Filipino

Common Tagalog Greeting
Magandang araw.
Good day.
(used as a greeting, not as a farewell)
maganda
beautiful
Magandang
Good
Magandang araw po!

Beautiful day!
(to older people)
Magandang umaga.
Good morning.
Magandang hapon.
Good afternoon.
Magandang gabi.
Good evening.
The Tagalog word araw means both day and sun.
Ang init ng araw!

The sun is hot.
The Tagalog word maganda means beautiful but it is used as the equivalent of the
English good in greetings. It is common for Filipinos to greet each other with the phrase
Beautiful Day!
Magandang araw.
Beautiful day ~
Magandang umaga.
Good morning.
Magandang tanghali.
Good noon.
Magandang hapon.
Good afternoon.
Magandang gabi.
Good evening.
There is no exact equivalent for the English phrase Good Night in the Filipino
language.
10 Basic Tagalog Words to Know

If you need to learn just ten basic Tagalog words to get by, heres a list of useful phrases
to impress your Filipino friends with. Opo. Salamat. Kamusta. Oo
Get started learning Tagalog with a few basic words!
Salamat. = Thank you.

Kamusta? = How are you?
Oo. = Yes.
Hindi. = No. Not.
Ako. = I. Me.
Ikaw. = You.
Sarap! = Delicious!
Paumanhin = Sorry, excuse me.

Paalam. = Farewell.
Or informally say
po (marker of respect in phrases and sentences)

When speaking in Tagalog to someone older than you, add po to words, phrases and
sentences.
Salamat po.
Kamusta po?
Hindi po.
Ako po.
Top 10 Basic Tagalog Phrases to Know
Make an effort to learn at least a few basic phrases in Tagalog!
Magandang araw! = Beautiful day!

This is how Filipinos would say hello. Its the equivalent of Good morning! though
you can use it in the early afternoon too.
Mahal kita. = I love you.
This is the most common way of saying I Love You. This phrase can be used with
anyone, from your wife to your grandfather.
Sarap nito. = This is delicious. / This feels good.
The Tagalog word for delicious is also used for something that feels good.
Maligayang Bati. = Happy Wishes.
This is how Filipinos would say Happy Birthday.
Ayaw ko. = I dont want. / I dont like. / I dont want to.
This Tagalog phrases is often shortened to one word: Ayoko.
Gusto ko to. = I like this. / I want this.
The Tagalog word gusto can mean want or like.
Sandali lang. = Just a moment. (Wait. Hold on a sec.)
Ingat ka. = Take care.
Aalis na ako.
Im leaving now. (A phrase Filipinos use when theyd like to say goodbye.)
Pasensya ka na. = Sorry, bear with me.
Use this phrase when youve done something that inconveniences a Filipino.
Numbers in Tagalog
The native Tagalog word for number is bilang and the Spanish word also commonly
used by Filipinos is numero.
isa
one anim
six
pito
dalawa seven
two
walo
tatlo eight
three
siyam
apat nine
four
sampu
lima ten
five
Mga Pandiwa sa Ibat Ibang Panahunan

The second to fourth columns list the conjugated verbs in the past, present, and
future tenses (aspektong pangnagdaan, pangkasalukuyan, at panghinaharap). The
fifth column lists the infinitive verbs (pandiwang pawatas). The last column lists the
verbs in the aspektong katatapos.
Each Filipino actor-focus verb is followed by its corresponding Filipino object-focus

verb. For example, the actor-focus and object-focus verb pairs bantay (infinitive:
magbantay) and bantayan, hintay (infinitive: maghintay) and hintayin, balik
(infinitive: bumalik) and ibalik, are listed next to each other. Only the actor-focus
verbs can be conjugated to have the aspektong katatapos.
The root words are listed alphabetically. However, the English translation inside the
parentheses (after the root word) is that of the infinitive verb (pawatas) in the fifth
column. To help you search for a word in the list, you can use the Find tool of the
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The example below shows the difference between Filipino actor-focus and object-
focus verbs.
Si Juan ay nagbabantay ng mga baboy.

