Thursday, July 19, 2007

Learn Tagalog Easy Episode 6

Learn Tagalog Easy Episode 6 discussed how to count from one to ten in Tagalog.

Here are the words used in that episode:

ISA - ONE

DALAWA - TWO

TATLO - THREEE

APAT - FOUR

LIMA - FIVE

ANIM - SIX

PITO - SEVEN

WALO - EIGHT

SIYAM - NINE

SAMPU - TEN

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Learn Tagalog Easy Episode 5

Learn Tagalog Easy episode 5 talked about the various phrases we found you can use often when you travel to the Philippines but is also free to use in everyday affairs.

These are the phrases we used in that episode:

Salamat - Thank you

Walang Anuman - You're welcome

Nasaan Ang _______- Where is (pertaining to a place or object)

Nasaan Si ________- Where is (pertaining to a person, male or female)

Magkano 'to*? - How much is this?

* contraction of 'ITO' meaning 'this'.

'Wag* - Don't.

* contraction of the word 'HUWAG'

Kahapon - Yesterday

Ngayon - Today, Now

Bukas - Tomorrow

Mamaya - Later

Kanina - Earlier

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Learn Tagalog Easy Episode 4

Learn Tagalog Easy Episode 4 talked about words and phrases we can use during family gatherings or just simple words you can use to refer to relatives.

These are the words/phrases we used in this episode:

Tatay - Father

Nanay - Mother

Lolo - Grandfather

Lola - Grandmother

Oo - Yes

Hindi - No

Kamusta po? - A polite way to ask 'how do you do?' to your elders. So if you want to ask you grandfather how he is doing today, you can say, 'Kamusta po, Lolo?'

Opo - A polite way to say 'yes' to your elders

Hindi po - A polite way to say 'no' to your elders

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Tagalog Phrases Episode 3

Tagalog Phrases Episode 3 talked about some basic and commonly used Tagalog words and phrases.

These are the words we used for this episode:

Ano? - What?

Ano yun? - What's that?

Ano 'to**? - What's this?

**Contraction of the word 'ito,' Instead of 'ANO ITO'

Sino? - Who?

Sino yun? - Who's that?

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Tagalog Introductions Episode 2

Episode 2 discussed common phrases used in making introductions.

In this episode we used the phrases

Ang pangalan ko ay _______ - This phrase is used to introduce one's self. It literally means, 'my name is.' So if your name is John and you want to introduce yourself in Tagalog, you can say 'Ang pangalan ko ay JOHN'.

Ako si _________ - This can be used to introduce yourself as well. It literally translates into 'I am' and is followed by a name. So if your name is John, then can say 'Ako si JOHN.'

Ano ang pangalan mo? - This inquiry is made when you want to ask for the name of the person you are conversing with. It translates into 'what is your name?'

**Pangalan - Name

Anong pangalan mo? - Filipinos often contract their words. As depicted on the left, the phrase means exactly the same as 'Ano ang pangalan mo?' except we merged the 'ano' and 'ang' words.

Ang pangalan niya ay _______ - This phrase is used to introduce your companion or any such person you can pinpoint. This is because the phrase literally means 'His/Her name is ______.' So if you are trying to introduce someone named JOHN, you would say, 'Ang pangalan niya ay JOHN.'

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Tagalog Greetings Episode 1

Episode 1 discussed some basic Tagalog greetings that we thought Filipinos use often.

In this lesson, we talked about these particular words:

Kamusta / Kumusta - A common substitute for 'hi' or 'hello', although the literal translation of this word is 'How goes?'

Mabuti - This is a reply to the inquiry posed by 'Kamusta'. If you are feeling good or well and want to reply in Tagalog, 'Mabuti' is an apt response. It literally means 'well' or 'good'.

Magandang Umaga - These two words constitute the Tagalog translation of the English 'Good Morning'. The word 'maganda' literally means 'beautiful', while 'umaga' translates into morning.

Magandang Hapon - As we have learned previously, 'maganda' means beautiful. 'Hapon' simply means 'afternoon'.

Magandang Gabi - 'Gabi,' in turn, means 'night' or 'evening'.

Paalam - Goodbye

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