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EVERYDAY GRETTINS
Tagalog
speakers in the Philippines have many ways of greeting other people.
It is common also to hear them say "Hi" or "Hello" as a form of
greeting, especially among close friends. There are no Tagalog
translation for these English greetings because they are basically
borrowed terms, and any English-speaking person will be readily
understood by Filipinos in general (yes, Virginia and Joe, English is
widely spoken in the Philippines, a former colony of the US of A for
nearly 50 years!). Below are a few Tagalog greetings that are
importart to learn if one wants to endear himself/herself to
Filipinos.
Magandang umaga po. (formal/polite) - Good
morning
Magandang umaga. (informal) - Good morning
Magandang tanghali po. (formal/polite) - Good
noon
Magandang tanghali. (informal) - Good noon
Magandang hapon po. (formal/polite) - Good
afternoon
Magandang hapon. (informal) - Good afternoon
Magandang gabi po. (formal/polite) -
Good evening
Magandang gabi. (informal) - Good evening
Kumusta po kayo? (formal/polite) -
How are you?
Kumusta ka? (informal) - How are you?
Mabuti po naman. (formal/polite) -
I'm fine
Mabuti naman. (informal) - I'm fine
Tuloy po kayo. (formal/polite) -
Please, come in
Tuloy. (informal) - Please, come in
Salamat po. (formal/polite) - Thank
you
Salamat. (informal) - Thank you
Maraming salamat po. (formal/polite) -
Thank you very much
Maraming salamat. (informal) - Thank you very
much
Wala pong anuman. (formal/polite) -
You are welcome
Walang anuman. (informal) - You are welcome
Opo/ oho. (formal/polite) - Yes
Oo (informal) - Yes
Hindi po/ho (formal/polite) - No
Hindi (informal) - No
Hindi ko po/ho alam. (formal/polite) -
I don't know
Hindi ko alam. (informal) - I don't know
Anong oras na po? (formal/polite) -
What time is it?
Anong oras na? (informal) - What time is it?
Saan po kayo papunta? (formal/polite) -
Where are you going?
Saan ka papunta? (informal) - Where are you
going?
Saan po kayo galing? (formal/polite) -
Where did you come from?
Saan ka galing? (informal) - Where did you
come from?
Ano po ang pangalan nila? (formal/polite) -
What is your name?
Anong pangalan mo? (informal) - What is your
name?
Ako po si ________ (formal/polite) - I am
______ (name).
Ako si _________ (informal) - I am ______
(name).
Ilang taon na po kayo? (formal/polite) -
How old are you?
Ilang taon ka na? (informal) - How old are
you?
Ako po ay _______ gulang na. (formal/polite) -
I am _______ years old.
Ako ay _______ gulang na. (informal) -
I am _______ years old.
Saan po kayo nakatira? (formal/polite) -
Where do you live?
Saan ka nakatira? (informal) - Where do you
live?
Taga saan po sila? (formal/polite) -
Where are you from?
Taga saan ka? (informal) - Where are you from?
Kumain na po ba sila? (formal/polite) -
Have you eaten yet?
Kumain ka na ba? (informal) - Have you eaten
yet?
Directions
Below is a list of
Tagalog words and phrases used in giving or asking for directions.
deretso - straight ahead
(sa)
kanan - on the right
(sa)
kaliwa - on the left
umikot - turn around
(sa) harap - infront
(sa) likod/likuran - at the
back/behind
hilaga - north
silangan - east
kanluran - west
timog - south
(sa) itaas - on top
(sa) ibaba - below/at the bottom
(sa) ilalim - at the bottom
(sa) loob - inside
(sa) labas - outside
There are a number of Tagalog words and phrases which are
rather vague in terms of specific distance but signify "nearness" or
"farness" of a particular object, thing, or place from the speaker.
These are:
doon - yonder (over there)
diyan lang po sa tabi - there, on that side
sa banda po doon - over on that side
Question Words
Below is a list of Tagalog question words with their corresponding
meaning and examples in English.
Ano? - What?
Alin? - Which?
Sino? - Who?
Saan? - Where?
Bakit? - Why?
Kailan? - >When? Paano?/Papaano? -
How?
Magkano? - How much? (money)
Nasaan? - Where? (to look for
something/somebody)
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. - How?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 |
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