Tara! Tagalog! ☆

Tara! (Lets Go!)

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Hello everyone! Kamusta!

I created this blog in order to teach people who are interested in learning tagalog (Filipino Language)

My translation is from English to Tagalog and vice versa, from slangs to formal conversations! Nice to meet you all and I hope you enjoy! Maraming Salamat! 

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Introduce yourself!  Days of the Week

Pronunciation (pt1) 

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Hi yall~ I just wanted to put this out there: Im not a teacher, Im just a local filipino college student with extra time, I do genuinely want to help people who want to learn Tagalog, So if you see any mistakes I made in my posts, suggestions or want to request a certain type of tutorial, dont ever be afraid to message me!

I love my country so much. Ive met foreign friends, irl and online who wanted to learn tagalog,and some have pointed out how they couldnt find much resources online to study with, I figured Ill make some, which is this~

Anyway thats all, Kita-kits~! (see ya later/see u again!)

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Days of the Week

Hello everyone, Is today your day-off? in the Philippines it is Linggo today (day this is posted) so everyone might be taking a break~

what about you? Ano gawa mo? (what are you up to)? [informal])

heres one of my pronunciation guide to help you out for this topic, besides that, remember,pronounce it the same way its spelled lets start~!

Lunes [Loo-ne-s] Monday

-Dont read it as “Loons” or “Tunes”. Try, Loo(As in Lunatic), Nes(in Nest)

Martes [Mar-Te-s] (Tuesday)

-Dont read as “Marties”. try Mar(in Mark), Tes(in Test)

Miyerkules [Mee-Yer-Koo-les] (Wednesday)

Try, Me(as in “It was Me”) then, Yer(Player is the closest I could find, but the “E” in Player is still too soft it almost sounds like “Ple-yur” right?, we need the “E” to sound hard, like how it sounds in “Yeah”, or “Elephant”. “Ku (as in kUMbAYaaa Mah lOrD  or Coo as in the sound or Cookie.) Les(as in Less)

Huwebes [Who-Weh-Bes] (Thursday)

Hu (Sounds like Who). Weh(Sounds like Weather), Bes (Sounds like Best)

Biyernes [Bee-Yer-Nes] (Friday)

Bi(as in Bee, or Bean), Yer (Read above xD), Nes (As in Nest)

Sabado [Sa-Ba-Do] (Saturday)

this should be easy right? Sa and Ba really emphasize the letter A, Like how the Minions from Despicable Me would do (Im sorry), or WAHluig. Im trying to be funny but i’m not joking its literally how its sounds xD. Do is read as in Do-re-Mi really form your lips into a circle. (/ * 0*)/ SAAAABAAAADOOOOOO-

Linggo [Lee-ng-goh] (Sunday)

Li is read like Leave or Lee, connect it with the n sound, it should sound like Snorkling. then Goh should sound similar to Goku (Dragonball Z). note, this word is also how you say week. as in “Days of the Week” is Mga Araw sa/ng Linggo (Irregular) or Weekly/Every week would be Kada-Linggo or Linggo-Linggo

Heres some Example sentences for you, add which ever day you want (INFORMAL):

“Sa susunod na ____ pa ata yung exam” (I think the exam isn't until Next ____ )

“Magikikita kami ni (Name) ngayong ____”  (Me and (Name) will meet up this ___)

“_____ Ba ngayon?” (Is it ____ Today?)

“Sa _____ ba yung meeting?” (Is the meeting on ____?)

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Lets pronounce stuff (￣▽￣)

Tagalog is easy to pronounce, almost all of the words are read exactly as it they are written.

It might get confusing though, you will notice that there are a lot of the letter "a" in the language, for example there’s a well known Elevator scene:

Person 1: (runs to elevator) Bababa ba?

Person 2: (nods) Bababa.

what happened? Well I can simply break it down just for you:

Bababa (Going down)

Baba (Down)

Ba? (Is it?)

Do you think its nakakapagpabagabag? (Worrisome)

Its OK! You'll get used to it, besides, to efficiently learn a language you must start from the very beginning (we could read children's books if we have to!)

