misc

Multo

Ghost

Tarantado

Foolish; shameless; idiot

Bato

Rock

Butas

Piercing

Pati

Also; including

Kagabi

Last night

Kakilala (kakilala ko siya)

Acquaintance

Tuloy

Continue; continues; precedes; as a result; consequently; therefore; eventually

Kasalanan

Sin; wrongdoing

Kwenta; Kuwenta

Worth; significance; value

Ibig sabihin

Meaning

Bago

Before

Sama

Bad; wickedness; evil; hatred

Yapak

Barefoot; tread; footstep; footprint

Tamad

Lazy

Kapag

When (often for future or potential events); whenever; if and when

Kung

If; when; whenever; should

Unti-unti

Little by little

Likuran

Back; backside

Bigla

Suddenly

Bilisan mo

Hurry up

Pareho

The same; both

Tulong

Help

Nilagnat (nilagnat ako)

Feverish

Hiya (nahihiya ako)

Shame; embarrassment

Kapal

Thick; nerve

Gupit

Haircut

Pakialam (pake/paki - shortened)

To care or have concern.

“Walang pake sayo” - Doesn’t care about you

“Pake mo?” - “Is it your concern / does it concern you?”

Kuryente

Electricity

Kamote

Nobody, zero, stupid (slang)

Kotse

Car

Pahingi

Please give me

Kulang

Lacking

Bahay

House

Tibok

Heartbeat; skip

Mundo

World

Damang

Thing kids use for spider match box fights

Male

Wrong

Tama

Correct; right

Ewan ko

I don’t know

Sana all

Must be nice

Lalo

Especially; even more

Lugar

Place

Sandali

Wait; just a moment

Malas

Unlucky; misfortune

Loob

Inside

Simula

Beginning; start

Sagot

Answer

Wika

Language

Tanong

Question

Tunay

True; real

Astig

Cool

Maangas

Cool

Pangarap

Dream

Batang babae

Girl

Batang lalaki

Boy

Ilang taon ka na?

How old are you? (Informal)

[number] taong gulang na ako.

I am [number] years-old.

Ikinagagalak kitang makilala.

Nice to meet/see you.

Taga-[country] ako.

I am from [country].

Taga-[country] ka.

You are from [country].

Hanggang sa muli.

Until we meet again.

Tama

Correct; right

Kampay

Cheers

Aking sinta

My dear

Umaasa

Hoping

Lahat

All; everything

Tingin

See; view

Gawa

Will do/make

Laban

Fight

Nakaw

Stolen

Suwerte

Lucky

Tadhana

Fate; destiny

Plano

Plan; scheme

Buwan

Moon

Hintay

Wait

Mutya

Jewel

Tandaan

Remember

Ngayon

Now; today

May pag-asa

There is hope

Tahanan

Home (with connotations of place of comfort and belonging)

Tahan

To stop crying; to find comfort

Maligilaw

To get lost; to lose one’s way

Huling

Last; final

Magkano ang [thing]?

How much is [thing]?

Libro

Book

Pitaka

Wallet

Payong

Umbrella

Ugali (pangit ugali niya)

Attitude

Paki-

A prefix used to indicate politeness and is the equivalent of saying “please” (pakibigyan; pakitingan)

Ibang (taga ibang klase ka daw?)

Other

Taga

From

Bagay (mga bagay; bagay sayo)

Object; fitting, compatible, matching

Dalas

Often; frequent; usually; commonly

Dating

Usual; former; arrival; vibe; impression

Langya

Short for ‘walang hiya’; a mild curse of exclamation similar to ‘damn; what the heck’

Ganyan

Like that (referring to someone’s behavior/attitude); such, of that kind

Kanya (sa kanya)

Him/her (with him/her)

Kanina

Earlier today; earlier; a while ago

Itsura

Appearance