Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This is the Universal Declaration of Rights (
Pangkalahatang Pagpapahayag ng Karapatang Pantao)
Numbers
The numbers (
mga bilang) in Tagalog language are of two forms. The first one, was native to Tagalog language and the other is Tagalized version of Spanish numbers. For example, when a person refers to the number "seven", it can be translated to Tagalog language as "
pito" or "
syete" (Sp.
siete).
Months and days
Months and days in Tagalog language are also Tagalized form of Spanish months and days. "Month" in Tagalog is
buwan (the word
moon is also
buwan in Tagalog) and "day" is
araw (the word
sun is also
araw in Tagalog). Unlike Spanish, months and days in Tagalog are capitalized whenever they appear in a sentence.
{|class="wikitable"
!Month
!Original Spanish
!Tagalog (abbreviation)
|-
| January
| Enero
| Enero (Ene.)
|-
| February
| Febrero
| Pebrero (Peb.)
|-
| March
| Marzo
| Marso (Mar.)
|-
| April
| Abril
| Abril (Abr.)
|-
| May
| Mayo
| Mayo (Mayo)
|-
| June
| Junio
| Hunyo (Hun.)
|-
| July
| Julio
| Hulyo (Hul.)
|-
| August
| Agosto
| Agosto (Ago.)
|-
| September
| Septiembre
| Setyembre (Set.)
|-
| October
| Octubre
| Oktubre (Okt.)
|-
| November
| Noviembre
| Nobyembre (Nob.)
|-
| December
| Diciembre
| Disyembre (Dis.)
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable"
!Day
!Original Spanish
!Tagalog
|-
| Sunday
| Domingo
| Linggo
|-
| Monday
| Lunes
| Lunes
|-
| Tuesday
| Martes
| Martes
|-
| Wednesday
| Miércoles
| Miyerkules / Myerkules
|-
| Thursday
| Jueves
| Huwebes / Hwebes
|-
| Friday
| Viernes
| Biyernes / Byernes
|-
| Saturday
| Sábado
| Sabado
|-
|}
Common phrases
:
Pilipino
English:
Ingglés
Tagalog:
Tagalog
What is your name?:
Anó ang pangalan mo? (plural) ,
Anó ang pangalan mo?(singular)
How are you?:
kumustá
Good morning!:
Magandáng umaga!
Good noontime! (from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.):
Magandáng tanghali!
Good afternoon! (from 1 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.):
Magandáng hapon!
Good evening!:
Magandáng gabí!
Good-bye:
paálam
Please: Depending on the nature of the verb, either
pakí- or
makí- is attached as a prefix to a verb.
ngâ is optionally added after the verb to increase politeness. (e.g.
Pakipasa ngâ ang tinapay. ("Can you pass the bread, please?"))
Thank you:
salamat
This one:
ito , sometimes pronounced (literally - "it", "this")
That one:
iyan , When pointing to something at greater distances:
iyun or
iyon
Here:
dito ,
heto ("Here it is")
There:
doon ,
hayan ("There it is")
How much?:
Magkano?
Yes:
oo , Formal/polite form when addressing elders or superiors (discussed above):
opô or
ohô
No:
hindî , often shortened to
dî , Formal/polite form:
hindî pô
I don't know:
hindî ko álam , Very informal:
ewan , archaic
aywan (closest English equivalent: colloquial dismissive 'Whatever')
Sorry:
pasensya pô (literally from the word "patience") or
paumanhin po patawad po (literally - "asking your forgiveness")
Because:
kasí or
dahil
Hurry!:
dalí! ,
bilís!
Again:
mulí ,
ulít
I don't understand:
Hindî ko maintindihan or
Hindi ko maunawaan
What?:
Anó?
Where?:
Saán? ,
Nasaán? (literally - "Where at?")
Why?:
Bakít?
When?:
Kailan? , , or (literally - "In what order?/"At what count?"")
How?:
Paánó? (literally - "By what?")
Where's the bathroom?:
Nasaán ang banyo?
Generic toast:
Mabuhay! [literally - "long live"]
Do you speak English?
Marunong ka bang magsalitâ ng Ingglés? , short form:
Marunong ka bang mag-Ingglés?
It is fun to live.
Masaya ang mabuhay! or
Masaya'ng mabuhay
Proverbs
Ang hindî marunong lumingón sa pinanggalingan ay hindî makaráratíng sa paroroonan. (José Rizal)One who does not learn to look back to where he came from, will never get to where he is going.
Ang hindî magmahál sa kanyang sariling wika ay mahigít pa sa hayop at malansang isdâ. (José Rizal)One who does not love one's own language is worse than an animal and a putrid fish.
Hulí man daw at magalíng, nakákahábol pa rin. (Hulí man raw at magalíng, nakákahábol pa rin.)If one is behind but capable, one will still be able to catch up.
Magbirô ka na sa lasíng, huwág lang sa bagong gising.Make fun of someone drunk, if you must, but never make fun of someone who just woke up.
Ang sakít ng kalingkingan, ramdám ng buong katawán.The pain of the pinkie is felt by the whole body.
(In a group: if one goes down, the rest comes down with it.)
Nasa hulí ang pagsisisi.Regret always comes last.
Pagkáhába-haba man ng prusisyón, sa simbahan pa rin ang tulóy.The (wedding) procession may stretch on and on, but it still ends up at the church.
(In romance: refers to how certain people are destined to be married. In general: refers to how some things are inevitable, no matter how long you try and postpone it)
Kung dî mádaán sa santong dasalan, daanin sa santong paspasan.If you can't get it through holy prayer, get it through blessed force.
(In romance and courting: santong paspasan literally means 'Holy speeding' and is a euphemism for sex. It refers to the two styles of courting by Filipino men. One is the traditional restrained courting favored by the older generations which often featured serenades and doing chores for the girl's parents. It's notorious for taking ages before getting the girl to say yes. While the other is the riskier seduction which does away with the courting traditions. It can either lead to getting a slap on the face or a pregnancy out of wedlock. The conclusion is what western cultures would call a 'shotgun marriage', therefore the suitor gets the girl one way or the other. The proverb is also applied in terms of diplomacy and negotiation)
See also
Filipino language
Filipino orthography
Filipino alphabet
Abakada script
Commission on the Filipino Language
References
External links
Tagalog (Filipino) Phrasebook at Wikitravel.org
Tagalog dictionary
Calderon's English-Spanish-Tagalog dictionary for cell phone and PDA
L-Lingo Tagalog Free 40 lesson online Tagalog Web Application
A Handbook and Grammar of the Tagalog Language by W.E.W. MacKinlay, 1905.
Tagalog Translator Online Online dictionary for translating Tagalog from/to English, including expressions and latest headlines regarding the Philippines.
Online E-book of Spanish-Tagalog Manual of Conversation published in Manila in 1874 by V.M. de Abella
Online E-book of Doctrina Christiana in Old Tagalog and Old Spanish, the first book published in the Philippines. Manila. 1593
Online E-book of Buhay na Nasapit ni Anselmo at ni Elisa: Sa Ciudad nang Ulma sacop nang Reinong Alemania, published in 1905
Online E-book of Arte de la Lengua Tagala y Manual Tagalog by Sebastián de Totanes published in Binondo, Manila in 1865.
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