Tagalog - Intrested in lerning...

Category: Language and Culture

Post 1 by Morgan_Lynn (Account disabled) on Tuesday, 08-Jan-2008 19:50:48

I would like to know some werds in Tagalog. like perhapps, how do you say, "HI," and "I love you!" and, "How are you?"
thoughs are just a few werds i would like to know. if anyone no's how to say the werds, pleas tell me.
thanks.



Morgan

Post 2 by choco ice cream (Veteran Zoner) on Saturday, 12-Jan-2008 13:00:17

Hello Morgan,
well, for your quesstion, hello is still hello. How are you is kumusta ka. I love you is mahal kita. It is really nice to know that you want to learn Tagalog.

Post 3 by TheAsianInvasion (The Zone's invader) on Monday, 03-Mar-2008 17:01:46

Morgan, here are some words to learn.

Welcome(greeting) Mabuhay!
Good morning Magandang umaga
Good day Magandang arao
Good afternoon Magandang hapon
Good evening Magandang gabi
Noon Tanghali
How are you? Kumusta ka?
I am fine Mabuti naman
OK OK din
Thank you Salamat
Thank you very much Maraming salamat
You're Welcome Walang anuman
Good luck to you. Mabuting kapalaran sa iyo.
Goodbye Paalam
Long-live Mabuhay (Mabuhay is used for a variety of positive greetings)
I/We Ako/Tayo
You Ikaw
They Sila
He/She Siya
Yes Oo/Opo
No Hindi
What? Ano?
When? Kailan?
Where? Saan?
Who? Sino?
Why? Bakit?
How? Paano?
How many? Ilan?
How much? Magkano?
What is your real name? Yon tunay na pangalan?
How do you say .... in Tagalog?
Ano sa Tagalog ang .....?
What is the meaning of ....? Ano ang ibig sabihin nang ....? / Ano yun ....?
I am learning Tagalog Nag aaral magtagalog
I am Ako nga
I am from England Sa England ako
Your country is very beautiful Maganda ang bayan mo.
I am happy Masaya ako.
Time Oras
I love you Mahal Kita
Please Pakiusap
Up Taas
Down Baba
Left Kaliwa
Right Kanan
North Hilaga
East Silangan
South Timog
West Kanluran
Far Malayo
Near Malapit
Bad Masama
Beautiful Maganda
You are beautiful Maganda Ka
Cheap Mura
Expensive Mahal
Big Malaki
Small Maliitt

Post 4 by redgirl34 (Scottish) on Wednesday, 05-Mar-2008 6:12:12

Whair do they speak Tagolog. I have never heard of that language. Is it a kind of Spanish?

Post 5 by TheAsianInvasion (The Zone's invader) on Thursday, 06-Mar-2008 23:31:35

they speak Tagalog in the Philippines. yes, it's sort of like spanish, but not exactly

Post 6 by choco ice cream (Veteran Zoner) on Thursday, 06-Mar-2008 23:47:02

well, Filipino is a language that has some spanish word. It is really good to know. But still, some of our countrymen didn't know it. It is very sad that some of them are ashaim of our language.

Post 7 by TheAsianInvasion (The Zone's invader) on Friday, 07-Mar-2008 12:41:50

there are also two other dialects of the Filipino Language. Ilicano, and Visayan.

Post 8 by Miss Gorgeous (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Saturday, 08-Mar-2008 11:49:53

Actually Raymond, there's more than two dialects. Tagalog is the national language and yes, there is a mix of Spanish in ti because the Spaniards ones colonized the Philippines, we got some of their cultural background. But pretty much, Tagalog is a very unique language, and i'm very proud to this day because i still know how to speak and write it by heart. If you want to know other complicated phrases or words in Tagalog, feel free to write it here, and i'll respond to you. Just be sure that what you wanted to know is not in the list above. Okay, i hope it helps. Glad to know that some of you want to learn our language.

Post 9 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Sunday, 09-Mar-2008 1:16:35

I'd love to learn ... um ... how is it spelled? lol JAWS is most likely mispronouncing every phraise that has been written thus far, so I'd like to hear it from a native speaker. Are there any sites that have audio examples of the words for thank you and other basic conversation-starters?

Post 10 by TheAsianInvasion (The Zone's invader) on Monday, 10-Mar-2008 8:39:57

yes, there isn't just 2

You may be confused about languages names. First of all, what is Filipino (Pilipino) and how is it different from Tagalog.

Filipino = Tagalog + Local dialect words + Borrowed Foreign Words

Filipino is the combination of Tagalog (the original dialect from which most words of Filipino are based), words from local dialects (The Philippines has
a LOT of dialects like
Bisaya
(Visaya), Ilokano, and Kapampangan), and some borrowed foreign words adapted into this dynamic language. The three centuries of Spanish rule in the Philippines
left a strong imprint on the vocabulary. Mesa (table), tenedor (fork), papel (paper), and asero (steel) are only a few of hundreds of Spanish words in
Tagalog.

Cebuano

ebuano, also known as Sugboanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 people (according to Ethnologue). It is a subgroup
or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place, added
at the end. Spoken in Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Visayas and parts of Mindanao.

Bikolano

The Bikol languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. It is composed of three main languages: Northern
Bikol, Southern Bikol, and Northern Catanduanes Bikol. The Bisakol varieties, while spoken in Bicol, are not Bikol languages, but are instead Visayan languages
spoken in Bikol. Bikol Languages are classified as Austronesian and is spoken by about 3,519,236 people (all Bikol languages).

Binisaya

Cebu, Bohol and many parts of Mindanao

Cuyunin

Parts of Palawan, southwest of Panay, Busuanga Island, Agutaya, and Cuyo

Hiligaynon

Iloilo provinces and in Negros Occidental

Iloko

Ilocos and in other adjoining provinces.

Kapampangan

Pampanga.

Pangalatok

Pangasinan

Tagalog

Manila and in Southern Tagalog provinces.

and Waray

Samar and parts of Leyte.

Post 11 by Morgan_Lynn (Account disabled) on Tuesday, 18-Mar-2008 17:49:16

Magandang Hapon Raymond, Kumusta Na? Mabuti Naman