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Place words: dito, diyan, doon and prepositions

Place words: dito, diyan, doon and prepositions

Learning Goal

Can use dito/diyan/doon and sa + place for locations

Exam Skills:PagbasaPagsasalitaPagsulatPakikinig

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Halika dito!

Come here!

Nasa bahay siya ngayon.

He/she is at home now.

Pumunta siya sa palengke.

He/she went to the market.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Mga pang-abay ng lugar (place words):

TagalogKahuluganDistansya
dito/ritohere (malapit sa nagsasalita)Malapit
diyan/riyanthere (malapit sa kausap)Katamtaman
doon/roonover there (malayo sa dalawa)Malayo

Sa + lugar: sa bahay (at home), sa eskuwelahan (at school), sa Maynila (in Manila).

Common mistakes with this topic. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Structural differences from

Common Error Patterns

Error with Place words: dito, diyan, doon and prepositions

Review the rules for Mga Pang-abay ng Lugar

Halika dito!

Come here!

Halika = come (imperative). Dito = here (near speaker).

Nasa bahay siya ngayon.

He/she is at home now.

Nasa = at/in (location). Bahay = house/home. Ngayon = now.

Pumunta siya sa palengke.

He/she went to the market.

Pumunta = went. Sa palengke = to the market.

Practice in course

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