Questions · Friends trip

Questions for a trip with friends, from the gate to the last dinner

Questions for a friends’ weekend away or a big group vacation: the drive or the gate, everyone’s travel personality, a round at the last dinner, and the trip you’ll plan next.

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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.

Getting to know№ 15

When was the last time a meal became a good memory?

Kailan huling naging magandang memory yung isang meal?

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A good meal memory is rarely only about food. It can be the timing, the people, or the feeling around the table.

Hindi lang pagkain ang laman ng good meal memory. Pwedeng timing, kasama, o yung feeling sa paligid ng table.

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The questions

17 questions for a trip with friends

Every question in English and Filipino/Tagalog, word for word from the Kumustahan decks. Open “Back of the card” for the reflection printed on the other side.

In the car or at the gate

5 questions

Easy picks for the waiting part of travel.

  1. On a plane, would you choose a window seat or more room for your legs?

    Sa eroplano, mas gusto mo ba ng upuan sa tabi ng bintana o mas maluwag para sa mga paa mo?

    Back of the card

    For this flight, would you rather chat, nap, or watch the view?

    Sa biyaheng ito, mas gusto mo bang makipagkuwentuhan, umidlip, o tumingin sa tanawin?

  2. Tell about a ride home with friends that you still remember.

    Magkuwento ng pag-uwi kasama ang friends na naaalala mo pa.

    Back of the card

    You could remember just the last thing someone said before you parted.

    Puwedeng balikan ang huling sinabi bago kayo naghiwa-hiwalay.

  3. Would you rather have one long vacation or several short ones?

    Mas gusto mo ba ng isang mahabang bakasyon o ilang maiikli?

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    Give your break a title, as if it were a movie.

    Bigyan ng pamagat ang break mo, na parang movie.

  4. You receive one free round-trip ticket. Where are you going first?

    May libre kang round-trip ticket. Saan ka pupunta?

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    Choose one thing you would want to do before flying home.

    Pumili ng isang gusto mong gawin bago bumiyahe pauwi.

  5. While waiting for food, a ride, or someone late, how do you pass the time?

    Habang naghihintay ng pagkain, sasakyan, o late na tao, paano mo pinapalipas yung oras?

    Back of the card

    Waiting brings out our tiny survival styles. Some people scroll, some observe, and some start making stories in their head.

    Lumilitaw yung tiny survival style natin kapag naghihintay. May nag-scroll, may nag-oobserve, may gumagawa na ng kwento sa isip.

Travel personalities

5 questions

Who checks the stove three times, who brings snacks, who loses the charger.

  1. Before leaving the house, what do you always check?

    Bago umalis ng bahay, ano yung lagi mong chine-check?

    Back of the card

    Small checks are tiny protection from future hassle. Everyone has one thing they refuse to leave up to memory.

    Maliit lang yung check, pero nakakaiwas sa future hassle. Lahat tayo may isang bagay na hindi pwedeng memory lang.

  2. Name the small thing you always bring, even for a quick errand.

    Sabihin yung small thing na lagi mong dala kahit quick errand lang.

    Back of the card

    The thing you always bring has earned its place. It may be small, but it clearly passed the trust test.

    Yung lagi mong dala, may reason yan. Maliit lang siya, pero clearly pasado sa trust test.

  3. Name one item you always seem to lose, like keys, earphones, a pen, a charger, or your wallet.

    Magbanggit ng isang item na parang lagi mong nawawala, like susi, earphones, pen, charger, o wallet.

    Back of the card

    Some items have a talent for vanishing at the worst time. At some point, it starts to feel like a relationship issue.

    May items na ang galing mawala sa worst time. Dumadating sa point na parang relationship issue na siya.

  4. In a group hangout, which role do you usually fall into: planner, joker, listener, snack person, or something else?

    Sa group hangout, anong role ang usually napupunta sa'yo: planner, joker, listener, snack person, o iba pa?

    Back of the card

    Group roles can be funny because they appear before anyone assigns them. Somehow every hangout finds its planner, joker, listener, or snack person.

    Minsan lumalabas yung role bago pa may mag-assign. Sa bawat hangout, may planner, joker, listener, o snack person talaga.

  5. When doing something with friends, which small job do you enjoy helping with?

    Kapag may ginagawa kayo ng friends, anong parte ang gusto mong akuin para makatulong?

