Filipino Phrases
When you are lucky enough to visit countries other than your own, the best way to really immerse yourself in the culture and traditions is to try to learn a few words of the local languages.
To learn a few Filipino phrases will endear yourself to the local population. Quite simply they will love you for trying, even if you get the pronunciation wrong it will not matter because you have made an effort.
To assist you with learning some Filipino phrases I have put together a useful list that will help you and enrich your travel within the Philippines.
Useful Filipino PhrasesGreetings
English | Filipino | Hello | Mabuhay | Goodbye | Paalam | Good Morning | Magandang Umaga | Good afternoon | Magandang Hapon | Good night | Magandang Gabii |
Transport / Getting Around
English | Filipino | Where is the....? | Nasaan ho ang….? | Bus | Bus | Taxi | Taksi | Boat | Bapor | Car | Karo | Ferry | Badeo | Plane | Eroplno | Train | Tren |
Directions
English | Filipino | Left | Kaliwa | Right | Kanan | Front | Harap | Back | Likod | Stop | Paghinto | Go | Tumungo | Up | Taas | Down | Baba |
Questions
English | Filipino | How are you? | Kumasta? | How many? | Ilán? | How much? | Magkano? (money) | What? | Ano? | Where? | Saan? | Who? | Sino? | When? | Kailan? | Why? | Bakit? | How? | Paano? | Which? | Alin? |
Pleasantries
English | Filipino | Yes | Oo | No | Hindi | Thank you | Salamat | Please | Paki | Okay | Sige | Your welcome | Walang Anuman | Wait please | Hintay |
Counting
English | Filipino | Zero | Wala | One | Isa | Two | Dalawa | Three | Tatlo | Four | Apat | Five | Lima | Six | Anim | Seven | Pito | Eight | Walo | Nine | Siyam | Ten | Sampu |
Food
English | Filipino | To eat | Pagkain | Hungry | Gutom | Chicken | Manok | Pork | Baboy | Beef | Carne | Fish | Isda | Soup | Sabaw / Sopas | Rice | Bigas / Kanin | Vegetables | Gulay | Bread | Tinapay | Noodles | Pansit | Cheese | Keso | Eggs | itlog | Milk | Gatas | Water | Tubig | Ice | Yelo | Beer | Serbesa | Coffee | Kape | Tea | Tsa |
Useful
English | Filipino | Hot | Mainit | Cold | Malamig | Delicious | Masarap | Beautiful | Maganda | Handsome | Guwapo | Ugly | Pangit | Expensive | Mahal | Cheap | Mura | Big | Malaki | Small | Maliit | More | Kaunti | Less | Tama na | House | Bahay | Money | Pera |
Days of the Week
English | Filipino | Monday | Lunes | Tuesday | Martes | Wednesday | Miyerkoles | Thursday | Huwebes | Friday | Biyernes | Saturday | Sabado | Sunday | Linggo |
Have a look
here
for information on the
history of Tagalog and Filipino languages.
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