COMMONLY USED WORDS

English Filipino Example

What Ano Ano kinain ni Ben? What did Ben eat?
When Kailan Kailan ka nagkasakit? When did you get sick?
Where Saan Saan ka nasaktan? Where did you get hurt?
Why Bakit Bakit ka nasaktan? Why did you get hurt?
Who Sino Sino ang kasama mong pumunta sa ospital?
Who came with you to the hospital?
How Paano Paano ka napaso? How did you get burnt?
How much Gaano Gaano kasakit ang sugat? How painful is the
wound?
Gaano kasama ang pakiramdam mo? How bad
you feel?
This/these Ito Ito ang gamot sa sakit mo. This is the cure to
your illness.
That/those Iyan / Yan Iyan ang mabuting gawin kapag may sakit.
That is a good thing to do when sick.
Masarap iyan. Those are delicious.
There Diyan / Doon Diyan sa tabi mo. Its there beside you.
Doon sa labas. Its there outside.
Here Dito Dito sa tabi ko. Its here beside me.
Open Bukas/ Buksan Buksan mo ang pinto. Open the door.
Close Sara / Isara / Isara mo ang pinto. Close the door.
Sarado Sarado ang silid aklatan. The library is closed.
Today / Now Ngayong araw / May pasok ngayong araw. Theres class today.
Ngayon Ngayon na kailangan ang libro. The book is
needed now.
Tomorrow Bukas Bumalik ka bukas. Return tomorrow.
Yesterday Kahapon Wala siya kahapon. He was absent yesterday.
Morning Umaga Magandang umaga. Good morning.
Noon Tanghali Tanghali na gumising ang pasiyente. The
patient woke at lunch time.
Magandang tanghali is a greeting used during
lunch time. There is no direct English
translation.
Afternoon Hapon Magandang hapon. Good afternoon.
Night Gabi Magandang gabi. Good night. [Magandang gabi
is used to greet people and is similar to saying
hello, unlike good night which is said when
youre saying good bye or ending a
conversation at night.]
Midnight Hatinggabi Hatinggabi umuwi si Ben. Ben came home at
midnight.
She/ He Siya Siya ay may sakit. She is sick.
Siya ay malusog. He is healthy.
Has / Have May / Mayroon May lagnat siya. He has fever.
 Mayroon siyang sakit. He is sick.
Fever Lagnat Painumin ng gamot ang bata. Give medicine to
the child.
Cold Sipon May sipon si Eva. Eva has a cold.
Sickness / Sakit May sakit ba siyang nararamdaman? Does he
Pain feel any pain?
Kailan pa siya may sakit? Since when was he
sick?
Cough Ubo Inuubo ka rin? You also have a cough?
Flu Trangkaso Nagkatrangkaso siya dahil sa ulan. He caught
a flu because of the rain.
Asthma Hika May hika siya. He has asthma.
Bruise Pasa Marami siyang pasa dahil may anemia siya. He
has many bruises because he has anemia.
Pagod Tired Pagod na ako mag-aral. Im tired of studying.
Day Araw Sa araw ka magtrabaho. Work during the day.
Week Linggo Ngayong linggo. This week.
Month Buwan Sa susunod na buwan. Next month.
Key Susi Nawala ko susi sa bahay ko. I lost my house
keys.
Often / Lagi Lagi kang puyat. Youre always sleep-deprived.
Always Bakit lagi kang umiiyak? Why are you often
crying?
Okay Sige SIge, susundan you. Okay, Ill follow you.

TENSES
Basically, we add affixes to a base word and repeat the base words first syllable to
change it to past, present, or future tense.

Some examples:
Base word Past tense Present tense Future tense
(affix + base word) (affix + 1st syllable (1st syllable + base
+ base word) word + suffix*)
*suffix not always
present
Sayaw (dance) Sumayaw Sumasayaw Sasayaw
Aliw Inaliw Inaaliw Aaliwin
(entertainment)
Pasok (go Pumasok Pumapasok Papasok
to/enter)
Kuha (get) Kinuha Kinukuha Kukuha
Almusal Nag-almusal Nag-aalmusal Mag-aalmusal
(breakfast)
Agaw (steal) Inagaw Inaagaw Aagawan

See link: http://www.oocities.org/urutora_hst/verb.htm

ANG vs ANG MGA
Ang = a / an / the
Ang mga = the (plural)
Ang bituin sa langit. The star in the sky.
Ang mga bituin sa langit. The stars in the sky.
Parating na ang doktor. A doctor is coming soon.
Parating na ang mga doktor. Doctors are coming soon.
May elepante sa kwarto. There is an elephant in the room.
May mga elepante sa kwarto. There are elephants in the room.

