FILIPINO BOOK: AHA! MAY ALLERGY KA PALA! (YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY!) w/ TAGALOG SUBTITLES (1) ||AHA|HAS|ALLERGY|YOU|ACTUALLY||||||| PHILIPPINISCHES BUCH: AHA! SIE HABEN EINE ALLERGIE! (Sie haben eine Allergie!) mit Tagalog-Untertiteln (1) フィリピン語の本: ああ!アレルギーがあります! (アレルギーがあります!) タガログ語字幕付き (1) FILIPINO BOOK: AHA! YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY! (YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY!) w/ TAGALOG SUBTITLES (1)

Aha! May allergy ka pala! Aha|has|allergy|you|indeed Aha! You have an allergy!

Kuwento ni Dr. Luis Gatmaitan Story|of|Dr|Luis|Gatmaitan Story by Dr. Luis Gatmaitan

Guhit ni Pergyline Acuna Drawing|of|Pergyline|Acuna Illustrated by Pergyline Acuna

Kids, napagbawalan na ba kayong laruin ang paborito n'yong stuffed toys? Hindi na ba kayo binibigyan ng ilang pagkaing gustong-gusto nyo? Kids|have been prohibited|already|question particle|you (plural)|to play with|the|favorite|your (plural)|stuffed|toys|No|already|question particle|you (plural)|are given|of|some|food|||you (plural) Kinderen, is het jullie verboden om met je favoriete knuffels te spelen? Krijgt u sommige van de voedingsmiddelen waar u van houdt niet meer? Kids, have you been forbidden to play with your favorite stuffed toys? Are you no longer being given some of your favorite foods?

Bawal na bang papasukin sa loob ng inyong bahay ang mga alagang aso at pusa? Baka may allergy kayo! prohibited|already|question particle|allowed inside|in|inside|marker|your|house|the|plural marker|pet|dog|and|cat|Maybe|there is|allergy|you Is it now prohibited to let pet dogs and cats inside your house? You might have an allergy!

Ano nga ba ang nangyayari sa loob ng katawan ng taong may allergy? What|indeed|question particle|the|happens|inside|inside|of|body|of|person|has|allergy What really happens inside the body of a person with an allergy?

Sumama muna tayo sa masayang picnic nina Julia at ng kanyang pamilya at mga kamag-anak sa beach. Let's join|first|we|to|happy|picnic|of|Julia|and|of|her|family|and|the|||at|beach Let's join Julia and her family and relatives for a fun picnic at the beach.

Minsan isang taon nagpupunta ang buong angkan nina Lolo Bayani at Lola Ada sa isang lugar para sa kanilang family reunion. Once|a|year|goes|the|whole|clan|of|Grandpa|Bayani|and|Grandma|Ada|to|a|place|for|at|their|family|reunion Een keer per jaar gaat de hele clan van Lolo Bayani en Lola Ada naar een plek voor hun familiereünie. Once a year, the entire clan of Grandpa Bayani and Grandma Ada goes to a place for their family reunion.

Ngayong taong ito, sa isang beach resort sa Batangas nagyaya si Lola Ada. This|year|this|at|a|beach|resort|in|Batangas|invited|(subject marker)|Grandma|Ada This year, Grandma Ada invited everyone to a beach resort in Batangas.

Excited ang magpipinsang Joshua, KC, Patrick, Tricia at Julia. Noon lamang sila ulit magkakasama nang matagal-tagal. Excited|the|cousins|Joshua|KC|Patrick|Tricia|and|Julia|Then|only|they|again|together|for|| The cousins Joshua, KC, Patrick, Tricia, and Julia are excited. It's been a long time since they were all together.

Sa iba-ibang lugar kasi sila nakatira. Ang magkapatid na Joshua at KC ay balikbayan mula sa Amerika. In|||places|because|they|live|The|siblings|(linker)|Joshua|and|KC|(linker)|returning residents|from|in|America They live in different places. The siblings Joshua and KC are balikbayan from America.

Ang magkapatid namang Patrick at Tricia ay taga Nueva Ecija. The|siblings|on the other hand|Patrick|and|Tricia|are|from|Nueva|Ecija The siblings Patrick and Tricia are from Nueva Ecija.

Si Julia naman, na nag-i-isang anak, ay nakatira sa Maynila. The|name|also|who||||child|is|lives|in|Manila Julia, who is an only child, lives in Manila.

At tuwing nag-re-reunion sila, may kanya-kanyang dalang pagkain ang bawat pamilya. And|every||||they|there is|||bringing|food|the|each|family And every time they have a reunion, each family brings their own food.

Potluck ang tawag sa ganitong handaan apo," sabi ni Lola Ada. Potluck|the|term|for|this|gathering|grandchild|said|by|Grandma|Ada This gathering is called a potluck, dear," said Grandma Ada.

Nagtataka kasi si Julia kung bakit dalawang klaseng ulam lang ang dala nila. May dalang pagkain ang bawat pamilya para ipatikim sa iba. wondering|because|(subject marker)|Julia|if|why|two|kinds|viand|only|the|brought|they|There is|bringing|food|the|each|family|to|share|to|others Julia was wondering why they only brought two kinds of dishes. Each family brings food to share with others.

