Make an effort to learn at least a few basic phrases in Tagalog!
Magandang araw! = Beautiful day!
This is how Filipinos would say hello. It’s the equivalent of “Good morning!” though you can use it in the early afternoon too.
Mahal kita. = I love you.
This is the most common way of saying ‘I Love You.’ This phrase can be used with anyone, from your wife to your grandfather.
Sarap nito. = This is delicious. / This feels good.
The Tagalog word for ‘delicious‘ is also used for something that feels good.
Maligayang Bati. = Happy Wishes.
This is how Filipinos would say Happy Birthday.
Ayaw ko. = I don’t want. / I don’t like. / I don’t want to.
This Tagalog phrases is often shortened to one word:
Ayoko.
Gusto ko ‘to. = I like this. / I want this.
The Tagalog word gusto can mean ‘want’ or ‘ like.’
Sandali lang. = Just a moment. (Wait. Hold on a sec.)
Ingat ka. = Take care.
Aalis na ako.
I’m leaving now. (A phrase Filipinos use when they’d like to say goodbye.)
Pasensya ka na. = Sorry, bear with me.
Use this phrase when you’ve done something that inconveniences a Filipino.
I love this programme very much but is there any sign in, like creating account or is for free anytime i want?
I am a pure filipino, and sometimes my friends and acquaintances say to me that I have a deep vocab in tagalog and even pronounciate it fluently (matatas) just like some poets but this is how I work to learned for it, listen to my fellow native speakers as how they’ve use those unfamiliar words in tagalog, and write or use it in my favorite literary formats. Literally, I’d just still in learn the unfamiliar tagalog words and still use it in any conversations sometimes if its fit for it… And because of this program, Its easy to search any words and any phrases that I likely to know about. And I hope it helps😅
I have a neighbor who is Filipino, but I am not me and her are close friends and I am teaching her French but for some reason she wont teach Tagalog, but I really want to learn so that would be cool if anyone could help me. Thanks
hello iam joven.iam also a filipino..😅😅yeah it is true that your youngest sister learn fast and adapt tagalog coz she was young back then and also it it’s childs nature…😊😊😁😁😉but for the situation of yours..,,you can also learn fast how to speak and understand our filipino’s language..when communicating in tagalog try to know first if what is the subject or the topic of your convo.then try elaborate it in a you can understand what he/she’s talking about..😅😅😁😁😁..hope may help you..lol..
Ich habe eine Philippinische Frau und möchte auch lernen. Ich finde es schade das nicht irgendwie die Aussprache besser vermittelt wird.
Hallo Thomas. Ich bin Marum. (Die schachspielen katze) Ich bin ein Australien Katze. Meine Absicht ist es, mich auf die Philippinen zurückzuziehen Deshalb, lerne ich auch Tagalog. Ich werde in tagatay bleiben. Hoffentlich, wenn das Land Ende 2021 wieder eröffnet wird. ( not sure I got that correct so I’ll do it in English) Hopefully when the country opens again in late 2021.
So. Poste irgendwo für Marum auf einem Message Board, und wir treffen uns auf ein Bier. Ich werde hier mein Ankunftsdatum in Manila veröffentlichen, wenn ich es selbst weiß.
Prost….Marum Katze.
PS. I hope I don’t sound too famiiar, as we hgave never met. Aber Ich bin ein Australien, In Australien, ist die Informalität sehr groß .
Very useful program, thank you.
I’m learning Tagalog to talk to my internet friend from The Philippines. She can speak English fluently when typing but struggles with conversation and interpreting what I say because I talk fast lol. She has gotten better but I think it’s fair to learn some of her language too. We have been friends for about 4 years. We don’t video chat a lot because of that reason and both of our internet sucks lol. She was impressed from what I learned so far from this site! Salamat (Thank you)!
That’s very cool, Monica. I was born in the Philippines – and both my parents speak Tagalog (and British English) fluently. Unfortunately, my two sisters and I do not speak Tagalog. My older sister understands a lot of Tagalog, but oddly, she finds it more difficult to speak the language. She understands both the Tagalog and Ilocano dialects, as she was young but exposed to both when she was learning to speak as a young child.
I also understand words and common phrases, but cannot speak it fluently or well enough to native speakers like my parents and aunties. My little sister who was the youngest when we immigrated is the least familiar with Tagalog.
I bought a CD ages ago and was committed to learning Tagalog; it became a source of pride for me to learn the language, but I confess that I am still not fluent enough (not confident enough) to have a full conversation in Tagalog with native speakers.
I will say though that my pronunciation and the general flow of the conversation is so much smoother (and easier) if I focus on the other person’s side of the conversation, rather than “overthink” my side of it. My brain has to be thinking in Tagalog, not English. Otherwise what I end up doing is translating word for word (English to Tagalog) versus having a comfortable continued Tagalog. So I remind myself all the time as I’m listening to the other person speaking in Tagalog “think Tagalog, talk Tagalog.” Hope that helps.