Can someone help me learn the tagalog language?
I was born in the Philippines but I have been in the states since I was 2 or 3. I did not learn the language. My biological mother and sister are still there, and I would very much like to learn the language so I can speak with them more. Is there anyone who can help me. Im finding this very hard to do on my own.
Tagged with: biological mother • mother and sister • philippines
Filed under: Philippines Tagalog
yeah i think just email her (patricia) if you need something to translate in tagalog…
but i can help you with some basic words…
kumusta?= how are you?
mabuti = good!
ako = i
ikaw = you
ako ay = i am
hindi = no!
oo = yes!
tama = right!
sandali = wait
ano? = what?
bakit? = why?
saan? = where?
paano? = how?
kailan? = when?
sana = hopefully
pangako =promise!
doon = there
dito = here
maganda = nice, beautiful
kain = eat
mahal kita = i love you!
babae= girl
lalake = boy
aso = dog
tuta = puppy
patawad / pasensya = sorry
babalik ako = i’ll be right back
papunta na = im comming!
dyan ka lang = stay there
Saan ka nakatira? = where do you live?
saan ka pupunta? = where are you going?
ilang taon ka na? = How old are you?
Galing ako sa states = I’m from states!
pupunta ako dyan = im going there
punta ka dito or pumunta ka dito = come here!
paki sabi sa kanya= please tell her/him
sa susunod = next time
anong oras na? = what time is it?
sure! I’m in the Philippines right now.
Some basic(and casual) phrases:
Kumusta? – How are you
Okay naman – Just okay, I guess
Astig! – Cool!
Ano ginagawa mo? – What are you doing?
Ako si _______ – I’m ________
Galing ako sa States – I’m from the states.
and some words you may wanna learn more:
Ako/ko(depending on the sentence) – me/I/myself
Ikaw/’kaw – you
___ mo – your ___
sila – them
tayo – us(you and the speaker)
kami – us(you and some other people not including the speaker)
I can’t explain it all in one page, but you can email me at pure.as.yuki@gmail.com if you need more help. Good luck! ^_^