Pagsasaluhan natin ang lahat ng dalang pagkain. Pero higit sa pagkain, ang higit na mahalaga ay kakain tayong sama-sama. We will share|all|the|all|of|brought|food|But|more|than|food|the|more|that|important|is|we will eat|we|| We will share all the food brought. But more than the food, what is more important is that we eat together.

"Yehey! Parang piknik!" "Tama. Ang Tita Leah mo, may dalang kare-kare at fried chicken. Ang Tita Tessie mo naman, naglalakihang alimango at mapipintog na sugpo ang dala. Yay|like|picnic|That's right|The|Aunt|Leah|your|has|bringing|||and|fried|chicken|The|Aunt|Tessie|your|on the other hand|large|crabs|and|plump|that|shrimp|the|brought "Yay! It feels like a picnic!" "That's right. Your Aunt Leah brought kare-kare and fried chicken. Your Aunt Tessie brought large crabs and plump shrimp.

Ang Mommy mo, macaroni salad at spaghetti ang dala. The|Mommy|your|macaroni|salad|and|spaghetti|the|brought Your Mommy brought macaroni salad and spaghetti.

" E di marami rin po tayong handa?" "Aba, kapag pinagsama-sama lahat yun, marami talaga! well|not|many|also|polite particle|we|prepared|wow|when|||all|that|many|really "So we have a lot of food prepared?" "Wow, when you put all that together, there really is a lot!

Takot ka yatang magutom, apo ah! biro pa ni Lolo Bayani na tumutulong din sa paghahanda. afraid|you|perhaps|be hungry|grandchild|expression of realization|joke|still|by|Grandpa|Bayani|who|helps|also|in|preparation You seem afraid of getting hungry, grandchild! joked Grandpa Bayani, who was also helping with the preparations.

Sa beach resort habang nagkakasayahan ang lahat, abalang-abala naman sa pag-iihaw ng barbecue at porkchop si Tito Bong. At|beach|resort|while|everyone is having fun|the|everyone|||on the other hand|in|||of|barbecue|and|pork chop|Mr|Uncle|Bong At the beach resort, while everyone was having fun, Uncle Bong was busy grilling barbecue and pork chops.

Kay Tito Bill napunta ang pagbabalat ng pinya at paghiwa ng pakwan. Si Daddy Dexter naman ang masigasig magbukas ng buko. To|Uncle|Bill|went|the|peeling|of|pineapple|and|cutting|of|watermelon|He|Daddy|Dexter|on the other hand|the|diligent|to open|of|coconut Uncle Bill took care of peeling the pineapple and slicing the watermelon. Daddy Dexter was diligently opening coconuts.

Maya-maya pa ay nakahanda na ang lahat ng pagkain sa isang mahabang-mahabang dulang. ||later|is|prepared|already|the|all|of|food|on|a|||table Before long, all the food was ready on a very long table.

"Kainan na!" Tawag ni Tita Tessi sa mga bata. Eating|now|Call|by|Aunt|Tessi|to|the|children "It's time to eat!" Aunt Tessi called to the children.

"Mga apo, ahon na kayo! Huwag paghintayin ang pagkain! Parine na!" segunda ni Lola Ada. grandchildren|grandchildren|come up|already|you (plural)|Don't|make wait|the|food|Come here|already|said|by|Grandma|Ada "Grandchildren, come on! Don't wait for the food! Come here!" Grandma Ada added.

Ilang saglit pa at nakapila na sila sa nakahandang pagkain. "O, pwedeng bumalik ulit kapag gusto pa," paalala pa ni Tita Tessie. A few|moments|more|and|were lined up|already|they|at|prepared|food|Oh|they can|return|again|when|they want|more||still|by|Aunt|Tessie A few moments later, they were lined up at the prepared food. "Oh, you can come back again if you want more," Aunt Tessie reminded.

Siyempre pa, nag-sama-sama sa isang sulok ang mag-kakaedad. At dahil halos kasinggulang ni Julia sina Patrick at Tricia, yung ang naging kagrupo niya. Of course|too||||in|one|corner|the|||And|because|almost|the same age as|of||(plural marker)|Patrick|and|Tricia|they|the|became|groupmate|her Of course, the kids of the same age gathered in one corner. And since Patrick and Tricia were almost the same age as Julia, they became her group.

"Wow, ang lalaki naman ng hipon! Ang sarap siguro niyan!" sabi ni Julia. Wow|the|size|indeed|of|shrimp|The|deliciousness|probably|that|said|by|Julia "Wow, the shrimp are so big! They must be really delicious!" Julia said.

"Sugpo ang tawag diyan!" hirit naman ni KC. The shrimp|the|name|there|quipped|also|by|KC "That's called shrimp!" KC chimed in.

Tinikman nilang lahat ang mga pagkaing inihanda sa potluck. Makalipas ang 30 minuto, may kakaibang naramdaman si Julia. They tasted|all|all|the|plural marker|food|prepared|at|potluck|After|the|minutes|there was|unusual|felt|(subject marker)|Julia They all tasted the dishes prepared for the potluck. After 30 minutes, Julia felt something unusual.