Lets start by letting you get used to the sounds, try saying these out loud:

A           E          I          O           U BA       BE      BI        BO      BU DA       DE     DI      DO       DU GA      GE      GI      GO      GU HA      HE      HI      HO       HU LA        LE        LI        LO        LU MA      ME    MI       MO     MU NA       NE    NI        NO      NU NGA  NGE  NGI  NGO  NGU PA       PE        PI        PO      PU RA      RE        RI       RO       RU SA       SE       SI       SO       SU TA       TE       TI        TO       TU WA    WE     WI      WO      WU YA       YE      YI        YO       YU

A=   pronounced as the a in  Apple

E=   pronounced as the e in Elephant

I=   pronounced as the I in Igloo

O=  pronounced as the o in Orange (none of that “oh” or “owe” just straight up O(range) 

U=   pronounced as the u in Uber ( similar to “oo” sound in a cows “Moo”) (or “oof” xD)

Now you might be asking, what the heck is the “NGA” parts? well it makes the same sound from the following ingles (english) words:

“Sing Along” “Thingamabob” 

notice how there is no super hard emphasis on the G (ex. Chimichanga)?

The “Ng” on its own is pronounced the same way as the NG in:

“Walking” “Drawing” “Learning”

I will use the word “Walking” for now, and add the vowels at the end try saying the following words (remember the nga sound in Sing Along):

Walkinga

Walkinge

Walkingi

Walkingo

Walkingu

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Here are some sample sentence:

“Ano gagawin natin ngayon? (What are we doing today)

“Nge, peke pala yung nabili ko” (nge! I accidentally bought a fake one!)

“Masakit ngipin ko” (My teeth/tooth hurts)

“Mabango mga bulaklak” (The Flowers smell good)

“May Talumpati ata ang Pangulo mamaya (The President might have a speech later)

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Slang time d(°∀°d) as always DONT use in formal situations:

“Ngeh” or “Ngek”

it does not mean anything. rather, it is an interjection. its an expression to when something that surprises you (but in a sarcastic way) similar to “Lol what?” or “seriously?” “is that for real?” it has a “seriously? thats so dumb!” tone to it.  (depends on what region you are in the Philippines)

ex.

“Ngeh, pano nangyari yun?” (”wha? how did that even happen?”)

“Ngek, mali yung sagot ko..” (”My answer was wrong.”.)

“Nganga”

technically it means an “open mouth”.  when a person is speechless, either you ended up “nganga” or they ended up “nganga”, or you both ended up “nganga”, in this case you’re both “Tunganga”

“Tunganga”

Dazed / Spaced out

“Ahhh”

this is easy, its just the tagalog version of “oooh”. like “oooh I get it!” in tagalog its an a sound, “Ahhh gets ko na!”

“Tungak!”

the word “Tanga” is a rude way to say idiot / Dumba** (though some close friends use it anyway, you know how friends are). The word “Tungak” Is a less rude of saying it. kind of like “Oh you idiot haha!” (still not saying that you should use this formally though, I mean you are still calling someone an idiot)

“Ewan (ko)” / “Malay (ko)”

a slang for “I dont know” ( its very unprofessional) its pretty much equivalent to “How the heck would I know?” in fact, you say it in the same tone.

“Ehhh”

compared to “ahh” this isnt as positive, its like, when someone asks you to do your chores but your too lazy just go “eeeeh”. pretty much equivalent to “uuuugh” you could add “Ayoko” at the end to make it 

“Eeehh, Ayoko!” (“Ugghhgh I dont want to!”)

“Eh”

some people usually add this at the end like an accent, usually those people are sarcastic. its also similar to “well...” for example

“Hindi ko naman alam eh!” (“Well its not like I knew about it!”)

“Ohh diba”

equivalent would be “Hah! see what I did?” you know those hah! in your face or I told you so moments where you prove someone wrong? say this to all the non-believers,

“Oh diba! sabi ko sayo eh!” (”Hah! I told you so!”)

“Geh”

not to be confused with the meme, although..they are pronounced the same;; its equivalent to “whatever”. 

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●How to introduce yourself / Getting to know each other ●

I would like to mention first,

●There is no direct translation for "Hello" in Tagalog, Instead people use "kamusta" or more commonly just hello

●(Po) is a respectful word to add to your sentence. It is mostly used when speaking to older people, It can also be used when talking to someone who is in a position of authority and, generally, when you want to convey your respect for someone. Use it for strangers as well.

●It is very important to choose what to say carefully Filipinos are friendly and very Respectful, especially to elders, They will not forget to use "po".

