Filipino tutorial ^^

red rules xD (bad thinking )

Pronunciation

A: as in 'far

E: as in 'get

I: as the 'ee' in 'beef'

O: as in 'more'

U: as in 'June'

Ay: as the 'uy' in 'buy'

Aw: as in the 'ou' in 'mount'

Ey: as in 'they'

Iw: produced by making the sound 'ee' and continuing it to 'oo'

Oy: as the 'oi' in 'noise'

Uy: produced by making the sound 'oo' and continuing it to 'ee'

G: always hard, as in 'good'; never as in 'gentle'

H: as in 'haste', always aspirated

Ng: as in 'sing'; it can occur at the beginning of a word, eg. Ngayon (now)

R: rolled to produce a faint trill

S: as in 'sun', never as in 'his'



Good morning: Magandáng umaga hô. (formal)
Magandáng umaga. (informal)
Good morning (response): Magandang umaga naman ho.
Good afternoon: Magandáng hapon hô.
Good evening: Magandáng gabi hô.

Goodbye: Paalam na hô.

Yes: Ohô/Opô.

No: Hindi hô.

Thank you (very much): (Maráming) salamat hô

You're welcome: Waláa hong anuman.

What's your name?
Anóng pangalan ninyó?

My name is....
Akó si....

Do you speak English?: Marunong ba kayong mag-Ingglés?

Do you understand?: Naiintindihan ba ninyo?

I understand: Naiintindihan ko hô.

I don't understand: Hindi ko hô naiintindihan.


TAGALOG

Good morning.
Magandang umaga po. (formal/polite)
Magandang umaga. (informal)

Good noon.
Magandang tanghali po. (formal/polite)
Magandang tanghali. (informal)

Good afternoon.
Magandang hapon po. (formal/polite)
Magandang hapon. (informal)

Good evening
Magandang gabi po. (formal/polite)
Magandang gabi. (informal)

How are you?
Kumusta po kayo? (formal/polite)
Kumusta ka? (informal)

I'm fine.
Mabuti po naman. (formal/polite)
Mabuti naman. (informal)


Please, come in.
Tuloy po kayo. (formal/polite)
Tuloy. (informal)

Thank you.
Salamat po. (formal/polite)
Salamat. (informal)

Thank you very much.
Maraming salamat po. (formal/polite)
Maraming salamat. (informal)

You are welcome.
Wala pong anuman. (formal/polite)
Walang anuman. (informal)

Yes.
Opo/oho. (formal/polite)
Oo (informal)

No.
Hindi po/ho (formal/polite)
Hindi. (informal)

I don't know.
Hindi ko po/ho alam. (formal/polite)
Hindi ko alam. (informal)

What time is it?
Anong oras na po? (formal/polite)
Anong oras na? (informal)

Where are you going?
Saan po kayo papunta? (formal/polite)
Saan ka papunta? (informal)

Where did you come from?
Saan po kayo galing? (formal/polite)
Saan ka galing? (informal)

What is your name?
Ano po ang pangalan nila? (formal/polite)
Anong pangalan mo? (informal)

I am ______ (name).
Ako po si ________ (formal/polite)
Ako si _________ (informal)

How old are you?
Ilang taon na po kayo? (formal/polite)
Ilang taon ka na? (informal)

I am _______ years
Ako po ay _______ gulang na. (formal/polite)
Ako ay _______ gulang na. (informal) old.

Where do you live?
Saan po kayo nakatira? (formal/polite)
Saan ka nakatira? (informal)

Where are you from?
Taga saan po sila? (formal/polite)
Taga saan ka? (informal)

Have you eaten yet?
Kumain na po ba sila? (formal/polite)
Kumain ka na ba? (informal)

Ano? -What?
Ano ang pangalan mo?
(What is your name?)

Alin? -Which?
Alin ang gusto mong kulay?
(Which color do you like?)

Sino? -Who?
Sino po kayo?/Sino ka?
(Who are you?)

Saan? -Where?
Saan po kayo pupunta?
(Where are you going?)

Bakit?- Why?
Bakit mo kami iniwan?
(Why did you leave us?)

Kailan? -When?
Kailan po kayo darating?
(When are you coming?)

Paano?/Papaano? -How?
Paano ka nakarating dito?
(How did you get here?)

Magkano?- How much?(money)
Magkano ang bili mo sa kotse?
(How much did you payfor the car?)

Nasaan?- Where?
(to look for something/somebody)
Nasaan ang aking pitaka?
(Where is my wallet?)

Occasional Greetings


Maligayang bati sa iyong kaarawan.
Happy birthday to you.

Nawa'y pagpalain ka ng Diyos ng marami pang kaarawan.
May God bless you with many more birthdays to come.

Maligayang bati sa iyong kasal
Congratulations/Best wishes on your wedding.

Maligayang bati sa iyong pagtatapos.
Congratulations on your graduation.

Maligayang Pasko.
Merry Christmas.

Manigong bagong taon.
Happy New Year.

Kami po ay nakikiramay sa inyong pagdadalamhati.
We'd like to express our condolences in your hour of sorrow.

Tanggapin po ninyo ang aming taos- pusong pakikiramay.
Please accept our sincerest condolences.

Sumalangit nawa ang kanyang kaluluwa.
May his/her soul rest in peace.

Ipagpaumanhin po ninyo ang aking pagkakamali.
Please accept my sincerest apologies.

Patawarin po ninyo ang aming mga pagkakamali.
Please forgive us for our mistakes.

Ako po ay taos-pusong nagpapasalamat.
I am sincerely thankful/grateful.

Nagpapasalamat po ako sa inyong napakalaking tulong sa amin.
I would like to thank you for your great help to us.

Hindi ko alam kung papaano ko po kayo mapapasalamatan sa inyong kabutihan.
I really can't (or don't know how to) thank you enough for your kindness.

** note: Tagalog is a bit different from filipino **

pants and knife tagalog words are really similar to romanian words!

it's nice

I hope it's okay if I post a filipino language tutorial ^^;;
It also is just a tribute to my favorite band, Callalily (which is a filipino band xD)

Please don't laugh at any words, as they might not laugh at ours!

how are you? - kamusta ka na?
how old are you? - ilang taon ka na?
do you understand tagalog? - nakakaintindi ka ba ng tagalog?
i love you - mahal kita
take care - ingat
do you know me? - kilala mo ba ako?
are you crazy? - baliw ka ba

here are some words:
chair - upuan
table - lamesa
pencil - lapis
fish - isda
hot - mainit
cold - malamig
dress - damit
pants - pantalon
shoes - sapatos
socks - medyas
girl that is older that you - ate
boy that is older than you - kuya
grandmother - lola
grandfather - lolo
mom - nanay (mama)
dad - tatay (papa)
window - bintana
knife - kutsilyo
soap - sabon
toothbrush - sipilyo
cologne/perfume - pabango
tree - puno
plant - halaman
door - pintuan
rice - kanin
water - tubig

red - pula
white - puti
black - itim
green - berde
yellow - dilaw
blue -asul

1 - isa
2 - dalawa
3 - tatlo
4 - apat
5 - lima
6 - anim
7 - pito
8 - walo
9 - siyam
10 - sampu

[you can ask me if you want to learn more] ^_^ I would be glad to help!