Speak Filipino Page: Words and Phrases Plus Reading Guide

Most commonly used Filipino Words and phrases (most but not ALL you can’t find in the dictionary because they are slang or street language):

Lay-out:

The Filipino word (syllabication)

Pronunciation (exemplified in English sounds and words to correctly read each term/phrase)

Meaning (English equivalent/translation)

Example (sentence)

na

(read as ‘na’ in Narnia or as ‘nah’)

denotes at this very moment; now.

tara na  (ta-ra)

Read as ‘ta’ in taxi/ ‘ra’ in ramble

Literally means ‘let us go now’

muna (mu-na)

Read like the English words ‘moon-nah’

means ‘prior’ or ‘must be done first’

Speak Filipino: Reading Vowels

Here is a guideline on reading the 'vowels' in Filipino language. Vowel 'u' is added at the bottom of the post.

i.e.

Speak Filipino: Sentence Construction

Here is how sentences are being constructed in Filipino language:

Speak Filipino: How to Write Nouns in Plural Form

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Speak Filipino: 'Paki-'

Here is a help on how you can command in a polite manner -the 'kindly' or 'please' translated in Filipino.

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Learn Filipino: Daily Conversations I

Here is another lesson in learning Filipino language.  

As for example sentence #1 (see the image below):

You will notice that 'you' is translated as 'ka' and NOT as 'ikaw' in Tagalog/Filipino.  

It is wrong to say "Saan ikaw pupunta?" - it sounds like a talking toddler :)

That is  because 'you' is not used as subject in the sentence like in the pronouns 'I' and 'me' in the English Language. 'I' is more appropriate to use as subject and as object of the verb (going) - it shall be altered to  'me' - same is true with Filipino. When  the  personal pronoun serves as the receiver of action it acts as object - it is rightful to use 'ka' or 'mo' as possessive pronoun.

Learn Filipino: Correct Usage I

In writing or speaking my native language Filipino, it is wrong to translate words literally because it may sometimes appear funny or 'barok' in Tagalog. Here is among the wrong translations and the way to say them correctly.

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