Tagalog: Basic Phrases and Vocabulary

magandáng umága sa inyong lahat

good morning to all of you

magandáng umága po namán

good morning sir

kumustá kayó?

how are you?

mabúti po namán

we’re fine sir

nasaán si…?

where is…?

umága

morning

tangháli

noon

hápon

afternoon

gabí

evening

magandá

pretty

namán

also

po

respect particle

anó

what

áyos lang

just fine

ba

question marker

ka

you (sg.)

kayó

you (pl.)

kumustá

how (are you?)

héto

here

mabúti

fine

ang

subject marker

may

existential particle

nasaán

where

si

proper noun subject marker

silá

they

siyá

he/she

trabáho

work

walá

existential negative particle

pulís

policeman

doktór

doctor

nasaán siyá?

where is she?

nasa laybrari

at the library

ewan ko

I don’t know

hindi ko alam

I don’t know

nasaan ang asawa ko?

where’s my husband?

nasaan ang mga anak ko?

where are my children?

nasaan ang mga damit ko?

where are my clothes

nasaan and kotse namin?

where is our car?

nasaan ako?

where am I?

báhay

house

kláse

class

síne

movies

saan ka galing?

where did you come from?

saan ka pupunta?

where are you going?

ko

my

mo

your

pangálan

name

ikáw

you

kapatid

brother/sister

kaibígan

friend

kamí

we

lang

only

diyán ka na

goodbye

magkíta táyo

see you again

adyos

goodbye

bay

bye