tagalog

Lesson1: Greetings


  • kamusta= hi/hello

  • Musta = hey

  • Kamusta ka?= how are you?

  • Kamusta kayo?= how are you guys




Lesson 2: Command


  • Mag lunch tayo= Let’s go for lunch

  • Mag school tayo= let’s go to school


New words:

  • Mag = to do 

  • Tayo = we/ us




Lesson 3: Liking/Wanting


Like to do something:

  • Gusto ko mag football = i want to go play football

  • Gusto ko mag study= i want to go study



Liking an object or would like something:

  • Gusto ko ng homework= i like homework

  • Gusto ko ng water= i would like water



Asking someone if they like something:

  • Gusto mo ba ng coffee= do you like coffee?

  • Gusto mo ba ng tubig= would you like some water?



Asking someone if they would like to do something:

  • Gusto mo ba mag volleyball= do want to go play volleyball?

  • Gusto mo ba mag lunch= do you want to go for lunch?


New words learnt: 

  • Gusto = like

  • ko = me / i

  • Mo = you

  • ba= word to turn a sentence or word to a question




Lesson 4: Not Liking /Wanting


  • Ayaw ko ng football= i don't like football

  • Ayaw ko ng school= i don’t like school 


  • Ayaw ko mag lunch= i dont want to go for lunch


  • Ayaw mo ba ng korean food= do you not like korean food?

  • Ayaw mo ba mag shopping= you dont like to go shopping?


New words:

ayaw= dont like/ want



Lesson 5: Past tense


Pronouns:

  • Ako/ko = i/ me

  • ikaw/ka= you/ your

  • Siya = he/shee

  • kayo= you guys

  • tayo= we/us (inclusive)

  • kami = we /us (exclusive)

  • Sila = they their


  • Nag- shopping ako= i went shopping

  • Nag- breakfast ako= i had breakfast



Kami is used when talking to someone that is not involved in the action for example: i talking to travis but im talking about what me and villavan did the other day i would say : “nag- book shopping kami” meaning me and villavan and not you went book shopping


Tayo is used when you're talking to someone and they are involved in the action for example: if i'm talking to villavan about how we went book shopping and reminding her that we did i would say “Nag-book shopping tayo” meaning we, you and me when book shopping.




Lesson 6: Instead, Already, Because, But


Lets do this instead:

  • Mag-lunch na lang tayo= let’s have lunch instead

  • Mag- homework na lang tayo= let’s do homework instead


I already did this:

  • Nag-lunch na ako= i already had lunch 

  • Nag- homework na ako= i already did homework 

  • Nag- coffee na kami= we already bought coffee


Because:

  • Mag- starbucks na lang tayo, dahil gusto ko ng ice americano = let’s go get starbucks instead, because i want to get an inced americano

  • Mag- pizza tayo, dahil ayaw ko ng burger= lets go get pizza because i don't want burgers. 


But:

  • Mag-snanck tayo, pero nag-ice cream na ako= lets go get a snack, but i already has an ice cream


New words:

  • Na lang= instead

  • na= already

  • dahil= because 

  • pero= but




Lesson 7: Phrases


  • Ano ba yan? = What’s this about? / What is going on

  • Magkano yan p’re?= how much is that (with a man)

  • Magkano yan ‘te?= how much is that (with a women)

  • Grabe ang mahal (grah- beh- ang- mah- hal)= thats extremely expensive

  • Hay naku! = that’s unfortunate!

  • Diyos ko po! = oh my god!




Lesson 8: future tense


You repeat the first two syllables of the word after mag to create a future tense. 

- Mag-lu-lunch ako= i will go eat lunch 

- Mag-Fu-football kami= we will go play football (exclusive)

- Mag su- school ako = i will go to school

- Mag bi-beer tay= we will go get some beer (inclusive)


New words:

  • Luto = cook

  • Laro = to play

  • Kape = coffee




Lesson 9: having/ not having


New words:

  • meron = to have

  • wala= to not have

  • -Ng= a link works of nouns and pronouns 


To have:

  • Meron akong coffee= i have coffee

  • Meron silang tea= they have tea

  • Meron kaming milk= we have milk


Don’t have:

  • Wala akong coffee= i don't have coffee

  • Wala kaming tea= we don't have tea.


Asking if they have something:

  • Meron ka bang coffee?= do you have coffee?

  • Meron sila bang iced tea?= did they have coffee?


Gusto ko mag shopping, pero wala akong pera

Wala akong coffee pero mag so shoping ako

Mag co coffee ako dahil gusto ko ng coffee

Wala silang kotse pero mag re rent ako


New words:

milk = gatas




Lesson 10; describing people and things


Tall ako: im tall

Pogi ka= you are handsome 

Masaya siya= they are happy 



New words;

gutom= hungry 

pogi = handsome 

maganda = pretty 

Malayo = far

matalino = smart

mabait= good/nice

Tinapay = bread

Pagod =  tired

matangkad= tall

Matanda = old

Mga wika= language


Mahilig sa beach= i am fond of the beach 

Lesson 11: asking ba questions



  • Gutom ka ba? = are you hungry 

  • Mag bi-beach ka ba?= will you go to the beach 

  • Mag chi-chicken ba sila?= will they eat the chicken 

  • Meron ka ba?= do you have?

  • Meron ka bang homework?= do you have homework?

  • Meron ba kayong water? = do you guys have water?

  • May coffee ba kayo?= do you guys have coffee?

  • May noodles ba kayo? = do you guys have noodles?

  • May meeting ka ba? = do you have a meeting?

  • Free ka ba?= are you free?


New words:

  • Payong = umbrella

  • Pilipino = filipino 

  • Aral = study

  • busog= full