Parang nag-iinit ang pakiramdam ng kanyang mukha. Parang nag-sisimulang magpantal at mangati ang kanyang balat. It seems|||the|feeling|of|his|face|It seems|||break out in hives|and|itch|the|his|skin It felt like her face was getting hot. It seemed like her skin was starting to break out in hives and itch.

"O, Julia okey ka lang ba? Ang pula-pula mo ah!", pansin ni Joshua. Oh|Julia|okay|you|just|question particle|The|||your|exclamation|noticed|by|Joshua "Hey, Julia, are you okay? You're really red!" Joshua noticed.

"Di ko alam eh. Nangangati na nga ako!" I do not|know|know|well|It itches|already|indeed|me "I don't know. I'm already itching!"

Hindi pa natatapos ang sinasabi ni Julia nang banggitin ni KC na baka may allergy ito sa mga kinaing ulam. Not|yet|finished|the|saying|of|Julia|when|mentioned|of|KC|that|maybe|has|allergy|this|to|the|eaten|viands Julia had not finished speaking when KC mentioned that she might be allergic to the dishes she ate.

"Sabihin natin sa mga tito at tita agad, dali!" payo ni Tricia. Let's tell|us|to|the|uncles|and|aunts|immediately|hurry|advice|by|Tricia "Let's tell the uncles and aunts right away, hurry!" Tricia advised.

Natigil ang pagkain ng lahat. Nagmamadaling dinaluhan nina Daddy Dexter at Mommy Mavee si Julia. Stopped|the|eating|of|everyone|Hurriedly|attended|by|Daddy|Dexter|and|Mommy|Mavee|the|Julia Everyone stopped eating. Daddy Dexter and Mommy Mavee hurried to attend to Julia.

Mabuti na lamang at laging may dalang gamot si Tita Leah na isang nurse. Kinuha nito sa bag ang isang maliit na tableta kontra-allergy. good|only|just|and|always|has|bringing|medicine|(a marker for a person)|Aunt|Leah|who|a|nurse|She took|from her|in|bag|the|a|small|(a marker for adjectives)|tablet|| Fortunately, Aunt Leah, who is a nurse, always carries medicine. She took a small allergy tablet from her bag.

"O, Julia, inumin mo ito agad..." sabay abot ni Tita Leah ng isang baso ng tubig. Oh|Julia|drink|you|this|immediately|at the same time|handing|by|Aunt|Leah|of|a|glass||water "Here, Julia, take this right away..." Aunt Leah said while handing her a glass of water.

Makalipas ang 15 minuto, muling bumalik sa dati ang hitsura ni Julia. After|the|minutes|again|returned|to|normal|the|appearance|of|Julia After 15 minutes, Julia's appearance returned to normal.

Kung kanina'y kasingkulay ng kanyang balat ang mapupulang alimango, ngayo'y maayos na ulit. Parang himala! Parang walang nangyari! If|earlier|as colored|of|his|skin|the|reddish|crab|now|well|again||Like|a miracle|Like|no|happened Earlier, the red crabs were the same color as her skin, but now she is fine again. It's like a miracle! It's as if nothing happened!

"Wow, ang galing po ng gamot na ipinainom ninyo sa kanya!" Wow|the|effectiveness|polite particle|of|medicine|that|you gave to drink|you (plural/formal)|to|him/her "Wow, the medicine you gave her is amazing!"

"Pangontra yun sa allergy, Joshua," paliwanang ni Tita Leah. countermeasure|that|for|allergy|Joshua|explanation|by|Aunt|Leah "That's an antidote for the allergy, Joshua," Aunt Leah explained.

"E, saan po may allergy si Julia?" And|where|polite particle|has|allergy|(subject marker)|Julia "But where does Julia have an allergy?"

Mukhang sa hipon. Mas maraming tao ang nagkaka-allergy sa hipon, pusit, at alimango," dagdag pa ni Tita Leah. It seems|to|shrimp|More|many|people|(subject marker)|||to|shrimp|squid|and|crab|added|more|(possessive marker)|Aunt|Leah It seems to be shrimp. More people are allergic to shrimp, squid, and crab," added Aunt Leah.

Matapos kumain ng pakwan at humigop ng buko juice muling nagbalikan sa dalampasigan ang mga bata. After|eating|of|watermelon|and|sipping|of|coconut|juice|again|returned|to|beach|the|plural marker|children After eating watermelon and sipping coconut juice, the children returned to the shore.

Nagsimulang gumawa ng sand castles sina KC, Tricia at Julia. Nag-swimming naman ulit sina Joshua at Patrick. Started|to make|(particle)|sand|castles|(plural marker for names)|KC|Tricia|and|Julia|||again|again|(plural marker for names)|Joshua|and|Patrick KC, Tricia, and Julia started building sand castles. Joshua and Patrick went swimming again.

"Mga bata, magdagdag kayo ng sunblock! Mahirap magka-sunburn!" dagdag pang paalala ni Tita Tessie. The|children|add|you (plural)|(particle)|sunblock|It's hard|||added|more|reminder|(particle indicating possession)|Aunt|Tessie "Kids, make sure to apply more sunblock! It's hard to get sunburned!" Aunt Tessie reminded them.

