Tagalog Lessons 1-3 Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards generated from Tagalog Lessons 1 through 3 notes.

Ako

First-person singular focus pronoun meaning "I" or "me", used to refer to oneself as the subject or topic of a sentence. Example: Ako si Anisa. (I am Anisa.) / Student assistant ako. (I am a student assistant.)

Ikaw

Second-person singular focus pronoun meaning "you", specifically used at the beginning of a sentence. Example: Ikaw si Pedro. (You are Pedro.)

Ka

Second-person singular focus pronoun meaning "you", used anywhere in a sentence except at the very beginning. Example: Si Pedro ka. (You are Pedro.) / Saan ka nag-aaral? (Where do you study?)

Siya

Third-person singular focus pronoun meaning "he" or "she" (gender-neutral). Example: Siya si Juan. (He is Juan.) / Siya si Clara. (She is Clara.)

Pangalan

Common noun meaning "name". Example: Maria ang pangalan ko. (My name is Maria.) / Pedro ang pangalan mo. (Your name is Pedro.)

Ano?

Interrogative pronoun used to ask "What?". Example: Ano ang pangalan mo? (What is your name?) / Ano ito? (What is this?)

Sino?

Interrogative pronoun used to ask "Who?". Example: Sino ang babae? (Who is the woman?) / Sino siya? (Who is he/she?)

Saan?

Interrogative pronoun used to ask about place or location, meaning "Where?". Example: Saan ka nag-aaral? (Where do you study?) / Saan sila nag-aaral? (Where do they study?)

Babae

Noun or adjective referring to a "woman" or "female". Example: Babae si Clara. (Clara is a woman.) / Babae ka ba o lalaki? (Are you a woman or a man?)

Lalaki

Noun or adjective referring to a "man" or "male". Example: Lalaki si Pedro. (Pedro is a man.)

Oo

Affirmative particle meaning "yes", used to agree or confirm a question. Example: Oo, may papel ako. (Yes, I have paper.)

Hindi

Negative particle meaning "no" or "not", used to negate a sentence or statement. Example: Hindi ito papel. (This is not paper.)

Ba

Enclitic question particle placed after the first full word of a clause to form yes/no questions. Example: Clara ba ang pangalan mo? (Is Clara your name?) / Nag-aaral ka ba sa UCB? (Do you study at UCB?)

Ko

First-person singular possessive pronoun meaning "my" or "mine". Example: Maria ang pangalan ko. (My name is Maria.) / Physics ang major ko. (My major is physics.)

Mo

Second-person singular possessive pronoun meaning "your" or "yours". Example: Pedro ang pangalan mo. (Your name is Pedro.)

Niya

Third-person singular possessive pronoun meaning "his" or "her". Example: Clara ang pangalan niya. (Her name is Clara.)

Nag-aaral

Verb in the imperfective aspect (present/ongoing action) meaning "studying" or "studies". Example: Nag-aaral ako sa UCB. (I study at UCB.) / Saan sila nag-aaral? (Where do they study?)

Nagtatrabaho

Verb in the imperfective aspect (present/ongoing action) meaning "working" or "works". Example: Nagtatrabaho ako sa Student Center. (I work at the Student Center.)

Mabuti

Adjective/Adverb meaning "fine", "good", or "well", commonly used as a response when asked how one is doing. Example: Response to Kumusta ka? - Mabuti. (How are you? - Fine.)

Estudyante / Mag-aaral

Common noun meaning "student" (learner in an educational institution). Example: Mga estudyante po kami. (We are students.)

Guro / Titser

Common noun meaning "teacher" or "instructor". Example: Si Binibining Pineda ang guro nila. (Ms. Pineda is their teacher.) / Mga guro sina G. Santos at Gng. Cruz. (Mr. Santos and Mrs. Cruz are teachers.)

Doktor

Common noun referring to a medical practitioner or doctor. Example: Doktor (Doctor - vocabulary list occupation).

Pulis

Common noun referring to a police officer. Example: Pulis ang tatay niya. (His/Her father is a police officer.)

Kawani

Common noun meaning an "employee" or "worker". Example: Kawani (Employee / Worker).

Abugado

Common noun referring to a lawyer or attorney. Example: Abugado (Lawyer).

Manggagawa

Common noun meaning "worker" or "laborer". Example: Manggagawa (Worker / Laborer).

Magsasaka

Common noun meaning "farmer" (agricultural worker). Example: Magsasaka (Farmer).

Nars

Common noun meaning "nurse". Example: Nars (Nurse).

Tagapangasiwa ng opisina

Noun phrase meaning "office manager" or "administrator". Example: Tagapangasiwa ng opisina (Manager / Office manager).

Manunulat

Common noun meaning "writer" or "author". Example: Manunulat (Writer).

Pintor

Common noun meaning "painter" or "artist". Example: Pintor (Painter).

Mang-aawit

Common noun meaning "singer" or "vocalist". Example: Mang-aawit (Singer).

