mag-, maN-
-en, ma-
To talk to, confront, or persuade a person by speaking gently
to them; to talk someone into doing something.
amo
India matakong magalam-alam ong ana mo, animan sia indi magparet
ong nio.
You don't know how to talk
to your child by
speaking
gently, that's the reason why he won't obey you.
Ang taw, mga pangalam-alam, maoray tang bitala na.
When a person gently
persuades someone, his words are gentle.
Alam-alamen mo lamang tanandia para indi ra masilag.
Just persuade her gently so that she will not be mad any longer.
Alam-alamen mo kay si tatay mo, balampa
tomabid ong yaten ang magsimba.
Please talk
gently
in
persuading your father, hopefully he'll
come along with us to church.
Indi ka rin i-dol na tang sapatos na ong yen, piro
nālam-alamo ka enged.
She wasn't going to give her shoes to me, but I talked her
into
it.