Malapit nang lumubog ang araw sa beach pero nakababad pa rin sa tubig ang mag-pipinsan. Muling napag-usapan ang nangyaring allergy kay Julia. Near|soon|sets|the||at|beach|but|still in|||in|water|the|||Again|||the|happened|allergy|to|Julia The sun was about to set at the beach, but the cousins were still soaking in the water. They talked again about Julia's allergy incident.

"O, paano Julia, dapat ay huwag ka munang kakain ng hipon...bilin ni Patrick. Oh|how|Julia|should|be|not|you|yet|eat|of|shrimp|advised|by|Patrick "Oh, how about you Julia, you shouldn't eat shrimp for now... Patrick advised.

"Oo nga, natakot kami kanina para sa iyo..." sabi naman ni Tricia. "Mas mapula ka pa sa alimango!" Yes|indeed|we were scared|us|earlier|for|to|you|said|also|by|Tricia|more|red|you|even|than|crab "Yeah, we were worried about you earlier..." Tricia said. "You're redder than a crab!"

Naikuwento na rin tuloy ni Joshua ang nangyari noong minsang nagbubuklat sila ng lumang magasin ng kanyang Tita Yna. was told|already|also|eventually|by|Joshua|the|incident|when|once|they were flipping through|they|of|old|magazine|of|his|Aunt|Yna Joshua then shared what happened when they were flipping through an old magazine of his Aunt Yna.

"May project kasi kami sa iskul noon. Tapos, ginugupit namin ni Tita Yna ang ilang pictures sa magasin para sa scrapbook. Tapos, biglang bumahing ako nang bumahing! Sunud-sunod!" There is|project|because|we|at|school|back then|Then|we were cutting|we|by|Aunt|Yna|the|some|pictures|from||for|the|scrapbook|Then|suddenly|I sneezed|I|when|sneezed|| "We had a project in school back then. So, Aunt Yna and I were cutting out some pictures from the magazine for the scrapbook. Then, I suddenly sneezed! One after another!"

"Siguro, puro alikabok na yung magasin!" sabad ni Tricia. Maybe|full of|dust|already|the|magazine|interjected|by|Tricia "Maybe the magazine was just full of dust!" Tricia interjected.

"Oo nga, sabi mo, luma na yung mga magasin. Naipon na ang mga alikabok dun!" paliwanag ni Julia. Yes|indeed|said|you|old|already|the|plural marker|magazines|Accumulated|already|the|plural marker|dust|there|explanation|by|Julia "Yes, you said the magazines are old. They've collected dust there!" Julia explained.

"At hindi lang ako bumahing! Parang sinipon ako at nagluha-luha rin ang mata ko. Sabay nga kaming bahing nang bahing ni Tita Yna." And|not|only|I|sneezed|It seems|had a cold|I|and|||also|the|eyes|my|Together|indeed|we|sneezed|continuously|sneezed|by|Aunt|Yna "And I didn't just sneeze! It felt like I had a cold and my eyes were watering too. Tita Yna and I were sneezing together."

"Naku, allergic ka pala sa alikabok!" dagdag pa ni Julia. Oh no|allergic|you|indeed|to|dust|added|more|by|Julia "Oh no, you're allergic to dust!" Julia added.

"May ipinainom ding tableta si Tita Yna sa akin, tapos okey na kami. Biglang nawala yung parang sipon na tulo lang nang tulo. Natigil rin ang pagluluha ng mata ko." There is|made (me) drink|also|tablet|(the)|Aunt|Yna|to|me|then|okay|already|we|Suddenly|disappeared|the|like|runny nose|that|dripping|just|continuously|dripping|Stopped|also|the|tearing|of|eye|my "Tita Yna also gave me a tablet to take, and then we were okay. The runny nose that was just dripping suddenly stopped. My eyes also stopped watering."

Kahit nakahiga na sila sa loob ng inuupahang kuwarto sa resort, tungkol pa rin sa allergy ang pinag-uusapan nila. Even though|lying down|already|they|in|inside|of|rented|room|in|resort|about|still|also|about|allergy|the|||they Even though they were lying down inside the rented room at the resort, they were still talking about allergies.

Doon naikuwento ni Tricia ang nangyari sa kanya noong minsang sumakit ang kanyang ngipin at may ipinainom ang kanyang nanay Tessie. There|was told|by|Tricia|the|happened|to|her|when|once|hurt|the|her|tooth|and|there was|given to drink|the|her|mother|Tessie There, Tricia recounted what happened to her when she had a toothache and her mother Tessie gave her some medicine.

