Tagalog is the most used and almost lingua franca "dialect" in Philippines. Filipino is the national language.
Learning to speak common phrases in Tagalog is a good idea if you are going there. Here are a few common
words and phrases to get you started.
Steps
- "Ano?" means "What?"
- "Saan?" means "Where?"
- "Kailan?"(commonly pronounced as "Kelan") means "When?"
- "Bakit?" means "Why?"
- "Paano?"(commonly pronounced as "Pano") means "How?"
- "Ilan?" means "How many?"
- "Mahal kita" means "I love you"
- "Ano ang pangalan mo?" means "What is your name?"
- "Ano ang ginagawa mo?" means "What are you doing?"
- "Kumusta ka na?" means "How are you?"
- "Ilang taon ka na?" means "How old are you?"
- "Mag-ingat ka" means "Take care"
- "Bakit ka nandito?" means "Why are you here?"
- "Magandang umaga" means "Good morning"
- "Magandang hapon" means "Good afternoon"
- "Magandang gabi" means "Good evening"
- "Isa" means "one"
- "Dalawa" means "two"
- "Tatlo" means "three"
- "Apat" means "four"
- "Lima" means "five"
- "Anim" means "six"
- "Pito" means "seven"
- "Walo" means "eight"
- "Siyam" means "nine"
- "Sampu" means "ten"
- "Malamig" means "cold"
- "mainit" means "hot"
- "Ikaw" means "you" In tagalog, "aw" is pronounced as "ow"
- "ako" means "me"
- "sige" means "ok" (the "e" is pronounced "i"