Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Jade Garden Restaurant

424-7th Ave S at S King St

Anim na plato, $ 25.00 + tip

Sinubukan namin ang bagong restaurant, Jade Garden. Ito ay nasa sulok ng King St at 7th Ave S. Wow, napakapopular! Naghintay tayo ng dalawampung minuto para sa mesa.

(I was yelled at and laughed at by a native speaker for this Tagalog. Some sentences have been removed. Still, it has a lot of good words. English follows at the bottom.)




Sinubukan kong huwag mag-alala tungkol sa kung saan tayo naka-park, sa isang bank lot. Ang bangko ay sarado. Kami ay naka-park doon bago sa Sabado at Linggo habang kumakain. 

Sa pagkakataong ito lumakad kami ng ilang bloke mula sa bangko. Nang maglaon, nakita namin na okay lang, walang problema. Lubos ang kapal, kahit na sarado ang bangko. Kaya malinaw naman, hindi lang kami ang naka-park at naglalakad.

Pagkatapos maghintay sa Jade Garden, nakaupo kami sa table na malaki para sa lima o anim na tao. Nasa isang silid na may malaking bintana sa kalye at may isa pang mesa, malayo sa maingay na main dining room.

 

Mayroon kaming Dim Sum (Yam Cha) isang beses sa isang buwan o mas madalas sa iba't ibang restaurant. Ang Seattle ay talagang magandang Dim Sum. Ang Jade Garden ay may ilan sa mga pinakamahusay na Dim Sum pagkain sa Seattle. Kumain kami ng char siu bao, mga bola ng karne ng baka, mga paa ng manok, somai, hipon na may cilantro roll at isa pang plato hipon na may cilantro.

                                                         
   

Ang gastos ay mga $ 25.00 na may buwis na walang tip. Iyan ang hindi bababa sa mahal na alam namin! Ang mga presyo para sa hapunan ay konti pa pagkatapos ng 4:30. Mayroon sila na maraming iba pang mga pagkain na gusto naming subukan!

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Jade Garden Restaurant
424 7th Ave S @ S King St

Six plates, $24.00

Two weeks ago on Sunday we tried a new restaurant, Jade Garden. It's on the corner of King St and 7th Ave S. Wow, very popular! We waited about twenty minutes for a table.

I tried not to be nervous about where we had parked, in a bank lot. The bank was closed. We had parked there before on weekends while going to eat. But we had always eaten right next door. 

This time we walked a couple of blocks from the bank. Later, we saw that it was okay, no problem. The lot was full, even though the bank was closed. So obviously, we were not the only ones who parked and walked

After waiting at Jade Garden, we were seated at a table big enough for five or six people. It was in an alcove with a big window on the street and with one other table, away from the noisy main dining room.

We have Dim Sum (Yam Cha) once a month or more often at different restaurants. Seattle has really good Dim Sum. Jade Garden has some of the best Dim Sum food in Seattle. We ate char siu bao, beef balls, chicken feet, somai, cilantro-shrimp roll and a second plate of cilantro-shrimp roll. 

The cost was about $25.00 with tax without the tip. That's the least expensive we know! Prices for dinner are a little more after 4:30. They have many other foods that we want to try!











Friday, March 8, 2019

Ipinadala sa akin ng Google ang email, "New Domain property added to your account.Wow nakalimutan ko -- meron akong blog na ito. Ang mga blog ay para sa pagsulat. Sana susulat ako araw-araw. 

Nagkaroon ng niyebe ngayong umaga. Sikat ng araw dito ngayon. 

Bukas ay magdadala sila ng bagong refrigerator. Ang refrigerator na mayroon kami ngayon, ang motor ay tumatakbo sa lahat ng oras. Magkakaroon kami ng malaking kuwenta (bill).

Mayroon akong bagong bokabularyo. Magsasanay akong ito dito. (Did I say 'practice' or 'train'?)

Sa umaga mag-aahit ako. Maghilamos ako rin. Gumagawa akong ng kape. Kinukuha ko ang aking almusal sa trabaho.

I don't know whether this all is correct.
-- Peter, March 8, 2019

Larawan mula sa nakaraang dalawang linggo--



Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Selecting maka- vs ma- verb forms, then makapag-

Two ways of forming the same thing: I can sleep now
Makatutulog na ako. Makakatulog na ako. I can sleep now.

Focus is on the doer being able to, who before, perhaps was unable or prevented from doing.

But the other one puts the focus on the action.
Matulog na ako. I am sleeping or going to sleep now.

If either maka- or ma is accented, it means without intention.

Tense Actor Focus Object/Goal Focus
Infinitive makabasa mabasa
Past nakabasa nabasa
Present nakakabasa nababasa
nakababasa
Future makakabasa mababasa
makababasa

But wait, there's more!
While maka- is usually used with um- and ma- verbs . . . .
magkapag- is used with mag- verbs such as maglinis.
"Both the maka- and the makapag- forms mean that
the actor has the ablilty to do the action named by the verb base.

Focus Verb Actor Object/Goal
Actor Makapagdala kaya kayo ng pagkain.
He was able to bring the food.
Goal Madala mo kaya ang pagkain."
(Maybe kayo should be siya and mo should be kanya. Kaya means capable.)

Quotations and adaptations from
"Modern Tagalog, Grammatical Explanations and Exercises for Non-Native Speakers"
by Teresita V. Ramos and Resty M. Cena, p 94

Tense Actor Focus Object/Goal Focus
Infinitive linis "to clean"
Past nakapaglinis naglinis
Present nakakapaglinis naglilinis
nakapaglilinis
Future makakapaglinis maglilinis
makapaglilinis

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Magkaroon and Magka- Verbs, Page 100

infinitive: magkaroon ng pera, magkapera

past: nagkaroon ng pera, nagkapera

present: nagkakaroon ng pera, nagkakapera

future: magkakaroon ng pera, magkakapera

From Page 100:

They will have a pretty house in Quezon City.
Magkakabahay sila ng maganda sa Quezon City.

Did you get sick last year?
Nagkasakit ikaw noon isdang taon?

We are having a grand time on the beach.
Nagkaroon tayo ng kasiya-siyang panahon dalampasigan.

He will have a car next month.
Nagkakakotse siya susunod na buwan.

His business does not have plenty of money.
Hindi nagkakaroon ng pera sobra-sobrang ang kanyang negosyo.

My child will have a friend.
Ang anak ko magkakaroon ng kaibigan.

We shall have a good teacher.
Nagkakaroon tayo ng guro magaling.

The rich man will have a new car.
Ang lalaki mayamang magkakakotse bagong.

I would like to have a good friend.
Gusto kong magkaroon ng kaibigan magaling.


Monday, May 10, 2010

Buika - La falsa moneda (Video clip)

Tuwa!

Buika - Mi niƱa Lola (video clip)

Thanks to Paul Brinkley-Rogers on FB for this. Sweet!

Ayos -- How are things going?

Ayos ng tulog ko kagabi.

Wow this is a useful construction.
Use any verb root and "ayos" for it went "well."
No conjugating tenses!

Ayos ng sayaw namin ka gabi.
Ayos ng aaral ko na.
Ayos ng aking negosyo ito linggo.