COmmon Filipino phrases, questions, expressions

pabili, pabili po!

can i buy/ I want to buy

Ano ‘yun (ano)

What is that

tindera

seller

suki

regular customer 

tawad

discount

Pahingi po ng tawad

give me a discount

tapat na

no more discount

mahal

expensive

ang mahal naman

too expensive

mura

cheap

barat

description to a seller who doesn’t want to give a discount or to a buyer who keeps haggling

kulang

not enough

timbang

weight

timbangan

weighing scale

kalahati

half

buo 

whole

dagdag

to add

paki dagdagan mo po

please give me extra

reklamo

complain

kendi

candy

tsitirya

chips

sigarilyo

cigarettes

toyo

soy sauce

suka

vinegar 

mantika

oil

sabon

soap

sardinas

sardines

kape

coffee

lamang dagat

seafood

isda

fish

hipon

shrimp 

pusit/tahong/talaba

squid

keso

cheese

gulay

vegetables

karne

meat

manok

chicken

baboy 

pork 

baka

beef

piraso

piece

kilo

kilogram

magkano

how much

ilan

how many

alin 

which

when focusing on actor focused words that include direct objects or direct actions

when do you use “mag”

mag + name of transportation (noun becomes verb)

mag- sentence formation

kanan

right

kaliwa

left

verb + subject (pronoun) 

command sentence pattern

mag + root word 

infinitive conjugation

nag + root word

completed conjugation

when it is goal focused or used your senses

when do you use “ma” prefix 

when we utilize bodily movement

when do you use “um” prefix/infix

prefix and a -

what is the rule when incorporating english borrowed words

kumanan

go to the right

kumaliwa

go to the left

likod

behind

lumiko

turn

harap

in front 

diretso

straight

dumiretso

go straight

tapat

in front

tawid

crossing

tumawid

to cross

ilalim

under

ikot

spin/around

umikot

go around

ibabaw

on top

hinto 

stop

huminto

to stop

bumalik

go back

itaas

above

ibaba

bottom

lumampas

go past

kalye

street

tindahan 

store

restawran

restaraunt

bangko

bank

aklatan

library

ospital 

hospital

simbahan

church

sinehan

movie theater

bus stop

bus stop

botika 

pharmacy 

panaderya/bakery

bekery

estasyon ng tren/bus/pulis/etc.

station (train, bus, police, etc.)

paliparan/airport

airport

eskwelahan

school

gusali

building

groseri

grocery store

palengke 

market

kilometro

kilometer

talampakan

feet

milya

mile

malayo 

far

malapit

near

kanto

corner