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Fall questions for sweater weather
Fall is a season of returning and letting go: back to routine, back indoors, and, like the trees, a little shedding. These questions follow that mood from September to Thanksgiving.
- 16 questions
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Kumustahan is a bilingual conversation card app: 1,200 questions in English and Filipino across 7 decks, with a short reflection on the back of every card.
Pick one habit you want to adjust in a small, realistic way.
Pumili ng isang habit na gusto mong i-adjust sa maliit at realistic na way.
Change does not have to be dramatic. One small adjustment can make tomorrow a little kinder.
Hindi kailangang dramatic ang change. Puwedeng isang maliit na adjustment lang para mas kinder ang bukas.
The questions
16 fall questions
None of the cards is about fall itself. They’re chosen to suit the season’s mood.
Back into routine
4 questions
For September, when the schedule fills up again.
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Pick one habit you want to adjust in a small, realistic way.
Pumili ng isang habit na gusto mong i-adjust sa maliit at realistic na way.
Back of the card
Change does not have to be dramatic. One small adjustment can make tomorrow a little kinder.
Hindi kailangang dramatic ang change. Puwedeng isang maliit na adjustment lang para mas kinder ang bukas.
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Name one tiny habit that has been helping you lately.
Magsabi ng isang tiny habit na nakakatulong sa'yo lately.
Back of the card
Small habits can hold more weight than they look like. Notice the quiet things that help you keep going.
May bigat din ang maliit na habit. Pansinin yung tahimik na bagay na tumutulong sa'yo magpatuloy.
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Would you rather always arrive twenty minutes early or exactly on time?
Mas gusto mo bang laging dumating nang twenty minutes early o laging sakto sa oras?
Back of the card
Finish if you like: "While everyone else is getting ready, I..."
Kung gusto mo, ituloy: "Habang naghahanda pa ang iba, ako..."
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Who taught you a work or school habit you still use, and what was it?
Sino yung nagturo sa'yo ng work o school habit na gamit mo pa rin, at ano yun?
Back of the card
Some habits come from people who modeled them first. Their way of doing things can quietly become part of yours.
May habits na galing sa taong nauna lang magpakita. Tahimik mong nadadala yung style nila hanggang maging part na rin ng style mo.
Warm drinks and comfort
4 questions
Blankets, comfort food and rainy afternoons.
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Pick one drink that makes an ordinary day feel a little special.
Pumili ng isang drink na nagpaparamdam na medyo special ang ordinary day.
Back of the card
A drink can turn an ordinary pause into a tiny celebration. Sometimes that small upgrade is the whole point.
Minsan isang drink lang, parang may small celebration na sa ordinary day. Yun na yung tiny upgrade.
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Name one pambahay item you always reach for, like a shirt, shorts, slippers, blanket, or mug.
Magbanggit ng isang pambahay item na lagi mong ginagamit, like shirt, shorts, tsinelas, kumot, o mug.
Back of the card
The best pambahay items are not trying to impress anyone. They just show up, stay comfortable, and do their job.
Yung best pambahay items, hindi kailangan magpa-impress. Comfortable lang, reliable, at laging ready sa bahay.
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Pick your ideal weather: a warm rainy afternoon or a cool sunny morning.
Pumili ng gusto mong panahon: maulan pero mainit na hapon o maaraw pero malamig na umaga.
Back of the card
Choose a sound to go with your weather.
Pumili ng tunog na bagay sa pinili mong panahon.
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Tell us about a food that reminds you of someone taking care of you.
Ikuwento yung pagkain na nagpapaalala sa'yo ng alaga ng isang tao.
Back of the card
Food can carry care without needing big words. Sometimes the simple act of feeding someone well becomes a memory by itself.
Kayang magdala ng care ang pagkain kahit walang malaking salita. Minsan yung simpleng pag-alaga sa pagkain, nagiging memory na.
Grateful, before the holidays
4 questions
Kindness and traditions, as Thanksgiving gets close.
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Which small kindness from other people do you notice right away?
Anong small kindness mula sa ibang tao ang napapansin mo agad?
Back of the card
It could be someone checking in, saving you a seat, helping quietly, or remembering a small detail. The kindness you notice may be the kind you needed before.
