Filler Words

Of course

Syempre

As / while / during

Habang

Unsoft emphasis particle (used like naman), also used for agreeing

Nga

Always

Parati / lagi

Better (something is better than…)

Mas mabuti

Than, compared

Kaysa

Instaed (of)

Sa halip na / imbis na

Despite

Sa kabila ng

Done

Tapos

Based (on)

Batay

Should/wish

Sana

Whole

Buong

Especially

Lalo

Including

Kabilang / pati

Caused (by)

Dulot ng

For (formal)

Upang

Immediately

Agad

The time is /o clock

Alas

Only

Lamang (formal) / Lang (informal)

Don’t

Huwag

Apparently

Tila

Then

Edi

Anyway

Ay basta (in a dismissive way), just say ‘anyway’ for normal use

Turns outs / realisation or surprise marker

Pala

So that

Upang sa (formal speech - use para informally)

Until

Hanggang

Should

Dapat

More

Mas

Most

Pinaka

Exactly

Eksakto

With

Kasama

There is (conversational, used to answer a question, following a pronoun or enclitic particle)

Meron

Located at

Nasa

When (conditional)

Kung

As

Bilang

Was

Noon ay (put noon at the end of sentence - no direct way of using ‘was’

From

Mula sa

Some

Ilang

Each

Bawat

Next

Susunod

There is (when followed by a noun)

May

So

Kaya

However

Ngunit

Meanwhile

Samantala

About

Tungkol

This

Ito

That

Iyan

Here

Dito

There

Doon

If

Kung

Because of

Dahil

When (conditional)

Kapag

For

Para

Already

Na

Only

Lang

Also/too

Din

Sometimes

Minsan

Always

Lagi

Often

Madalas

Nothing

Wala

Same

Pareho

Just

Nalang

Aside from

Bukod

Against

Laban

Probably

Siguro

Seems

Tila

Although

Kahit

Moreover

Saka

Similar to/like

Katulad

Like that

Ganyan

Except

Kundi

Each

Bawat

Including

Pati

After

Tapos

Before (previously)

Dati / bago

Still

Parin

Kind of

Medyo

According to

Ayun

Simultaneously

Sabay

Just in case / if it should

Sakali