MGA
Add mga to make a noun plural
Roses = mga rosas
Eyes = mga mata
Students = mga estudyante

NG vs NANG
USE NG WHEN
1. Answering the question WHAT (ano)
Q: Ano ang kinain ni Ben? What did Ben eat?
A: Kumain si Ben NG pansit. Ben ate pansit.
2. Denoting possession. Note if NG comes after a verb or a noun. If NG comes
after a verb, see #1. If NG follows a noun, it denotes possession.
Mahilig siyang kumain NG kamote. He/she likes to eat kamote.
Nakakabingi ang tahol NG aso NG kapitbahay. The neighbors dogs
bark is deafening.
Kabarkada ko ang apo NG lolo NG tita NG kaklase ko. Im close friends
with the grandchild of the grandfather of the aunt of my classmate. OR
BETTER YET: Im close friends with my classmates aunts
grandfathers grandchild.
[This sentence is intentionally confusing. Note how the associations are
placed in reverse order in the second translation because of Englishs
own syntax.]
Gamitin lagi ang mga batas NG wika nang tama. Always use the laws
of language correctly.
3. Answering the question WHEN (kailan)
Q: Kailan umuwi si Ben? When did Ben come home?
A: Umuwi ng umaga si Ben. Ben came home in the morning.
4. Referring to time and date
Gumigising ako tuwing ikapito ng umaga. I wake up every 7:00 in the
morning.
 Sa ikalima ng Disyembre ang kaarawan ko. My birthday is on
December 5th.
Darating ako bukas ng umaga. Ill come tomorrow morning.
5. Using UBOD NG, PUNO NG, SAKSAKAN NG. These are synonyms that mean
so/super/very/full of [insert adjective here].
Ubod ng ganda ni Song Hye-kyo. Song Hye-ko is so pretty.
Puno ng kasamaan si Satan. Satan is full of evil.
Saksakan ng gwapo ni Song Joong-ki. Song Joong-ki is so handsome.

Use NANG when

1. Answering the question HOW (paano)
Paano siya namatay? How did he/she die?
o NANG dahil sayo. Because of you
o NANG hindi sumusuko. Without ever giving up
o NANG nagmamahal sa bayan. While loving the nation
Gamitin lagi ang mga batas NG wika nang tama. Always use the laws
of language correctly.
2. An action is repeated
Takbo ng takbo si Ben kahapon kaya siya ubo ng ubo ngayon. Ben ran
a lot yesterday; thats why hes coughing so much now.
Tawa ng tawa si Jose. Jose laughed a lot. / Jose kept laughing. / Jose
laughed so much.
3. Answering the question HOW MUCH/LONG/FAR (gaano)
Gaano kalaki ang itinaba ni Ben? Tumaba si Ben nang bahagya. How
much fatter did Ben get? Ben got slightly fatter.
Gaano siya katagal nakulong? Nakulong siya nang isang taon. How
long was he imprisoned? He was imprisoned for one year.
Gaano kalayo ang nilakad niya? Naglakad siya ng isang kilometro. How
far did he walk? He walked for one kilometer.
4. Denoting the intensity of an adverb. [Also use gaano in Filipino.]
Salamat nang marami. Thanks a lot.
Nagalit nang sobra. Got very angry.
Paumanhin nang todo. Im so sorry.
Ngumiti nang buong ligaya. Smile in complete joy.
Natakot nang bahagya. Got slightly scared.
5. You need another Filipino word for when (kailan)
Nang isilang ka sa mundong ito. When you were born in this world.
Wala na raw pagkain nang dumating ako sa handaan. They said there
was no more food when I arrived at the party.
6. You need another Tagalog word for so that/in order to (upang) and for
(para)
Maligo ka upang amoy mabango ka. / Maligo nang amoy mabango ka.
Take a bath so that youll smell good.
7. It is followed by the word maaga (early)
Umuwi siya nang maaga. He went home early.
Dumating ka ng maaga bukas. Arrive early tomorrow.
 Why you need to
Difference of NG and NANG. Look at the drawing.
know the
difference of NG
and NANG

Because the meaning

of a sentence changes
depending on NG and
NANG, especially when
written.

(Catch what?)
1) Ben, catch
something/ someone
naked.

2) Ben, catch
something while
naked.

Different, right?
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