"Pero sa halip na maalis ang sakit ng ngipin ko, biglang namantal ang buong katawan ko! Tapos, namaga ang paligid ng mga mata ko, muntik na kong di makakita! Kumapal pa ang labi ko. Magang-maga. Ampangit ko nun! Matatakot ka sa naging hitsura ko! But|in|instead|that|to remove|the|pain|of|tooth|my|suddenly|broke out in hives|the|whole|body|my|Then|swollen|the|area|of|plural marker|eyes|my|almost|to|I|not|see|became thick|even|the|lips|my|||so ugly|I|then|You would be scared|you|of|became|appearance|my "But instead of relieving my toothache, my whole body suddenly broke out in hives! Then, the area around my eyes swelled up, I almost couldn't see! My lips got swollen too. So swollen. I looked so ugly back then! You would be scared of how I looked!"

Napaupo ang apat na magpipinsan na nakikinig at sabay-sabay na nagsabing, "Yuck! O, anong nangyari?" made them sit|the|four|(linker)|cousins|(linker)|listening|and|||(linker)|said|Yuck|Oh|what|happened The four cousins who were listening sat down and simultaneously exclaimed, "Yuck! So what happened?"

"May allergy pala ako sa ininom kong gamot para sa sumakit kong ngipin! Hindi ko 'yun alam!" I have|allergy|indeed|I|to|drank|my|medicine|for|to|hurting|my|tooth|Not|I|that|knew "I found out I was allergic to the medicine I took for my toothache! I didn't know that!"

"Ha? Puwede rin palang may allergy sa gamot?" gulat na tanong ni Julia. Huh|Possible|also|only|have|allergy|to|medicine|surprised|past tense marker|question|by|Julia "Huh? Is it possible to be allergic to medicine?" Julia asked in surprise.

"Oo, puwede raw sabi ng mga duktor." "Tapos...?" Hindi na makahintay si KC. Yes|can|supposedly|said|by|plural marker|doctors|Then|Not|anymore|wait|(a marker for a person's name)|KC "Yes, they said it's okay according to the doctors." "Then...?" KC couldn't wait any longer.

"Tapos, dinala ako sa clinic. Ininjectionan ako nung doktor. Ang galing nga kasi nagmadyik yung pakiramdam ko. Then|took|me|to|clinic|I was injected|me|by the|doctor|The|amazing|indeed|because|magically changed|my|feeling|I "Then, they took me to the clinic. The doctor gave me an injection. It was amazing because I felt like magic.

Pagkatapos ng injection, maya-maya lang ay nawala na ang maga sa paligid ng mata ko. Nawala yung mga pantal saka pangangati. Tapos, bumalik na ulit sa dati ang hitsura ko!" After|the|injection|||only|(linking verb)|disappeared|already|the|swelling|in|around|the|eye|my|Disappeared|the|(plural marker)|rashes|and|itching|Then|returned|already|again|to|normal|the|appearance|my After the injection, just a little while later, the swelling around my eye disappeared. The rashes and itching went away. Then, my appearance returned to normal!"

"Masakit ba yung injection?" tanong ni Julia. painful|question particle|the|injection|asked|by|Julia "Does the injection hurt?" Julia asked.

"Medyo masakit pero mas masakit yata yung pagtawanan ako dahil sa hitsura ko!" matapang na sagot ni Tricia. somewhat|hurts|but|more|painful|it seems|the|laughing at|me|because|of|appearance|my|brave|past tense marker|answer|of|Tricia "It hurts a bit, but I think it hurts more to be laughed at because of my appearance!" Tricia bravely replied.

Nauwi sa malakas na tawanan ang usapan ng magpipinsan. ended up|in|loud|past tense marker|laughter|the|conversation|of|cousins The conversation among the cousins ended in loud laughter.

Hindi na rin nagpatalo sa usapan si Patrick. Bigla niya kasing naalala nung minsang nabulabog niya ang bahay ng mga putakti. Not|anymore|also|gave in|in|conversation|(subject marker)|Patrick|Suddenly|he|because|remembered|when|once|disturbed|he|the|house|of|(plural marker)|wasps Patrick didn't back down in the conversation either. He suddenly remembered the time he disturbed the wasp's nest.

Namimitas daw sila ni Lolo Bayani ng mga hinog na chico nang masundot niya ang bahay ng mga putakti. They pick|reportedly|they|by|Grandpa|Bayani|of|plural marker|ripe|past tense marker|chico fruit|when|he was stung|he|the|nest|of|plural marker|wasps He and Grandpa Bayani were picking ripe chico when he poked the wasp's nest.

"Naku, kinagat ba kayo ng mga putakti?" nahihintakutang tanong ni KC. Oh no|bitten|question particle|you (plural)|by|plural marker|wasps|fearfully|question|by|KC "Oh no, did the wasps sting you?" KC asked, a bit scared.

"Oo. HInabol kami! Pati si Lolo Bayani ay nakagat din sa mukha! Ang bibilis lumipad nito. Yes|chased|us|Even|the|Grandpa|Bayani|(linking verb)|bitten|also|in|face|The|very fast|flew|this "Yes. They chased us! Even Grandpa Bayani got stung on the face! They fly so fast."

"Naku, kung nakita mo ko, matatakot ka rin sa hitsura ko. Umalsa ang labi ko. Sumara mga mata ko. At biglang-bigla nahirapan akong makahinga..." Oh no|if|saw|you|me|will be scared|you|also|at|appearance|me|Rose|the|lip|me|Closed|plural marker|eyes|me|And|||had difficulty|I|breathing "Oh no, if you saw me, you would be scared of my appearance. My lips swelled. My eyes closed. And suddenly, I had a hard time breathing..."

