. 

 

CLASS SCHEDULE

California
Saturdays
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29
Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 19, Feb 26

Manila
Sundays
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Jan 9, Jan 16, Jan 23, Jan 30
Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27

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California
Saturdays
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar 5, Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26
Apr 2, Apr 9, Apr 16, Apr 23

Manila
Sundays
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27
Apr 3, Apr 10, Apr 17, Apr 24

PLEASE BOOK HERE IF YOU CANNOT ACCESS THE CALENDAR BELOW