Tagalog Vocabulary

ako

I

ka / ikaw

you (singular)

siya

he / she

mo

your (singular)

wala

none / nothing

pa

yet / still

asawa

spouse

may / meron

have, there is / are

nakatira

reside / live

trabaho

job / work

nagtatrabaho

is working

guro, titser, maestra (feminine), maestro (masculine)

teacher

sa ibaba

downstairs

bahay

house

opisina

office

eskwelahan

school

taga

from place of origin

taon / anyos

year or age

maganda

beautiful

umaga

morning

tanghali

noon

hapon

afternoon

gabi

evening

rin

also / too

mabuti

fine, good

saan

where

pupunta

will go

galing

have been

diyan

there

lang

only, just

palengke

market

sige

okay

babay

bye, good-bye

Magandang umaga

Good morning!

Magandang tanghali

Good afternoon (literally noon)

Magandang hapon

Good afternoon

Magandang gabi

Good evening

Magandang umaga rin.

Good morning also.

Kumasta ka?

How are you? (Informal)

Mabuti naman. Ikaw?

I'm fine and you?

Mabuti rin.

Fine also.

Saan ka pupunta?

Where are you going?

Diyan lang.

Only there.

Saan ka galing?

Where have you been?

Sige, babay.

Ok, good-bye.

paki-basa

please read

po / opo

respect showing

puti

white

ipis

cockroach

takip

cover

atay

liver

lamat

scar

kamay

hands

akin

ours

lamok

moquitos

relo

watch

oras

stars / time

lugar

place

timbang

weight

bangin

cliff

ngipin

teeth

pangalan

name

taga-saan

from where

ano

what

bakit

why

ilan

how (...many, much, old, etc.)

sino

who

na

already / now

sikreto

Secret (response when preferred not to give age)

Pero, may nopia ako sa America (sp)

My girlfriend is in America

guapo peren (sp)

still handsome (informal greeting)

magulain (sp)

very good

maraming salamat po

Thank you very much (many thanks)

oo

yeah (informal)

mag-ingat ka

be careful / take care

pamilya

family

magulang

parents

tatay

father

nanay

mother

anak

children

anak na lalake / babae

male child / female child

bunso

youngest child

panganay

oldest child

kapatid

sibling

kapatid na lalake / babae

sibling brother / sister

lolo

grandfather

lola

grandmother

aalis

will leave

uuwi

return home / go home

babalik

will return

kasama

buddies / companions

tsinelas

sandals / slippers

bibili

will buy

muna

for awhile

siguro

maybe

kasi

because

pera

money

magkano

how much (an amount)

barya

coins / change

buo

bills