“Good Afternoon” in Tagalog

The Tagalog word for ‘afternoon’ is hapon.

magandá
beautiful

Magandang…
Good…

hápon
afternoon

Magandang hapon.
Good afternoon.

Magandang hapon po.
Good afternoon.
(when speaking to older people)


The Tagalog word for “good” is mabuti, but in the expression “Good afternoon” the word maganda (beautiful) is used.

Magandang hapon sa iyo.
Good afternoon to you.
(when speaking to one person)

Magandang hapon sa inyo.
Good afternoon to you.
(when speaking to more than one person)

Magandang hapon sa inyong lahat.
Good afternoon to all of you.

Magandang hapon po sa inyo.
Good afternoon to you.
(when respectfully speaking to an older person or
when respectfully speaking to more than one person;
not so common — just use Magandang hapon po.)

Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat.
Good afternoon to all of you.
(when respectfully speaking to more than one person,
such as to a crowd or an audience)

goodafternoon

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