Tagalog

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Tagalog

• Pronounced tah gah lohg
• most important of the tongues and dialects of the
  Philippines

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• Tagalog belongs to the Malayan branch of the
  great Malayo-Polynesian linguistic family
• extends from Hawaii to Madagascar and from
  Formosa to Easter Island west of Chile, including
  New Zealand, Tonga, and Samoa, as well as the
  Malay Peninsula

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• has been greatly influenced by the Spanish
  language
• has a few commercial Chinese terms
• a little over a dozen terms in Arabic
• very respectful language
• when speaking to elders, one would use the term
  po

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Greetings

• Good evening, sir/maam
• Magandáng gabì pô
• Good evening
• Magandáng gabì
• Good evening to you
• Magandáng gabì sa iyó
• Maganda means beautiful.

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Greetings

• Good morning
• Magandáng umága.
• Good afternoon
• Magandáng hápon.
• How are you?
• Kumusta ka? (informal)
• Fine, thank you.
• Mabuti lang, salamat.

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Essential Information

• What is your name?
• Anong pangalan mo?
• My name is
• Ang pangalan ko ay si...
• Where do you live?
• Saan nakatira?
• I live at...
• Nakatira ako sa...

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Be careful where you stress...

• Kaibígan - Friend
• Kaibigán - Desire
• Kaíbigan - Sweetheart

Or youll be in a mess!!!
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The Five Ws and other useful phrases...

• Who? - Sino
• What? - Ano
• Where? -Nasaan
• When? Kailan.
• Why? - Bakit
• Where are you going? Saan ka pupunta?
• What is this? Ano ba ito.
• What is your problem? Anong problema mo?
• Do you know English? Marunong ba ka nang
  Ingles?
• Is it true? -- Totoo ba?
• Im brokeWala kong pera.

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The Five Ws and other useful phrases...

• Thank you. --Salamat
• No problem (youre welcome).-- Walang anuman.
• I dont know. Hindi ko alam.
• Wake up!--Gising na.
• Sleep--Tulog na.
• Later--Mamaya na.
• Not now.--Hindi naman.
• Just a little.--Kaunti lang.
• Its up to you.--Bahala ka.
• I dont want.--Ayaw ko.
• Dont!!!--Wag!
• Come on! (Bring it!)--Sige na!

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Adjectives

• Maliit--small
• Malaki--big
• Pangit--ugly
• Matanda--old (person)
• Luma--old (thing)
• Masarap--delicious
• Mabait--good (person)
• Mabuti--fine
• Ma talino--smart
• Tahimik--quiet

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Adjectives

• Malinis--clean
• Maiinit--hot
• Malinaw--cold
• Masaya--happy
• Malungkot--sad
• Maganda--beautiful
• Matapang--brave
• Tamad--lazy
• Guapo--handsome
• Malakas--loud

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Nouns

• Kanin--rice
• Papel--paper
• Lapiz--pencil
• Uminom--drink
• Pagkain--food
• Babae--woman
• Lalake--man
• Bata--child
• Aklat--book

• Kape--coffee
• Bulaklak--flower
• Tubig--water
• Bahay--house
• Kotse--car
• Key--silya
• Bestido--dress
• Kusina--kitchen
• Fruit--prutas

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Commonly Asked Questions

• What do you want?
• Anong gusto mo?
• Where did person go?
• Saan pumunta si?
• Where is the thing?
• Nasaan ang thing?
• Are you coming?
• Sasama ka ba?
• Really?
• Talaga?

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Commonly Asked Questions

• Do you want this?
• Gusto mo ba ito?
• What is that?
• Ano ba yan?
• Where will we eat?
• Saan tayo magkain?
• What are you doing?
• Anong ginagawa mo?
• Do you have...?
• Mayroon ka?

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Pick Up Lines Funny Phrases

• Do you want me?
• Gusto mo ba ako?
• Guapo ako, totoo ba?
• Im handsome, isnt it true?
• Pumunta na tayo sa sine.
• Lets go to the movies.

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Pick Up Lines Funny Phrases

• Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ito bola.
• Wala sa salita nasa gawa.
• Its not in the words its in the actions.
• Sus! Ang mahal naman...
• Jeez! Thats expensive...
• Ano ba!
• What!

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Pick Up Lines Funny Phrases

• Brian says to his favorite girl Ang sobrang
  ganda mo, para kang lasang Spam.
• Youre so beautiful, you taste like Spam.
• Luis says to the girls Umiinit na dito dahil sa
  akin.
• Its getting hot in hereits because of me.
• Anong pangalan mo? Maganda?
• Whats your name? Beautiful?

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Pick Up Lines Funny Phrases

• Maganda ka. Guapo ako. Tayo na.
• Maganda ang ngiti mo.
• Your smile is beautiful.
• Maganda ang mga mata mo.
• Your eyes are beautiful.
• Sinong tatay mo!

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Mabuhay!!!

• Maraming Salamat Sa Iyo!!!