The verb nagbabantay has an actor-focus and Juan is doing the action of watching
over the pigs (mga baboy).
Ang mga baboy ay binabantayan ni Juan.
or
Binabantayan ni Juan ang mga baboy.
The verb binabantayan has an object-focus and the action is being done to the pigs.
The action in Filipino object-focus verbs is done on or to something or someone. In
other words, Filipino object-focus verbs need an object or a person to receive the
action. For example, the object-focus verb bilhin means to buy something. The
infinitive verb bumili refers to the act of buying.
Please leave a comment if you find a mistake in the conjugation of the Filipino verbs
or any misspelling in the list.
VERB
(Pandiwa)
Verbs have two types which are the action verbs (salitang galaw) and be-verbs (aka
linking verbs).
I. ACTION VERBS (SALITANG GALAW)
TENSES
There are different tenses of the verb. These are the Past (Nagdaan), Present (Kasalukuyan),
and Future (Hinaharap). In the Filipino language, changing the tenses of verbs is quite
different. We use Affixes (Panlapi).
PAST TENSE - In the past tense, there are several Affixes we need to attach to different kinds
of verbs. Example of these Affixes are: nag-, um-, -um-, -in-, -an. Below are examples of
verbs in the past tense.
almusal (breakfast) ~ nag-almusal [when using nag, hyphens are used when the verb starts
with a vowel]
uwi (go home) ~ umuwi [um is placed before the verb]
kain (eat) ~ kumain [um is placed in the middle of the verb]
kuha (get) ~ kinuha [in is placed in the middle of the verb]
agaw (stole something from someone) ~ agawan [an is added at the end of the verb]
palakpak (clap) ~ pinalakpakan [in is inserted in the middle of the verb and an is added at
the end]
uwi (go home) ~ nag-uwian [nag is added before the verb and an is added after the verb]
PRESENT TENSE - This is different. Like the past tense, we add those Affixes. Then, the first
syllable of the verb's root word (salitang ugat) is repeated. Here are examples:
almusal ~ nag-aalmusal [nag is added and a which is the first syllable of the root word is
repeated]
uwi ~ umuuwi
kain ~ kumakain
kuha ~ kinukuha
agaw ~ inaagawan [in this case, we need to affix in before the verb because it will be in
future tense]
palakpak ~ pinapalakpakan
uwi ~ nag-uuwian [just like nag-aalmusal, the first syllble is repeated. Remember never to
place the syllable --------------------------------- beside nag but after the hyphen]
FUTURE TENSE - There is only one prefix used in this tense which is mag-. To change the
verb into its future tense, add mag- before the verb and repeat the first syllable of the verb's
root word. The hyphen rule also applies to the future tense. In some circumstances, mag- is
not added but just the repitition of the first syllable. Now, let's proceed to the examples.
almusal ~ mag-aalmusal [mag is added and a which is the first syllable of the root word is
repeated]
uwi ~ uuwi
kain ~ kakain
kuha ~ kukuha
agaw ~ aagawan
palakpak ~ papalakpakan
uwi ~ mag-uuwian [just like mag-aalmusal, the first syllble is repeated. Remember never to
place the syllable --------------------------------- beside mag but after the hyphen]

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Common Tagalog Greeting

Magandang araw po!

The Tagalog word araw means both day and sun.

Ang init ng araw!

10 Basic Tagalog Words to Know

Salamat. = Thank you.

Paumanhin = Sorry, excuse me.

po (marker of respect in phrases and sentences)

Top 10 Basic Tagalog Phrases to Know

Make an effort to learn at least a few basic phrases in Tagalog!

Magandang araw! = Beautiful day!

Mga Pandiwa sa Ibat Ibang Panahunan

Each Filipino actor-focus verb is followed by its corresponding Filipino object-focus

Si Juan ay nagbabantay ng mga baboy.

I. ACTION VERBS (SALITANG GALAW)

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