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| 
 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 | 
| 
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| hilaga | north | 
| silangan | east | 
| 
 kanluran | west | 
| 
 timog | south | 
| 
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| (sa) itaas | on top | 
| 
 (sa) ibaba | 
 below | 
| 
 (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:
| dito | here | 
| diyan | there | 
| doon | yonder (over there) | 
| diyan lang po sa tabi | there, on that side | 
| sa banda po doon | over on that side | 

 
 








 
 







 
 
 
	