"Ang sakit sigurong makagat ng putakti..." sabad na naman ni Julia. The|pain|probably|to be stung|by|wasp|said|again|again|by|Julia "It must hurt to be stung by a wasp..." Julia interjected again.

"Oo, pero kahit pareho kaming kinagat ni Lolo Bayani ng putakti ako lang ang namaga ang mukha." Yes|but|even though|both|we|were bitten|by|Grandpa|Bayani|by|wasp|I|only|the|swollen|the|face "Yes, but even though both Lolo Bayani and I were stung by the wasp, only my face swelled up."

"Walang nangyari kay Lolo?" gulat na tanong ng lahat. Nothing|happened|to|Grandpa|surprised|past tense marker|question|(particle indicating agent)|everyone "Nothing happened to Lolo?" everyone asked in surprise.

"Ganun na nga! Ako lang ang nahirapang huminga at pumangit ang mukha!" like that|already|indeed|I|only|the|had difficulty|breathing|and|became ugly|the|face "That's right! I was the only one who had trouble breathing and my face became ugly!"

"O, anong nangyari pagkatapos?" Oh|what|happened|after "Oh, what happened next?"

"Dinala ako sa Emergency Room ng ospital! Tapos ininjectionan ako! Kasi nahihirapan na akong huminga noon. Puwede raw akong mamatay sa matinding allergy, sabi ng doktor kay Lolo." brought|me|to|Emergency|Room|of|hospital|Then|injected|me|Because|was having difficulty|already|I||||||die|from|severe|allergy|said|of|doctor|to|Grandpa "I was taken to the Emergency Room of the hospital! Then I was injected! Because I was having a hard time breathing at that time. The doctor told Grandpa that I could die from a severe allergy."

"E, bakit si Lolo, hindi nag-ka allergy sa kagat ng putakti? Pareho lang kayong kinagat, di ba?" takang tanong ni KC. And|why|(particle for addressing a person)|Grandpa|not|||allergy|to|sting|(particle indicating possession)|wasp|Both|only|you (plural)|were stung|not|question particle|||| "But why didn't Grandpa have an allergy from the wasp sting? You were both stung, right?" KC asked in surprise.

"Hhmmm...oo nga ano? Itanong natin kina tito at tital bukas." Hhmmm|yes|indeed|question particle|Let's ask|us|to uncle and aunt|uncle|and||tomorrow "Hhmmm...that's true, isn't it? Let's ask Uncle and Auntie tomorrow."

Nakatulog na ang magpipinsan. Presko ang hangiging pumapasok sa loob ng beach house kaya mahimbing ang tulog ng lahat. The cousins|already|the|cousins|Fresh|the||entering|in|inside|of|||so|sound|the|sleep|of|everyone The cousins had fallen asleep. The fresh air coming into the beach house made everyone sleep soundly.

Umaga na. Ginising silang lahat ng paulit-ulit na pagbahing, pagsinga, at pagsinghot-singhot ni KC. Morning|already|Woke|them|all|by|||that|sneezing|blowing nose|and|||by|KC It's morning. They were all awakened by KC's repeated sneezing, sniffling, and snorting.

"Hatsinggg! Hatsinggg! Prrrrrttttt!" Achoo||Fart sound "Achoo! Achoo! Prrrrrttttt!"

"Naku, sinisipon ka ba, Ate KC?" tanong ni Tricia. Oh no||you|question particle|older sister|KC|asked|by|Tricia "Oh no, are you catching a cold, Ate KC?" Tricia asked.

"Ewan ko ba, Tricia. Kagabi, okay naman ako bago tayo matulog. Ngayon, paggising ko, tumutulo na ang sipon ko. Prrrrrt! Prrrrt! Prrrrt! I don't know|me|question particle|Tricia|Last night|okay|already|I|before|we|sleep|Now|upon waking|I|is dripping|already|the|mucus|my|sound of passing gas|sound of passing gas|sound of passing gas "I don't know, Tricia. Last night, I was fine before we went to sleep. Now, when I woke up, my nose is already running. Prrrrrt! Prrrrt! Prrrrt!

Parang mainit ang pakiramdam ko sa mukha. Nangangati ang mata ko at parang nagluluha.... Hat-singgggg!" It seems|hot|the|feeling|my|on|face|It itches|the|eyes|my|and|seems|watery|| I feel like my face is hot. My eyes are itchy and it feels like I'm tearing up.... Achoo!"

"A, kaya pala mapula ang mga mata mo!" Ah|that's why|indeed|red|the|plural marker|eyes|your "Ah, so that's why your eyes are red!"

Siya namang pagpasok ni Tito Bill sa kuwarto ng mga bata. "O, gising na pala kayong lahat. Masarap ang breakfast natin!" He|just|entering|(possessive particle)|Uncle|Bill|in|room|of|plural marker|children|Oh|awake|already|it turns out|you (plural)|all|Delicious|the|breakfast|our Just then, Uncle Bill entered the children's room. "Oh, so you all are awake. Our breakfast is delicious!"

