Tagalog language

Name	Tagalog
Nativename	Wikang Tagalog
States	Philippines
Region	Central and South Luzon
Speakers	First language (in the Philippines): 25 million Second language: over 60 million Overall: 90 million
Nation	Philippines (in the form of Filipino) Alaska (minority language) California (minority language) Nevada (minority language) New Jersey (minority language)
Agency	Commission on the Filipino Language
Familycolor	Austronesian
Fam2	Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3	Philippine
Fam4	Central Philippine
Stand1	Filipino
Map	The map shows the areas where the language is spoken by a significant population. Overseas Filipinos use the languages as a lingua franca. There are over a million speakers in Saudi Arabia and in the United States, is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV (CALABARZON and MIMAROPA) and of Metro Manila. Its standardized form, commonly called Filipino, is the national language and one of two official languages of the Philippines.
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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).

{|class="wikitable" !Number !Cardinal !Spanish loanword(Original Spanish) !Ordinal |- |0 |sero |sero (cero) | - |- |1 |isa |uno (uno) |una |- |2 |dalawa |dos (dos) |pangalawa / ikalawa (or ikadalawa in some informal compositions) |- |3 |tatlo |tres (tres) |pangatlo / ikatlo |- |4 |apat |kwatro (cuatro) |pang-apat / ikaapat ("ika" and the number-word are never hyphenated. For numbers, however, they always are.) |- |5 |lima |singko (cinco) |panlima / ikalima |- |6 |anim |sais (seis) |pang-anim / ikaanim |- |7 |pito |syete (siete) |pampito / ikapito |- |8 |walo |otso (ocho) |pangwalo / ikawalo |- |9 |siyam |nwebe (nueve) |pansiyam / ikasiyam |- |10 |sampu |dyes (diez) |pansampu / ikasampu (or ikapu in some literary compositions) |- |11 |labing-isa |onse (once) |panlabing isa / pang-onse / ikalabing-isa |- |12 |labindalawa |dose (doce) |panlabindalawa / pandose / ikalabindalawa |- |13 |labintatlo |trese (trece) |panlabintatlo / pantrese / ikalabintatlo |- |14 |labing-apat |katorse (catorce) |panlabing-apat / pangkatorse / ikalabing-apat |- |15 |labinlima |kinse (quince) |panlabinlima / pangkinse / ikalabinlima |- |16 |labing-anim |disisais (dieciséis) |panlabing-anim / pandyes-sais / ikalabing-anim |- |17 |labimpito |disisyete (diecisiete) |panlabimpito / pandyes-syete / ikalabimpito |- |18 |labingwalo |disiotso (dieciocho) |panlabingwalo / pandyes-otso / ikalabingwalo |- |19 |labinsiyam |disinwebe (diecinueve) |panlabinsiyam / pandyes-nwebe / ikalabinsiyam |- |20 |dalawampu |bente / beinte (veinte) |pandalawampu / ikadalawampu (or ikalawampu in some literary compositions both formal and informal (rarely used)) |- |30 |tatlumpu |trenta / treinta (treinta) |pantatlumpu / ikatatlumpu (or ikatlumpu in some literary compositions both formal and informal (rarely used)) |- |40 |apatnapu |kwarenta (cuarenta) |pang-apatnapu / ikaapatnapu |- |41 |apatnapu't isa |kwarentayuno (cuarenta y uno) |pang-apatnapu't isa / ikaapatnapu't isa |- |50 |limampu |singkwenta (cincuenta) |panlimampu / ikalimampu |- |60 |animnapu |sisenta (sesenta) |pang-animnapu / ikaanimnapu |- |70 |pitumpu |sitenta (setenta) |pampitumpu / ikapitumpu |- |80 |walumpu |otsenta (ochenta) |pangwalumpu / ikawalumpu |- |90 |siyamnapu |nobenta (noventa) |pansiyamnapu / ikasiyamnapu |- |100 |sandaan |syento (ciento) |pan(g)-(i)sandaan / ikasandaan (or ika-isandaan in some formal or informal literary compositions (rarely used)) |- |200 |dalawandaan |dos syentos / syentoy dos (doscientos) |pandalawandaan / ikadalawandaan (or ikalawandaan in some formal or informal literary compositions (rarely used)) |- |300 |tatlondaan |tres syentos / syentoy tres (trescientos) |pantatlong daan / ikatatlondaan (or ikatlondaan in some formal or informal literary compositions (rarely used)) |- |400 |apat na raan |kwatro syentos / syentoy kwatro (cuatrocientos) |pang-apat na raan / ikaapat na raan |- |500 |limandaan |singko syentos / syentoy singko (quinientos) |panlimandaán / ikalimandaán |- |600 |anim na raan |sais syentos / syentoy sais (siescientos) |pang-anim na raan / ikaanim na raan |- |700 |pitondaan |syete syentos / syentoy syete (sietecientos) |pampitondaan / ikapitondaan (or ikapitong raan) |- |800 |walondaan |otso syentos / syentoy otso (ochocientos) |pangwalondaan / ikawalondaan (or ikawalong raan) |- |900 |siyam na raan |nwebe syentos / syentoy nwebe (novecientos) |pansiyam na raan / ikasiyam na raan |- |1,000 |sanlibo |mil (mil) |  |- |2,000 |dalawanlibo |dos mil (dos mil) |  |- |10,000 |sanlaksa / sampung libo |dyes mil (diez mil) |  |- |20,000 |dalawanlaksa / dalawampung libo |bente mil (veinte mil) |  |- |100,000 |sangyuta / sandaang libo |syento mil (ciento mil) |  |- |20,000 |dalawangyuta / dalawandaang libo |dos syento mil (dos ciento mil) |  |- |1,000,000 |sang-angaw / sangmilyon |milyon (un millón) |  |- |2,000,000 |dalawang-angaw / dalawangmilyon |dos milyon (dos millones) |  |- |10,000,000 |sangkati / sampung milyon |dyes milyon (diez millones) |  |- |100,000,000 |sambahala / sandaang milyon |syento milyon (ciento millones) |  |- |1,000,000,000 |sang-atos / sambilyon |bilyon (un billón) |  |- |1,000,000,000,000 |sang-ipaw / santrilyon |trilyon (un trillón) |  |}

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 |- | Monday | Lunes | Lunes |- | Tuesday | Martes | Martes |- | Wednesday | Miércoles | Miyerkules / Myerkules |- | Thursday | Jueves | Huwebes / Hwebes |- | Friday | Viernes | Biyernes / Byernes |- | Saturday | Sábado | Sabado |- | Sunday | Domingo | Linggo |}

Common phrases

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! English !! Tagalog (with Pronunciation) |- | Filipino || Pilipino |- | English || Ingglés |- | Tagalog || Tagalog |- | What is your name? ||Anó ang pangalan ninyo? (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 opô or ohô (formal/polite form) |- | No ||hindî , often shortened to dî hindî pô (formal/polite form) |- | 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 naiintindihan or Hindi ko nauunawaan |- |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? , "Marunong po ba kayong magsailitâ ng Ingglés?" (polite version for elders and strangers) Marunong ka bang mag-Ingglés? (short form), "Marunong po ba kayong mag-Ingglés? (short form, polite version for elders and strangers) |- | It is fun to live. || Masaya ang mabuhay! or Masaya'ng mabuhay (contracted version) |}

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 is 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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