Puwedeng may nag-check in, nagtira ng seat, tumulong quietly, o nakaalala ng small detail. Baka yung kindness na napapansin mo ang kind na kinailangan mo dati.
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What is a recent act of kindness that caught you by surprise?
Anong magandang ginawa sa'yo lately ang hindi mo inaasahan?
Back of the card
Keep names private if you like. Picture the instant you realized what they had done for you.
Puwedeng itago ang mga pangalan. Balikan ang sandaling naisip mo kung ano ang ginawa nila para sa'yo.
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Which compliment from a friend made you smile recently?
Anong compliment mula sa friend ang nagpangiti sa'yo lately?
Back of the card
Did you believe it right away, or did it sink in later?
Naniwala ka ba agad, o saka mo lang ito naramdaman?
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Which simple friendship tradition would you like to keep even when everyone gets busier?
Anong nakasanayan ninyong gawin ng friends mo ang gusto mong ituloy kahit maging mas busy kayo?
Back of the card
What would be the easiest version to keep on a busy week?
Ano ang pinakamadaling bersiyon nito kapag busy ang linggo?
Letting things change
4 questions
What you’re outgrowing, and what matters more now.
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Name something you are outgrowing, even if you still care about it.
Magsabi ng isang bagay na parang ino-outgrow mo na, kahit may care ka pa rin doon.
Back of the card
Outgrowing something does not always mean rejecting it. Sometimes it means honoring what was real while making room to change.
Hindi laging rejection ang pag-outgrow. Minsan pag-honor siya sa naging totoo, habang gumagawa ng space para magbago.
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Tell us about something you used to avoid that feels less scary now.
Kuwento mo yung dati mong iniiwasan pero hindi na ganun ka-scary ngayon.
Back of the card
Less scary is still movement. You do not have to be fearless to know something has changed.
Movement pa rin ang less scary. Hindi mo kailangang maging fearless para malaman na may nagbago.
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Name something that matters to you more now than it used to.
Magsabi ng isang bagay na mas mahalaga na sa'yo ngayon kaysa dati.
Back of the card
What matters can change as you grow. That shift is not betrayal; it may be a clearer kind of honesty.
Puwedeng magbago ang mahalaga habang naggo-grow ka. Hindi agad betrayal yun; baka mas malinaw na honesty.
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As you got older, which habit at home started to make more sense to you?
Habang tumatanda ka, anong habit sa bahay ninyo ang mas nagme-make sense na sa'yo ngayon?
Back of the card
Getting older can change the way you see home. A habit may look different once you know more of the story.
Habang tumatanda, nag-iiba rin minsan ang tingin natin sa bahay. May habit na mas naiintindihan kapag alam mo na ang kuwento.
How to use them
Before you ask
Fall questions fit the season’s two moods. The first is a return: school starts, work picks up, evenings move indoors, and everyone rebuilds their routines. The second is reflection. The year is winding down, the trees are letting go, and Thanksgiving gets people thinking about what they’re grateful for.
So this page starts practical, with questions about routines and small habits worth adjusting, then gets cozy, with warm drinks and comfort food for chilly evenings. The third group leans toward gratitude and traditions, good for the weeks before Thanksgiving or a Friendsgiving table. The last is about change, the gentlest kind of fall reflection.
Use them on a fall walk, around a fire pit, at a pumpkin-carving night or over a slow Sunday dinner. For the holiday itself, see Thanksgiving questions; for the dark evenings ahead, cozy questions.
Good for
Tips
- Ask the routine questions in September and the change ones in November.
- Take it outside. Fall questions are better on a walk.
- Pair the comfort round with warm drinks, obviously.
- Use the gratitude group as a Thanksgiving warm-up.
- End with something you’re looking forward to this winter.
Decks for this
Fall questions
Frequently asked questions
What are good fall questions to ask?
Questions that fit autumn’s mood: routines you’re rebuilding, your favorite warm drink, kindness and traditions before the holidays, and what you’re ready to let change.
What are fun fall conversation starters for a party?
Start with the comfort round, like a drink that makes an ordinary day feel special or your ideal weather, then move to traditions. They’re easy for a mixed group at a fall party.
Are these questions good for Thanksgiving?
The gratitude group works well as a warm-up before Thanksgiving dinner. For the whole table, use the Thanksgiving questions page.
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