For Everyday Use - Pang Araw Araw Na Gamit

Anong ginagawa mo? ........... What are you doing?

Palagi akong abala sa dami ng trabaho....I'm always busy with so much work to do.

Magpahinga ka naman. ....... Try to take a rest too.

Saan ka ba pupunta? ........ Where are you going?

May lalakarin akong importante. ..... I'm working on something very important.

Mamamalengke ako. ....... I'm going shopping.

Pwedeng magbilin?....... Can you get me something?

Oo naman ............ Sure, I can.

Magtatagal ka ba? ..... Will it take you a while?

Hindi naman, madali lang ako doon. ... It won't take me long there.

O heto ang pera ko, pakibili naman ng tinapay... Here's my money, buy me a loaf of bread, please?

Sige hintayin mo na lang ako pagbalik ha.> Okay, just wait for me when I get back.

Maraming salamat. > Thank you very much.

Aalis na ako ha. > I'm going now, okay.

Mga Salitang Matindi Ang Damdamin - Emphatic Words

Ang mga salitang nagpapakilalang isang matinding damdamin ng isang tao na gaya ng pagkatuwa, pagkalungkot, pagkagulat ay tinatawag na pandamdam.

* Words that shows strong feeling of a person like sorrow, joy, surprise,fear, hate and others are called interjections.

Mga halimbawa - examples

Naku! - oh!

aba abah! - oh yes!

alis! get out! go away!

mabuhay! - long live!

Mga pangungusap - sentences

Ayoko ko nga! - I don't like it!

Alis! hindi kita ibig makita. - Go away! I don't want to see you.

Aray! kaysakit ang paa ko. - Ouch, How painful my foot is.

Small Talk - Meeting People

How are you? (to a younger person)....... Kumusta ka na?

How are you? (to an adult).................. Kumusta ho/po kayo?

Fine, and you? (same age or younger)........ Mabuti naman, ikaw?

Fine, and you? (to an adult)................ Mabuti naman. Kayo ho?

What's your name?........................... Ano ang pangalan mo?

My name is ................................. Ako si .........

I'd like to introduce you to.............Gusto kitang ipakilala kay..

I'm pleased to meet you............ Ikinakatuwa kong makilala ko kayo


AGE - EDAD

How old are you?(to someone younger)......... Ilang taon ka na?

How old are you? (to an adult)................ Ilang taon ho kayo?

How old is your son/daughter?...............Ilang taon ho anak niyo?

Language Difficulties

Do you speak English? ............... Nagsasalita ka ba ng Ingles?

Yes, I do. .......................... Oo, nakakapagasalita ako.

No, I don't ......................... Hindi ako marunong.

Does anyone speak English? ....... May nakakapagsalita ba ng Ingles?

I speak a little bit.............. Marunong akong magsalita ng konti.

Do you understand? .............. Niintindihan mo ba?

I (don't) understand ............. Hindi ko naintindihan.

I understand ..................... Naiintindihan ko po.

Could you speak more slowly?..... Pwede mo bang bagalan ang iyong pagsasalita?

Could you repeat that? ......... Pakiulit nga ho/po.

Please write it down? ........Pakisulat mo naman/Pakisulat naman ho.

How do you say ......? ............Paano mo sasabihin.....?

What does that mean? .............. Anong ibig sabihin niyan?

What does .....mean? .............. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng......?

Greetings And Civilities

Thank you very much ............... Maraming Salamat

You're welcome...................... Walang anuman

Excuse me .......................... Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako

May I / Do you mind? ............... Pupwede ba?

Yes .... Oo .............. No ... Hindi


To say "please" attach the "paki" to th verb and use the word for you - mo" or "ho ninyo" after the verb.

Please pass the bread.......... Pakipasa ho ninyo ang tinapay.

Please pass the book .......... Pakipasa ho ninyo ang libro.

Please pass the plate ......... Pakipasa ho ninyo ang plato.

