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Why learn Filipino?
You can communicate in Filipino. Adding Filipino language skills to your business skills make you a more valuable an employee in the marketplace. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Filipino. Studying Filipino offers a sense of the past: culturally and linguistically.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Filipino?
Tagalog is rated as a category 3 language by the Foreign Service Institute. It is considered moderately difficult for English speakers to learn and takes an average of 44 weeks (or 1100 class hours) to gain professional working proficiency.
Filipino Alphabet & Pronunciation
A a
(ey)
(ey)
B b
(bi)
(bi)
C c
(si)
(si)
D d
(di)
(di)
E e
(i)
(i)
F f
(ef)
(ef)
G g
(dyi)
(dyi)
H h
(eyts)
(eyts)
I i
(ay)
(ay)
J j
(dyey)
(dyey)
K k
(key)
(key)
L l
(el)
(el)
M m
(em)
(em)
N n
(en)
(en)
Ñ ñ
(enye)
[]
(enye)
[]
NG ng
(endyi)
[]
(endyi)
[]
O o
(o)
(o)
P p
(pi)
(pi)
Q q
(kyu)
(kyu)
R r
(ar)
(ar)
S s
(es)
(es)
T t
(ti)
(ti)
U u
(yu)
(yu)
V v
(vi)
(vi)
W w
(dobolyu)
(dobolyu)
X x
(eks)
(eks)
Y y
(way)
(way)
Z z
(zi)
(zi)
Basic Phrases in Filipino
Hello | Kamusta |
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Goodbye | Paalam |
Yes | Oo |
No | Hindi |
Excuse me | Excuse me |
Please | Pakiusap |
Thank you | Salamat |
You are welcome | Walang anuman |
Do you speak english | Nagsasalita ka ba ng Ingles? |
Do you understand | Naiintindihan mo ba? |
I understand | Naiintindihan ko |
I do not understand | Hindi ko maintindihan |
How are you | Kumusta ka? |
Fine thanks | Fine, salamat! |
What is your name | Ano ang pangalan mo? |
My name is | Ang pangalan ko ay |
Pleased to meet you | Nagagalak ako na makilala ka |
Filipino Grammar
Filipino Nouns
Man | |
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Woman | |
Boy | |
Girl | Babae |
Cat | |
Dog | |
Fish | |
Water | |
Milk | |
Egg | |
House | |
Flower | |
Tree | |
Shirt | |
Pants |
Filipino Adjectives
Colors in Filipino
Black | Itim |
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White | Maputi |
Red | Pula |
Orange | Dalandan |
Yellow | Dilaw |
Green | Berde |
Blue | Asul |
Purple | Lila |
Pink | Kulay rosas |
Gray | Kulay-abo |
Brown | Kayumanggi |
Numbers in Filipino
Zero | Zero |
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One | Isa |
Two | Dalawa |
Three | Tatlo |
Four | Apat |
Five | Limang |
Six | Anim |
Seven | Pito |
Eight | Walo |
Nine | Siyam |
Ten | Sampu |
Eleven | Eleven |
Twelve | Labindalawa |
Twenty | Dalawampu |
Thirty | Tatlumpu |
Forty | Apatnapu't |
Fifty | Limampu |
Sixty | Animnapu |
Seventy | Pitumpu |
Eighty | Walumpu |
Ninety | Siyamnapu |
Hundred | Daan |
Thousand | Libo |
Filipino Verbs
To be | Maging |
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To have | Magkaroon |
To want | Sa gusto |
To need | Kailangan |
To help | Para tumulong |
To go | Upang pumunta |
To come | Darating |
To eat | Kumain |
To drink | Uminom |
To speak | Magsalita |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Filipino Sentences
And | At |
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Or | O |
But | Ngunit |
Because | Dahil |
With | Kasama |
Also | Din |
However | Gayunpaman |
Neither | Ni |
Nor | Ni |
If | Kung |
Then | Pagkatapos |
Useful Filipino Vocabulary
Filipino Questions
Who | Sino |
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What | Ano |
When | Kailan |
Where | Saan |
Why | Bakit |
How | Paano |
How many | Ilan |
How much | Magkano |
Days of the Week in Filipino
Monday | Lunes |
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Tuesday | Martes |
Wednesday | Miyerkules |
Thursday | Huwebes |
Friday | Biyernes |
Saturday | Sabado |
Sunday | Linggo |
Yesterday | Kahapon |
Today | Ngayon |
Tomorrow | Bukas |
Months in Filipino
January | Enero |
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February | Pebrero |
March | Marso |
April | Abril |
May | Mayo |
June | Hunyo |
July | Hulyo |
August | Agosto |
September | Setyembre |
October | Oktubre |
November | Nobyembre |
December | Disyembre |
Seasons in Filipino
Winter | Taglamig |
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Spring | Tagsibol |
Summer | Tag-araw |
Autumn | Taglagas |
Telling Time in Filipino
What time is it | Anong oras na? |
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Hours | Na oras |
Minutes | Minuto |
Seconds | Segundo |
O clock | Alas |
Half | Kalahati |
Quarter past | Quarter past |
Before | Bago |
After | Pagkatapos |