Mananayaw

Common noun meaning "dancer". Example: Mananayaw (Dancer).

Negosyante

Common noun meaning "businessperson" or "entrepreneur". Example: Negosyante (Businessperson).

Tanong

Common noun meaning "question". Example: Tanong (Question).

Sagot

Common noun meaning "answer" or "response". Example: Sagot (Answer).

Si

Singular personal marker placed before a proper noun or name when functioning as the subject/focus. Example: Ako si Maria. (I am Maria.) / Si Maria ako. (I am Maria.)

Ang

Singular common noun marker specifying the topic or subject of a sentence. Example: Maria ang pangalan ko. (Maria is my name.)

Po

Honorific particle expressing politeness and respect toward elders or authority figures. Example: Ako po si Anisa. (I am Anisa [polite].) / Kumusta po kayo? (How are you? [polite])

Ninyo

Second-person plural possessive pronoun meaning "your" or "yours" (plural), also used as a polite singular "your". Example: Ano po ang pangalan ninyo? (What is your name? [polite]) / Pedro at Juan ang mga pangalan ninyo. (Your names are Pedro and Juan.)

Ginoong (G.)

Honorific title meaning "Mr." (contraction of ginoo + linker -ng). Example: Ginoong Santos / G. Santos (Mr. Santos)

Kayo

Second-person plural focus pronoun meaning "you" (plural), also used as polite singular "you". Example: Kumusta po kayo? (How are you? [polite]) / Saan po kayo nagtuturo? (Where do you teach?)

Pagbati

Common noun meaning "greetings" or "salutations". Example: Pagbati (Greetings).

Ginang (Gng.)

Honorific title meaning "Mrs.", used before a married woman's surname. Example: Ginang Cruz, ito po si Maria. (Mrs. Cruz, this is Maria.)

Naman

Particle used for polite reciprocation ("also/too"), contrast, or emphasis. Example: Magandang umaga naman, Pedro. (Good morning too, Pedro.)

Kaklase

Common noun meaning "classmate". Example: Kaklase ko siya. (She is my classmate.)

Rin / Din

Particle meaning "too" or "also" (rin follows words ending in vowels; din follows words ending in consonants). Example: Ikinagagalak ko rin pong makilala kayo. (Pleased to meet you too.) / Salamat din. (Thank you too.)

Kami

First-person plural exclusive focus pronoun meaning "we" or "us" (excludes the listener). Example: Mga estudyante po kami. (We are students.)

Tayo

First-person plural inclusive focus pronoun meaning "we" or "us" (includes both speaker and listener). Example: Mga tao tayo. (We are people.)

Sila

Third-person plural focus pronoun meaning "they" or "them". Example: Nagtuturo sila sa UCB. (They teach at UCB.) / Saan sila nag-aaral? (Where do they study?)

Namin

First-person plural exclusive possessive pronoun meaning "our" or "ours" (excluding listener). Example: Pedro at Juan ang mga pangalan namin. (Our names are Pedro and Juan.)

Natin

First-person plural inclusive possessive pronoun meaning "our" or "ours" (including listener). Example: Guro natin si Bb. Pineda. (Ms. Pineda is our teacher.)

Nila

Third-person plural possessive pronoun meaning "their" or "theirs". Example: Biology ang klase nila. (Biology is their class.) / Sino ang guro nila? (Who is their teacher?)

Sina

Plural personal marker placed directly before proper personal names. Example: Mga guro sina G. Santos at Gng. Cruz. (Mr. Santos and Mrs. Cruz are teachers.)

Mga

Plural marker placed directly before common nouns to make them plural. Example: mga libro (books) / mga kaibigan (friends)

At

Conjunction meaning "and", used as a linker between words or names. Example: Pedro at Juan (Pedro and Juan) / Teresa at Barbara (Teresa and Barbara)

Binibini (Bb.)

Honorific title meaning "Miss" (Bb.), used for an unmarried woman. Example: Si Binibining Pineda ang guro nila. (Ms. Pineda is their teacher.)

Tao / Mga Tao

Common noun meaning "person" (tao) or "people" (mga tao). Example: Mga tao tayo. (We are people.)

Kapatid

Common noun meaning "sibling" (brother or sister). Example: Kapatid (Brother / Sister).

Kaibigan

Common noun meaning "friend". Example: Ano ang mga pangalan ng mga kaibigan ni Melissa? (What are the names of Melissa's friends?)

Katrabaho

Common noun meaning "co-worker" or "colleague". Example: Katrabaho (Co-worker).

Kasambahay

Common noun meaning "housemate" or "domestic helper". Example: Kasambahay (Housemate).

Kapitbahay

Common noun meaning "neighbor". Example: Kapitbahay (Neighbor).

Kababayan

Common noun meaning "fellow countryman" or "person from the same town/country". Example: Kababayan (Of the same town/country).

Magandang umaga

Greeting phrase meaning "Good morning", used during morning hours. Example: Magandang umaga naman, Pedro. (Good morning too, Pedro.)