About Nature - Mga Salitang Gamit sa Kalikasan

river .......................... ilog

sea ........................... dagat

waterfall ...................... talon

creek .......................... sapa

lake ........................... lawa

mountain ....................... bundok

forest ......................... gubat

volcano ........................ bulkan

cave ........................... kuweba

desert ......................... desierto

rainbow ....................... bahaghari

cloud .......................... ulap

plain .......................... kapatagan

rain ........................... ulan

storm/typhoon .................. bagyo

thunder ........................ kulog

lightning ...................... kidlat

drizzle ........................ ambon

Descriptive Words - Opposites - Mga Panguri

young ........... bata..... old ................ matanda

small ............. maliit....big ............... malaki

thin/skinny ....... payat.....fat ............... mataba

new ............... bago......old .............. luma

heavy ............ mabigat....light ............ magaan

noisy ............ maingay....quiet ............ tahimik

expensive ........ mahal......cheap ............ mura

long ............. mahaba.....short ............ maigsi

good ............. mabuti.....bad .............. masama

cold ............. malamig....hot .............. mainit

angry ............ galit..... happy ............ masaya

hungry ............gutom.....full(with food) ...... busog

full ............. puno .....empty ..............hindi puno

happy ............ masaya....sad ............... malungkot

poor ............. pobre/walang pera....rich ... mayaman

clean ............. malinis...dirty ............. madumi

strong ........... malakas...weak .............. mahina

beautiful/pretty .. maganda

ugly/unpleasant.... pangit/hindi maganda



(more to come.....)

Interrogative Pronouns - Panghalip na Pananong

Why? ....... Bakit? Bakit po?

Where? ..... Saan? Saan po?

When? ...... Kailan? Kailan po?

What? ...... Ano? Ano po?

What is that? Ano yan? Ano po yan?

Who? ......... Sino ...Sino Sino

Who is she/he? ... Sino siya? Sino po siya?

Who are you? ..... Sino ka? Sino po kayo?

Who are they? ..Sino sino po sila?

How much? ....... Gaano? .... Magkano? Magkakano?

Whose? .......... Kanino? .... Kani kanino?

Which? .......... Alin? ......Alin alin ?

Questions Often Used - Mga Tanong na Laging Gamit.

If you're talking to someone older than you, always use "po"

What is your name? ......Anong pangalan mo? Anong pangalan po niyo?

Where do you live? ...... Saan ka nakatira? Saan po kayo nakatira?

How old are you? ...... Ilang taon ka na? Ilang taon po kayo?

Where are you going? .. Saan ka pupunta? Saan po kayo pupunta?
(or you can use this... Saan ang lakad mo? Saan po ang lakad niyo?

Prepositions Often Used .....Pangukol Na Laging Ginagamit

at the back ...... sa likod

on the table ..... sa hapag / sa ibabaw ng mesa

about .... tungkol

infront ... sa harapan

infront of the house ...sa harapan ng bahay

at the middle .... sa gitna

under the table ...sa ilalim ng mesa

inside ......... sa loob

instead of ..... sa halip ng

according to .... tungkol sa

in between ...... sa pagitan

on top ........ sa ibabaw

on the left .... sa kaliwa

on the right ... sa kanan

Pronouns - Gender

.......

First Person ....... Second Person ...... Third Person

I .... Ako ............You .... Ikaw ...... She/He .... Siya

We ... Kami or Tayo ...You .... Kayo ...... They ...... Sila


GENDER ..

Masculine - Panlalaki ( father - ama ... godfather - ninong )

Feminine - Pambabae ( mother - ina ... godmother - ninang )

Common - Pambalaki ( pinsan - cousin ... in law - biyenan )

Neuter - Walang kasarian ( bahay - house ...book - aklat )

" Family " Words - Mga Salitang Gamit Sa Pamilya

Family - Pamilya

Spouse - Asawa

Husband - Asawang Lalaki

Wife - SAwang Babae

Children - Mga Anak

Child - Anak

Daughter - Anak na babae

Son - Anak na lalaki

Sister/sisters - kapatid na babae / mga kapatid na babae

brother/brothers - kapatid na lalaki / mga kapatid na lalaki

Cousin/cousins - pinsan / mga pinsan

Uncle - tiyo .... Aunt - tiya

Niece - Pamangkin na babae

nephew - pamangkin na lalaki

eldest brother/siter - nakakatandang kapatid na lalaki/babae

youngest - nakakabatang kapatid na babae/lalaki

The Tagalog Alphabet

The Tagalog Alphabet is composed of 20 letters: five vowels (patinig)

and fifteen consonants. a e i o u

b - ba ........... ng -nga

k - ka ........... p - pa

d - da ........... r - ra

g - ga ........... s - sa

h - ha ........... t - ta

l - la ........... w - wa

m - ma ........... y - ya

n - na

Greetings - Pagbati

Good Morning - Magandang Umaga Po (po-is used as a sign of respect)

Good Afternoon - Magandang Hapon Po

Good Evening - Magandang Gabi Po

Good Day - Magandang Araw Po

Goodbye - Paalam Po

See You Later - Sa Muling Pagkikita