    Back of the card

    Would you still enjoy that job with a much bigger group?

    Gusto mo pa rin ba ang gawaing iyon kung mas marami ang kasama?

The last dinner

4 questions

When the trip already has its own stories.

  1. What meal with a friend became memorable for something besides the food?

    Anong kainan ninyo ng friend ang tumatak dahil sa nangyari, hindi lang dahil sa pagkain?

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    If this meal's story had a title, what would it be?

    Kung may pamagat ang kuwento ng kainan na ito, ano iyon?

  2. What failed plan with friends turned into a good memory?

    Anong pumalpak na plano kasama ang friends ang naging masayang memory?

    Back of the card

    The failed plan can be the story's best plot twist.

    Puwedeng ang pumalpak na plano ang pinakamagandang plot twist sa kuwento.

  3. When was the last time a meal became a good memory?

    Kailan huling naging magandang memory yung isang meal?

    Back of the card

    A good meal memory is rarely only about food. It can be the timing, the people, or the feeling around the table.

    Hindi lang pagkain ang laman ng good meal memory. Pwedeng timing, kasama, o yung feeling sa paligid ng table.

  4. Tell us about a place that left a memory or feeling you still carry.

    Ikuwento yung lugar na may iniwang memory o feeling na dala mo pa rin.

    Back of the card

    Some places stay with us quietly. You may not notice it right away, but later you realize you carried something from there.

    May mga lugar na tahimik lang ang iniiwan sa atin. Hindi mo agad napapansin, pero may dala ka pala mula roon.

The next trip

3 questions

Daydream it before you leave. It’s how the next one happens.

  1. What goal would you like to reach and celebrate with friends?

    Anong goal ang gusto mong maabot at i-celebrate kasama ang friends?

    Back of the card

    Pick the celebration's mood: quiet, silly, or a little of both.

    Piliin ang gusto mong celebration: tahimik, makulit, o kaunti ng pareho.

  2. Imagine a place to stay: tiny with a great view or huge but far from everything. Which do you choose?

    Isipin ang titirhan mo: maliit pero maganda ang view o malaki pero malayo sa lahat. Alin ang pipiliin mo?

    Back of the card

    Put one favorite thing in your new place. What belongs there?

    Maglagay ng isang paborito mong bagay sa bagong titirhan mo. Ano iyon?

  3. For one afternoon, would you explore a peaceful village, a future city, or a jungle with a guide?

    Saan mo gustong magpalipas ng hapon: tahimik na village, siyudad sa future, o gubat na may guide?

    Back of the card

    Bring home an imaginary souvenir from your visit. What is it?

    Mag-uwi ng souvenir mula sa pagbisitang iniisip mo. Ano iyon?

How to use them

Before you ask

A trip with friends is mostly waiting: in the car, at the gate, in line for the rental, on the beach while someone hunts for sunscreen. Those hours are where good questions turn a group of friends into a group that has been somewhere together.

On the way there, keep it easy: window seat or legroom, one long vacation or several short ones. Then figure out travel personalities. Who checks everything twice before leaving, who always packs snacks, who has lost the charger by day two. It’s funny, and it heads off arguments about chores later.

Save the third group for the last dinner. Ask which meal turned memorable for something besides the food, and which failed plan became the best part. End by daydreaming about the next trip; it’s the easiest way to make sure there is one.

Good for

  • Road trips with friends
  • Long weekends at a rental house
  • Beach trips
  • Group flights and airport delays
  • Camping and cabin weekends

Tips

  1. Ask the travel-personality questions on day one; they help you split the jobs.
  2. Make the last-night round a tradition: everyone answers the same question.
  3. Drop one question in the group chat each morning of the trip.
  4. Save the best answers in a note and send it around once you’re home.

Decks for this

Friends trip

Frequently asked questions

What questions should you ask on a trip with friends?

Easy pick-one questions for the drive or the gate, travel-personality questions about who packs and loses what, and a round at the last dinner about the best moments and the plans that went wrong.

What do you talk about on a long drive with friends?

Window seat or legroom, where a free round-trip ticket would take you, the item everyone always loses, and the funniest ride home you remember. Light questions keep the driver awake and the car laughing.

How do you end a trip with friends on a good note?

At the last dinner, have everyone share a favorite moment and a plan that went wrong but turned out fine, then start daydreaming about the next trip.

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