Filipino(Pilipino or Wikang Filipino) Yesthe PhilippinesThe national language stipulated by the Constitution of the Philippines in 1987. In fact, Filipino is a standardized Tagalog language. After the fall of Marcos, it became athe PhilippinesMandarin.
Pronunciation guide
vowel
consonant
Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
Note: The accent is on the syllable of the capital mother.
- English: Ingles (ing GLES)
- Filipino: Pilipino (pi li PI noh)
- Hello: kumusta (kah mus TAH)
- Goodbye: paalam (pa A lam)
- Please: paki- (pa KIH)
- Thanks: salamat (sa LAH mat)
- That: iyan (yawn)
- How many? : Magkano? (mag KA noh?)
- Yes: oo (awe awe) [o has neutral pronunciation]
- Not: hindi (hin DE)
- Sorry: pasensya po (pa SEN sha PO)
- I don’t understand: Hindi ko maintindihan (hin DE ko MA intin di HAN)
- where is the bathroom? : Saan ang banyo? (sa AN ang BAN yoh?)
- Cheers: para sayo! (PA ra sa YOH) [literally-"this is for you"]
- Do you speak english? : Nagsasalita ka nang Ingles? (nag SA sa lita kah nang ing GLES?)