"Hatsing! Hatsingggggg! Ha-ha-hatsingggggg!" Sneezing|||| "Achoo! Achoooooo! Ha-ha-choooooo!"

"Aba, sinisipon ba si KC? Kagabi, okey ka naman ah. Teka...." Wow||question particle|(subject marker)|KC|Last night|okay|you|already|expression of realization|Wait "Oh, is KC sneezing? You were fine last night. Wait...."

"Hmmm...Isinara n'yo ba ang bintana n'yo kagabi?" Hmmm|Did close|your|question particle|the|window|your|last night "Hmmm...Did you close your window last night?"

Iling ang naging sagot ng grupo. The answer|the|became|answer|of|group The group's answer was a sigh.

"Mukhang may allergic rhinitis si KC! Kay rami kasing punong mabulaklak rito sa resort. It looks like|has|allergic|rhinitis|(referring to a person)|KC|So|many|because|trees|flowering|here|in|resort "It seems KC has allergic rhinitis! There are so many flowering trees here at the resort.

May mga nahuhulog na pollen mula rito. Sumasama ito sa hangin. At baka nalanghap ito ni KC habang siya'y natutulog." There are|plural marker|falling|already|pollen|from|here|It mixes|this|with|air|And|maybe|inhaled|this|by|KC|while|he/she is|sleeping Pollen is falling from them. It mixes with the air. And KC might have inhaled it while she was sleeping."

"Haaa? May allergy rin si Ate KC?" "Akala ko, kami lang ang may allergy. pati pala si Ate KC!" Nagtawanan ang lahat ng mga bagong gising. Huh|Has|allergy|also|the|older sister|KC|Thought|I|we|only|the|has||even|actually|the|older sister|KC|Laughed|the|everyone|of|plural marker|newly|awake "Haaa? Ate KC has allergies too?" "I thought only we had allergies. Even Ate KC has them!" Everyone who had just woken up laughed.

"Aha, kayo palang magpipinsan ay may allergy sa kung anu-ano. Talagang magkakamag-anak nga kayo." biro pa ni Tito Bill. Inisa-isa pa nito ang allergy ng magpipinsan. Aha|you|only|cousins|(linking verb)|have|allergy|to|whatever|||Truly|||indeed|you|joke|still|by|Uncle|Bill|||still|his|the|allergies|of|cousins "Aha, so you cousins all have allergies to various things. You really are related." Tito Bill joked. He even listed the allergies of the cousins.

"Si Julia may allergy sa pagkain. Si Joshua may allergy sa alikabok. Si Tricia, may allergy sa ilang gamot. Si Patrick, nagka-allergy sa kagat ng putakti. Si KC, may allergic rhinitis dala ng pollen. E, meron kayang may allergy sa ice cream?" (proper noun marker)|Julia|has|allergy|to|food||Joshua|has|allergy|to|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| "Julia has a food allergy. Joshua has a dust allergy. Tricia has an allergy to some medications. Patrick developed an allergy from a wasp sting. KC has allergic rhinitis caused by pollen. So, is there anyone who has an allergy to ice cream?"

"Wala po!" ang malakas na sagot ng magpipinsan. "Sige, mamaya bibili ako ng ice cream. Pero ngayon, iinom muna ng gamot laban sa allergy si KC," pahayag ni Tito Bill. None|polite particle|the|loud|past tense marker|answer|possessive particle|cousins|Okay|later|will buy|I|possessive particle|||But|now|will drink|first|possessive particle|medicine|against|for|allergy|(personal name marker)|KC|statement|(possessive particle)|Uncle|Bill "None!" the cousins answered loudly. "Okay, I will buy ice cream later. But for now, KC will take allergy medicine first," Uncle Bill stated.

"May ilan pa akong natirang tableta sa bag ko," pagpiprisinta ni Tita Leah. There is|a few|still|I have|remaining|tablets|in|bag|my|presentation|by|Aunt|Leah "I still have some tablets left in my bag," Aunt Leah offered.

Habang kumakain ng ice cream, ipinaliwanang ni Tita Leah sa buong angkan kung ano ang nangyayari sa katawan ng taong may allergy. While|eating|(marker for direct object)|||explained|(marker for agent)|Aunt|Leah|to|whole|family|what|what|(marker for subject)|happens|in|body|(marker for direct object)|person|has|allergy While eating ice cream, Aunt Leah explained to the whole family what happens in the body of a person with allergies.

Kung bakit si Julia lang sa magpipinsan ang allergic sa hipon. Kung bakit namaga ang mukha ni Tricia sa ininom na gamot. Why|why|(referring to)|Julia|only|among|cousins|(marker for the subject)|allergic|to|shrimp|||swollen|(marker for the subject)|face|(marker for possessive)|Tricia|to|taken|(past tense marker)|medicine Why only Julia among the cousins is allergic to shrimp. Why Tricia's face swelled from the medication she took.

