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Reading and writing

Reading and writing

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Pagbasa at pagsulat

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I read. Nag-ab------o. N________ a___ N-g-a-a-a a-o- -------------- Nagbabasa ako. 0
I read a letter (character). N-g--ba-a--k- n- --t-a. N________ a__ n_ l_____ N-g-a-a-a a-o n- l-t-a- ----------------------- Nagbabasa ako ng letra. 0
I read a word. N-gb-basa -ko ----s--g-sal-ta. N________ a__ n_ i____ s______ N-g-a-a-a a-o n- i-a-g s-l-t-. ------------------------------ Nagbabasa ako ng isang salita. 0
I read a sentence. Na---b--a ak---g-i-------ngung-s-p. N________ a__ n_ i____ p___________ N-g-a-a-a a-o n- i-a-g p-n-u-g-s-p- ----------------------------------- Nagbabasa ako ng isang pangungusap. 0
I read a letter. Nag--basa-ak- ng is-ng liham. N________ a__ n_ i____ l_____ N-g-a-a-a a-o n- i-a-g l-h-m- ----------------------------- Nagbabasa ako ng isang liham. 0
I read a book. Nag-a-asa ------ --a-g l-b--. N________ a__ n_ i____ l_____ N-g-a-a-a a-o n- i-a-g l-b-o- ----------------------------- Nagbabasa ako ng isang libro. 0
I read. N-----asa -ko. N________ a___ N-g-a-a-a a-o- -------------- Nagbabasa ako. 0
You read. Nag--ba-a k-. N________ k__ N-g-a-a-a k-. ------------- Nagbabasa ka. 0
He reads. N--ba-a-- s-ya. N________ s____ N-g-a-a-a s-y-. --------------- Nagbabasa siya. 0
I write. N-g-usu--t----. N_________ a___ N-g-u-u-a- a-o- --------------- Nagsusulat ako. 0
I write a letter (character). N--s----at-a-o--g-is-ng---t--. N_________ a__ n_ i____ l_____ N-g-u-u-a- a-o n- i-a-g l-t-a- ------------------------------ Nagsusulat ako ng isang letra. 0
I write a word. N-g---u--t--k- -g-is-n- -----a. N_________ a__ n_ i____ s______ N-g-u-u-a- a-o n- i-a-g s-l-t-. ------------------------------- Nagsusulat ako ng isang salita. 0
I write a sentence. N-gsusula--a-o -g is--g--a-g----s--. N_________ a__ n_ i____ p___________ N-g-u-u-a- a-o n- i-a-g p-n-u-g-s-p- ------------------------------------ Nagsusulat ako ng isang pangungusap. 0
I write a letter. N---us-lat---- ng-i-a-g ---a-. N_________ a__ n_ i____ l_____ N-g-u-u-a- a-o n- i-a-g l-h-m- ------------------------------ Nagsusulat ako ng isang liham. 0
I write a book. Na--us---t--k---g is------bro. N_________ a__ n_ i____ l_____ N-g-u-u-a- a-o n- i-a-g l-b-o- ------------------------------ Nagsusulat ako ng isang libro. 0
I write. Nagsu---at--ko. N_________ a___ N-g-u-u-a- a-o- --------------- Nagsusulat ako. 0
You write. Na-su-ul-- ka. N_________ k__ N-g-u-u-a- k-. -------------- Nagsusulat ka. 0
He writes. N-gs-s-l-t-siy-. N_________ s____ N-g-u-u-a- s-y-. ---------------- Nagsusulat siya. 0

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