GARALITANG
KAPAMPANGAN
(a
SIMPLIFIED KAPAMPANGAN GRAMMAR)
(by Armando A.B. Regala)
This section is intended to provide an understanding of how the Kapampangan
Language is spoken from the perspective of an English-speaking person who
wish to learn Kapampangan. When we speak and write, we use words to express
our thoughts and ideas. The Kapampangan language has thousands of words.
Following the standard grammatical structure in English of classifying
words this grammar text is presented using the eight groups or classes
of words known as Parts of Speech.
The Parts of Speech
The names of the Parts of Speech are: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives,
Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections. For
the sake of simplicity I will not supply equivalent names in Kapampangan.
Words are tools of communications. That is why each group has its
special work to do. Nouns are the names of persons, places, and
things. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Verbs are words
that express action. Adjectives and adverbs help express
the ideas that give color and more definite meanings to nouns, verbs, and
other words. A preposition is a word used before another word to
indicate how that word is being used. Conjunctions are joining or
connecting words, and interjections are words that come between
words that express different ideas. The most important fact to keep in
mind when learning a new word is its function or use in a particular
sentence. If you keep this in mind, you will easily learn the word and
how it is used in relation with other words in sentences.
Sentence
Construction
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