Kung bakit si Patrick lang at hindi si Lolo Bayani ang nahirapang huminga nang makagat ng putakti. Kung bakit sina Joshua at KC lang ang sensitibo sa mga alikabok at pollen mula sa puno at halaman. Why|only|the|Patrick|only|and|not|the|Grandpa|Bayani|the|had difficulty|breathing|when|bitten|by|wasp|||the|Joshua|and|KC|only|the|sensitive|to|the|dust|and|pollen|from|the|tree|and|plants Why is it that only Patrick and not Grandpa Bayani had difficulty breathing when stung by a wasp? Why are only Joshua and KC sensitive to dust and pollen from trees and plants?

"Di ba't bawat katawan ng tao ay magkakaiba? Walang eksaktong magkamukha. Agree ba tayo yu'n?" tanong ni Tita Leah. not|isn't it|every|body|of|human|is|different|No|exactly|alike|Do (we) agree|question particle|we|on that|question|by|Aunt|Leah "Isn't every human body different? No two are exactly alike. Do we agree on that?" asked Aunt Leah.

"Agree!" hiyaw ng lahat. Agree|shout|of|everyone "Agree!" shouted everyone.

"At sa loob ng ating katawan, inilagay ng Diyos ang tinatawag na Immune System." And|in|inside|of|our|body|placed|by|God|the|called|that|| "And inside our bodies, God placed what is called the Immune System."

'Im-yun Sistem?" Ano pong ginagawa ng Im-yun Sistem?" tanong agad ni Julia. ||System|What|polite particle|does|of||||question|immediately|(possessive particle)|Julia "Im-yun System? What does the Im-yun System do?" Julia immediately asked.

"Ito ang sistemang panlaban ng katawan sa pumapasok na sakit at mikrobyo. Kakampi natin ito. Kaya nitong alamin kung aling cells ng katawan natin ang may taglay na mikrobyo." This|the|system|defense|of|body|against|entering|that|illness|and|germs|Ally|our|this|It can|this|determine|if|which|cells|of|body|our|the|has|carrying|that|germs "This is the body's defense system against incoming diseases and microbes. It is our ally. It can determine which cells in our body contain the microbes."

"E, ano po ang kinalaman ng Immune System sa allergy namin?" pangungulit ni Patrick. And|what|polite particle|the|relation|of|||to|allergy|our|persistent questioning|by|Patrick "So, what does the Immune System have to do with our allergies?" Patrick asked persistently.

"Ganito yan. Minsan, nalilito ang ating Immune System, nagkakamali rin ito. Kapag nakakain tayo ng isang uri ng pagkain, akala ng Immune System, napasok na ito ng kaaway. Sobra itong nagre-react!" This|is|Sometimes|gets confused|the|our|Immune|System|makes mistakes|also|it|When|eats|we|(particle indicating the object of the verb)|one|type|(particle indicating possession)|food|thinks|(particle indicating possession)|Immune|System|entered|already|it|(particle indicating possession)|enemy|Too much|this|| "Here's how it is. Sometimes, our Immune System gets confused, it makes mistakes too. When we eat a certain type of food, the Immune System thinks it has been invaded by an enemy. It reacts excessively!"

"E, hindi naman po kaaway ang hipon o gamot, di po ba? well|not|really|polite particle|enemy|the|shrimp|or|medicine|not|polite particle|question particle "But shrimp or medicine isn't an enemy, right?"

"Oo nga, pero napagkakamalan itong kalaban ng ating Immune System. Alam nyo, may taglay kasing PROTEIN ang hipon, itlog, gamot, pollen at pati na yung lason mula sa kagat ng insekto. Dun sobrang nagre-react ang ating Immune System." Yes|indeed|but|mistaken|this|enemy|of|our|Immune|System|Know|you|has|containing|as|PROTEIN|the|shrimp|egg|medicine|pollen|and|even|already|that|poison|from|the|bite|of|insect|There|extremely|||the|our|Immune|System "That's true, but our Immune System mistakes them for enemies. You see, shrimp, eggs, medicine, pollen, and even the venom from insect bites contain PROTEINS. That's where our Immune System reacts excessively."

"Pro-tin? Ayaw pala ng Immune System sa pro-tin na ito," pagwawari ni Julia. ||doesn't like|actually|of|Immune|System|to|||this|this|realization|of|Julia "Pro-tin? The Immune System doesn't like this pro-tin," Julia pondered.

"Dahil dito, agad na mag-pupundar ang Immune System ng katawan ng mga sundalong ipanlalaban sa protein ng hipon o gamot o pollen. Bubuksan ng mga sundalo ang mga cells upang maglabas ng kemikal na HISTAMINE bilang panlaban...." paliwanag pa ni Tital Leah. Because|here||(particle)|||the|Immune|System|of|body|of|(plural marker)|soldiers|to fight|against|protein|of|shrimp|or|medicine|or|pollen|They will open|of|(plural marker)|soldiers|the|(plural marker)|cells|in order to|release|of|chemical|that|HISTAMINE|as|defense|explanation|further|(particle indicating agent)|Teacher|Leah "Because of this, the Immune System will immediately fund the body's soldiers to fight against the protein from shrimp or medicine or pollen. The soldiers will open the cells to release the chemical HISTAMINE as a defense...." Tital Leah further explained.