Magandang tanghali

Greeting phrase meaning "Good noontime" or "Happy noontime", used around midday (12 PM). Example: Magandang tanghali (Happy noontime).

Magandang hapon

Greeting phrase meaning "Good afternoon", used during afternoon hours. Example: Magandang hapon (Good afternoon).

Magandang gabi

Greeting phrase meaning "Good evening", used at night. Example: Magandang gabi (Good evening).

Paalam

Interjection meaning "Goodbye" (formal/traditional sign-off when parting). Example: Paalam (Goodbye).

Sige

Informal interjection meaning "Okay" or "Go ahead", also commonly used as an informal "goodbye". Example: Sige (Okay / Goodbye).

Nagmamahal

Verb/adjective form meaning "loving" or "someone who loves", used as a formal letter closing ("Love,"). Example: Nagmamahal, Anisa (Love, Anisa)

Mga Bagay

Noun phrase meaning "objects" or "things". Example: mga bagay sa silid-aralan (things in the classroom) / mga bagay sa loob ng iyong bag (things inside your bag)

Ballpen

Common noun meaning "ballpoint pen". Example: Ballpen at libro ang mga iyan. (Those are a pen and a book.)

Lapis

Common noun meaning "pencil". Example: Ilan ang lapis mo? (How many pencils do you have?) / Mga lapis ito. (These are pencils.)

Papel

Common noun meaning "paper". Example: May papel ka ba? (Do you have paper?) / Oo, may papel ako. (Yes, I have paper.) / Hindi ito papel. (This is not paper.)

Aklat / Libro

Common noun meaning "book". Example: Libro ito. (This is a book.) / Mayroon ka bang libro? (Do you have a book?)

Kuwaderno (Kwaderno)

Common noun meaning "notebook". Example: Wala, wala akong kuwaderno. (No, I don't have a notebook.)

Pisara

Common noun meaning "blackboard" or "chalkboard". Example: Pisara (Blackboard).

Tisa / Chalk

Common noun meaning "chalk" used for writing on a blackboard. Example: Tisa/Chalk (Chalk).

Bag

Common noun meaning "bag". Example: mga bagay sa loob ng iyong bag (things inside your bag)

Pambura

Common noun meaning "eraser". Example: Pambura (Eraser).

Mesa

Common noun meaning "table" or "desk". Example: Silya at mesa ang mga iyon. (Those are a chair and a table over there.)

Silya

Common noun meaning "chair". Example: Silya iyan. (That is a chair.)

Telepono

Common noun meaning "telephone" or "phone". Example: Telepono (Telephone).

Payong

Common noun meaning "umbrella". Example: Payong (Umbrella).

Susi

Common noun meaning "key" or "keys". Example: Susi ito. (This is a key.)

Tubig

Common noun meaning "water" or "water bottle". Example: Tubig (Water / Water bottle).

Panyo

Common noun meaning "handkerchief". Example: Panyo (Handkerchief).

Pamaypay

Common noun meaning "hand fan". Example: Pamaypay iyon. (That is a fan over there.)

Ilaw

Common noun meaning "light" or "lamp". Example: Ilaw (Light).

Ito

Demonstrative pronoun meaning "this", referring to a singular object near the speaker. Example: Ano ito? (What is this?) / Libro ito. (This is a book.) / Ginang Cruz, ito po si Maria. (Mrs. Cruz, this is Maria.)

Mga ito

Demonstrative pronoun meaning "these", referring to multiple objects near the speaker. Example: Lapis at papel ang mga ito. (These are a pencil and paper.) / Mga lapis ito. (These are pencils.)

Iyan

Demonstrative pronoun meaning "that", referring to a singular object near the listener or away from the speaker. Example: Ano iyan? (What is that?) / Silya iyan. (That is a chair.)

Mga iyan

Demonstrative pronoun meaning "those", referring to multiple objects near the listener. Example: Ballpen at libro ang mga iyan. (Those are a pen and a book.)

Iyon

Demonstrative pronoun meaning "that over there", referring to a singular object far from both the speaker and listener. Example: Ano iyon? (What is that over there?) / Pamaypay iyon. (That is a fan over there.)

Mga iyon

Demonstrative pronoun meaning "those over there", referring to multiple objects far from both the speaker and listener. Example: Silya at mesa ang mga iyon. (Those are a chair and a table over there.)

Bintana

Common noun meaning "window". Example: Bintana (Window).

May / Mayroon / Meron

Existential words meaning "have", "has", "there is", or "there are" (may precedes a noun directly; mayroon/meron is used before enclitic pronouns or in standalone answers). Example: May papel ka ba? (Do you have paper?) / Mayroon ka bang libro? (Do you have a book?)

Wala

Existential word meaning "don't have", "none", or "there is no", used to express non-possession or absence. Example: Wala, wala akong kuwaderno. (No, I don't have a notebook.)

Pakibigyan

Polite imperative verb phrase meaning "Please give" (prefix paki- + verb root bigyan). Example: Pakibigyan (Please give).