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Picnic date questions for a long, lazy afternoon

Questions for a picnic date in the park, on the beach or in the backyard. Snack talk while you unpack, silly daydreams while you watch the clouds, the places that mean something, and a couple before the sun goes down.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The questions

16 picnic date questions

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.

Unpacking the basket

4 questions

Messy foods, odd combos and the leftovers you’re secretly hoping for.

  1. Choose one food that tastes better when it’s left over for the next day.

    Pumili ng isang pagkain na mas masarap kapag tira siya hanggang kinabukasan.

    Back of the card

    Some food needs an overnight plot twist. Leftovers can be humble, practical, and somehow better than round one.

    May pagkain talaga na mas gumaganda kinabukasan. Simple lang siya, practical, pero minsan mas panalo pa.

  2. What food is too messy for you to eat while chatting with friends?

    Anong pagkain ang mahirap kainin nang maayos habang nakikipagkuwentuhan sa friends?

    Back of the card

    This meal may need a pause button for the conversation.

    Baka kailangan munang i-pause ang kuwentuhan habang kinakain ito.

  3. Which everyday sound reminds you of home right away?

    Anong everyday sound ang nagpapaalala agad sa'yo ng home?

    Back of the card

    Home is not always a place first. Sometimes it is a sound you recognize before you even think about it.

    Hindi laging lugar agad ang home. Minsan sound siya na kilala mo na bago mo pa isipin.

  4. Tell us a food combo you like that people might question.

    I-share yung food combo na gusto mo pero baka kuwestiyunin ng iba.

    Back of the card

    Questionable does not always mean wrong. Some pairings just need one brave person to admit they work.

    Hindi porket questionable, mali na agad. Minsan kailangan lang ng isang brave person na umaming masarap siya.

Lying back, looking up

4 questions

Animals, oceans, colors and toys. No wrong answers.

  1. If you could understand one kind of animal, which would you choose?

    Kung maiintindihan mo ang isang klase ng hayop, ano ang pipiliin mo?

    Back of the card

    Imagine the animal gets to ask you something too. What might it ask?

    Isipin na may tanong din sa'yo ang hayop. Ano kaya iyon?

  2. Choose a safe tour: outer space or the bottom of the ocean.

    Pumili ng ligtas na tour: outer space o ilalim ng dagat.

    Back of the card

    Choose one sight from the tour you would want as your phone wallpaper.

    Pumili ng tanawin sa tour na gusto mong gawing wallpaper sa phone.

  3. If you could change the color of anything, what would you change?

    Kung kaya mong palitan ang kulay ng kahit ano, ano ang papalitan mo?

    Back of the card

    What color would you choose for it?

    Anong kulay ang pipiliin mo para rito?

  4. Which toy would you want to make as tall as you?

    Anong laruan ang gusto mong maging kasingtangkad mo?

    Back of the card

    You can choose a toy you know or invent one. What would you do with it?

    Puwedeng laruan na kilala mo o sariling imbento. Ano ang gagawin mo rito?

Places that matter

5 questions

Where you grew up, where you feel at home, where you want to go next.

  1. 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.

  2. When you think of home, what small detail comes up first?

    Kapag naiisip mo ang home, anong maliit na detail ang unang pumapasok?

    Back of the card

    Home can be a smell, a sound, a person, a room, or one ordinary detail that stayed.

    Pwedeng amoy, tunog, tao, kwarto, o isang ordinaryong detail ang home. Minsan yun ang unang bumabalik.

  3. Choose a nearby place you would like to explore with a friend.

    Pumili ng malapit na lugar na gusto mong puntahan kasama ang friend.

    Back of the card

    Imagine finding an unexpected favorite corner there.

    Isipin na may makikita kang sulok doon na magiging paborito mo.

  4. Tell us about a small childhood memory you still remember clearly.

    Kuwento mo yung maliit na childhood memory na malinaw pa rin sa'yo.

    Back of the card

    The memories that stay are not always the biggest ones. Sometimes one small scene keeps its color for years.

    Hindi laging pinakamalaki ang memories na naiiwan. Minsan isang maliit na scene ang malinaw pa rin kahit ang tagal na.

  5. If you and your friends had just one free hour, how would you spend it together?

    Kung isang oras lang kayong lahat libre, ano ang gagawin ninyo?

    Back of the card

    Save a few minutes at the end for one thing you would not want to rush.

    Puwede kang maglaan ng ilang minuto sa dulo para sa bagay na ayaw mong madaliin.

Before the sun goes down

3 questions

For couples, as the light gets golden.

  1. When do you feel most at ease, or comfortable with me?

    Kailan ka pinaka-komportable at magaan kapag kasama mo ako?

    Back of the card

    Ease is worth noticing too. It shows what already helps the relationship breathe without trying too hard.

    Worth pansinin din yung gaan. Ipinapakita nito kung ano na yung tumutulong sa relationship na huminga nang hindi pinipilit.

  2. After a long day, what small thing helps us reconnect?

    After a long day, anong maliit na bagay ang tumutulong sa atin mag-reconnect?

    Back of the card

    Reconnection does not have to be dramatic. Sometimes it is a snack, a walk, a hug, or ten quiet minutes together.

    Hindi kailangang dramatic ang reconnection. Minsan snack, lakad, yakap, o sampung tahimik na minuto lang together.

  3. What is something we laughed about recently?

    Ano yung something na napagtawanan natin recently?

    Back of the card

    Laughter is not a small thing. Sometimes it brings warmth back quickly when life feels full.

    Hindi maliit na bagay ang tawa. Minsan mabilis nitong binabalik yung warmth kapag puno ang buhay.

How to use them

Before you ask

Picnic date questions can be slower and dreamier than restaurant ones: which animal you would want to understand, whether you would tour outer space or the bottom of the ocean, which place left a feeling you still carry. A blanket and a free afternoon invite that kind of wandering conversation.

Picnics have one quirk: there is no waiter, no check and no natural end. That is lovely, but it means a conversation can drift into scrolling side by side. A few questions tucked in with the snacks give the afternoon some shape without making it formal.

Start with the food you brought, because it is right there. The daydream questions suit the lying-down part of the afternoon. Finish with a couple of couples questions as it starts to cool; on an early date, the places group is a good place to end instead.

Good for

  • Park and beach picnics
  • Backyard or balcony picnics
  • Summer afternoons and spring weekends
  • Outdoor concerts and movie nights
  • Early dates that aren’t dinner

Tips

  1. Bring one snack each that the other has never tried.
  2. Write a few questions on slips of paper and tuck them in the basket.
  3. Lie side by side for the daydream questions. It’s easier to be silly looking at the sky.
  4. Pack a blanket big enough for both of you to stretch out.
  5. Leave before you’re cold. Ending on a high note matters.

Decks for this

Picnic date

Frequently asked questions

What do you talk about on a picnic date?

Start with the food you brought, then drift into daydreams (animals, oceans, outer space) and places that matter to you. With a partner, end with a couple of questions about the two of you.

Is a picnic a good first date?

It can be, especially in a public park in daylight. It is relaxed and easy to end gracefully. Keep the questions light and the picnic short.

What games can you play on a picnic date?

Question games work well: take turns drawing a card, or play this or that. You need nothing but a phone or a few slips of paper.

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