Tagalog 1000 Most Common Words

sa

in, at

na

indicates that an action has completed: now, already (usu. follows action word)

ang

definite article, subject marker

ng

Multiple usages: linker, predicate marker, indefinite article

mga

plural marker

ko

my (ng-class)

ay

inversion particle (Doctor ako. > Ako ay doctor.)

ako

I (ang-class)

lang

only, just

hindi, di

no

pa

indicates that something has not finished/completed: (adv) yet, still

mo

your (ng-class pronoun)

may

there is/are

kung

(conj) when, whenever, if, during (conjunction used to indicate non-actual occurrences viewed as unreal, hypothetical or repeated.)

ni

The non-focus marker. This marker usually marks things that are not the subject of the sentence (as opposed to ang) and is sometimes the equivalent of the preposition "of". Ni is used before proper names.

naman

used to make contrasts; so, likewise, also, too

si

(marker) used before proper noun

ka

you (ang-class pronoun)

ito

this (ang)

yung, ung

the, those (specifier)

para

for

isa, isa't

one, each

nga

(a) emphatic particle: truly, really, certainly; (b) request particle: roughly translates commands into more polite requests

ba

question marker

pero

but

siya

he, she (ang-class)

niya, nya

he, she; his, hers (ng-class)

rin/din

also

kaya

able, capable

o

or

kasi, kase

because

dahil

because

wala

non-existence particle: none, absent

nang

when

lahat

all

nila

their, they (ng-class)

sila

they (ang-class)

kami

we (exclusive; ang-class)

talaga

really

ngayon

now, today

ano; anu-ano (plural)

what

alam

know

pô

respect particle

eh

way of saying "because" or "that's why" (usu. follows the comment)

iyon/yon/yun

that

kahit

even if, even though

dito

here

namin

we (exclusive; ng-class)

kaniya, kanya

(non-subject) her, his

tao

person, man

kay

for

kayo (kau)

you (plural; polite)

raw/daw

it is said (reported speech)

pag-

gerund (V-ing) affix

akin/sakin

mine

sana

should, wish

natin (inclusive)

our

buhay

life

nung

when

iyan, yan

that

tayo

we (inclusive)

bákit, ba't

why

sabi, nagsabi, nagsasabi, sinasabi, sinabi, sabihin, sasabihin, masabi, nasabi, masasabi, sinasabing

to say

gusto

like

dapat

should

palá

surprise particle

tapos, matapos, natapos

done

mas

more

lamang

only

iba

other, another

kanila

to/for them

upang

in order to

araw

day

atin (inclusive)

us

nasa

in, at (reponse to nasaan questions)

nito

this (ng form of ito)

mula

from

anak

child

niyo, nyo

you (polite)

noong

in

maging, naging, magiging, pagiging, nagiging

to be/become

doon, duon, dun

there

Diyos

God

kapag

when

hanggang

until

baká

probably

bagay

thing

ikaw (ang-class; sentence initial)

you

kasama

with

taon

year

mahal

expensive

kita, makita, makikita, nakikita, kitang, nakakita, nakita

to see

ninyo

your (plural)

ha

Contextual speech device that can be used to make requests out of commands (sagot ka vs. sagot ka ha).

ngunit, nguni't

but, however

marami, madami (coll.)

more

bahay

home

niyan, nyan

that

ang bilang

number

siguro

maybe