Tagalog core words

A handful of base words that can get you introduced to pronouns and basic vocabulary to work on sentence structure

Ako (AH-koh)

I/Me

Ikaw (EE-kaw/kah)

You

Siya (SHAH)

He/She (typically gender neutral)

Tayo (TAH-yo)

We (Including you)

Kami (kah-MEE)

We (NOT including you)

Kayo (kah-YO)

You(Plural/Respectful)

Sila (SEE-lah)

They

Kumain (koo-mah-IN)

Eat

Uminom (oo-mee-NOM)

Drink

Pumunta (poo-MOON-tah)

Go

Matulog (mah-too-LOG)

Sleep

Bumili (boo-mee-LEE)

Buy

Gumawa (goo-mah-WAH)

Make/Do

Pagkain (pag-kah-IN)

Food

Tubig (TOO-big)

Water

Pera (peh-RAH)

Money

Bahay (BAH-high)

House

Salamat (sah-LAH-mat)

Thank you

Po (poh)

Respect Marker

Opo (oh-POH)

Yes

Hindi (heen-DEE)

No

Sa (Sah)

To/At/In/On (These are used to indicate direction, location, or time in Tagalog sentences)

Ng (-ing)

Thing receiving the action(indicating possession or association)

Mga (muh-NGAH)

Plural marker used for nouns to indicate multiple items or people.

Na (Nah)

Already or Now (used to indicate urgency or completion)

Pa (pah)

Still or Yet (used to indicate something that has not happened or an additional action) Continuation

Ba (bah)

Question marker- turns a statement into a question

Kasi (kah-SEE)

Because

Pero (PEH-roh)

But

At (Aht)

And

O (oh)

or

May (mahy)

There is/ There are/ Have

Wala (wah-LAH)

None/ Don’t Have/ There isn’t)

Gutom (goo-TOM)

Hungry

Pagod (pah-GOD)

Tired

Masaya (mah-SAH-yah)

Happy

Malungkot (mah-loong-KOT)

Sad

Manok (mah-NOK)

Chicken

Kanin (kah-NIN)

Rice

Itlog (eet-LOG)

Egg

Kape (kah-PEH)

Coffee

Isda (ees-DAH)

Fish

Trabaho (trah-BAH-ho)

Work

Mall (mawl)

Mall

Pilipinas (pee-lee-PEE-nas)

Philippines

Paaralan (pah-ah-RAH-lan)

School

Lang (langn)

Just / only

Din (deen)

Also/ Too (ONLY used if word ends in consonant)

Rin (reen)

Also/ Too (Use if words end in A,E,I,O,U,W,Y)

Kasama (kah-sah-MAH)

With

Sige (SEE-geh)

Okay/ Go ahead/ Sure