● "Ka" would be used for referring to a singular person whilst "kayo" is for more than one or everyone.

For example, when vlogging people may start with "Kamusta kayo?" Which translates to "How are you guys!" "Hi guys!

● “Ko” or “Ako” is referring to yourself. Both means yourself or “me”,“Ako” is more of “I” while “ko” is more of “Mine”.

■ Kamusta/Kumusta are both correct spellings but when you say the actual word it is more commonly "Ka-Mus-Ta"

Lets start!

----  ☆ Formal: -----

"Ang pangalan ko po ay ____, Ikinagagalak ko po kayong makilala"

   ● "My name is _____, and its very nice to meet you"

"Ikinagagalak kong makilala ka/kayo" nice to meet you, is rarely said casually, however it is not rude, in fact from my experience, some might be impressed if you use it

But dont be surprised if some might not understand it as it is considered a difficult and very formal set of words or "malalim na tagalog"

"Ano po ang inyong Pangalan?"

   ● "What is your name"

"Kamusta po kayo?"

"How are you?"

"Mabuti naman. Kamusta din po kayo?"

"Im good. How are you (as well)?

"Ako po ay Ipinanganak sa Amerika"

   ● "I was born in America"

"Ako po ay Amerikano"

   ● "I am American"

"Nakatira po ako sa Amerika"

   ● "I live in America"

"Ako ay Dalawampung taon (na)"

   ● "I am 20 years old (already)

"Nagaaral ako ng Tagalog"

  ●"Im learning Tagalog”

“Binibining”

Maam/Ms/mrs

“Ginoong”  (Gi-no-oh-ng)

Sir/Mister

--- ☆Casual (for friendly situations / people of same age or younger than you) ----

"Kamusta! ako si  _____"

     ● "Hi! Im _____"

"Kamusta ka?”

    ●"How are you?"

If you already said Kamusta above, no need to say it again, as it means both "Hello" and "How are you?"

"Ok/Mabuti naman, Ikaw ba?"

"Im good, you?

"Ano pangalan mo?"

     ● "What is your name"

Someone may ask you, "Where are you from (Taga saan ka?)" Or sometimes specifically "What country are you from? (Taga saang bansa ka?):

"Taga Amerika ako."

     ● "I am from America"

"Amerikano ako"

     ● "I am American"

"Nakapunta ka na ba sa Amerika?"

     ●"Have you been to America?"

"Ilang Taon ka na?"

    ● "How old are you?"

Do not use in formal situation. Do not ask someones age

In a formal situation ;w;

"Magkasing edad tayo"

    ●"oh, we are the same age"

"Mas matanda ako sayo."

    ●"Im older than you"

"Mas matanda ka sakin."

“You’re older than me”

--- (Including a Friend)__

"Magkakilala ba kayo ni _____?"

   ●"Do you know _____" / "Have you met _____?"

"Kaibigan ko si _____"

   ●"I am friends with _____"

"Sino yun?"

   ●"Who (was) that?"

"Hindi ko siya kilala.."

   ●"I dont know who they are""

☆☆Slang☆☆

"Kumare ko si _____"

   ●"Im friends with ____"

"magkumare kami ni____"

  ●"Me and ____ are friends"

(The above "kumare" is Feminine, used by women to refer to other women)

"kakumpare ko si____"

   ●"Im friends with _____"

(The above is (Kumpare)  Masculine, used by men to refer to other men)

"Kamusta ka Mare / Pare!"

  ●"Whats up Mare/Pare"

Mare and Pare is like when you call your friends

"Dude" or "Girl (like hey girl!)

"Sikret!"

  ●"Its a secret!"

Use this if you want to joke around, when people ask you something. To be cute, say the vowels longer

Ex.

Person 1: "Ilang taon ka na?" (How old are you?)

Person 2: "Siiiikreeeet~" (Its a seeeecreeet~)

Person 1:  ( -_-)

"Hulaan mo ~"

  ●"take a guess"

Similar to the one above, say vowel "a" longer to be cute

Time based greetings:

"Magandang Araw!"

  ●Good day!"

"Magandang Umaga"

   ●"Good Morning"

"Magandang Tanghali"

   ●"Good (Mid-day/Noon)

"Magandang Hapon"

   ●"Good afternoon"

"Magandang Gabi"

   ●"Good evening"

  Bonus:

“Anong oras na (po)? "What time is it?"