Tagalog | Words
Just some words I wanted to save to remember.
Link to a huge list of verbs and their proper tense affixes
| word | translation | notes/example |
|---|---|---|
| baka | maybe | |
| yata | I think so | |
| alam ko | I know | |
| hwag | let it not be | No real direct translation. But basically you're saying you don't want this to happen, but in a nicer way (i think?) |
| alis | leave | |
| magtagal | stay, linger | |
| pwede | cant | |
| gusto | want | |
| hilig | like | a fondness of something |
| gawa | do | |
| kailangan | need | May kailangan mo? (you need something) |
| ayaw | don't want | |
| kasama | with, companion including a (person) |
kasama siya (with him/her) |
| walang hiya | no shame | |
| luto | cook | magluluto ako (I will cook) |
| manonood | to watch | |
| panoorin | to watch | |
| ipakita | telling someone to show something | |
| para | for | para sa akin (for me) |
| tapos | done | tumapos ko (I'm done) tatapos ako (I will finish) |
| Kumaliwa | go left | |
| kaliwa | left | |
| Kumanan | go right | |
| kanan | right | |
| kapatid | sibling | |
| kaibigan | friend | |
| bigay | give | |
| binigay | gave | |
| kabibigay | gave | |
| gamit | use | |
| malayo | far | |
| masyado | much | |
| sagot | answer, reply | |
| ayos | alright, affirmational response | |
| sige | alright, affirmational response | |
| mali | mistake, wrong, not right |
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| tama | enough, correct, right |
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| talo | defeat, lost | natalo ako sa laro (I lost the game) |
| ligaya | happiness | maligaya ko (I'm happy) |
| matutu | learn | |
| subukan | try | susubukan ko (I try) |
| ituloy | continue, persue | ituloy mo lang (just continue it) |
| guluhin | confused | naguluhan ko ng this at that (I confused this and that) |
| dumating | come | dumating ako sa bahay (I'm coming home) |
| salita | word | |
| sabihin | tell | Paano mo sabihin ang ... sa tagalog? |
| sinabi | say | |
| tapos | done, then | |
| init | heat | |
| mainit | hot | |
| mula (sa) | from (place) | magtatrabaho ko mula sa bahay (im working from home) |
| balita | News | Anong balita? (what's up/new?) |
| hintayin | wait | Pwede mo kita ba hintayin ko? (can you wait for me?) |
| sandali | hang on, just a moment | |
| ipinagmamalaki | proud | |
| umuwi | return | |
| sunduin | fetch | |
| maaga | early | |
| natagpuan | found | |
| tanong | question | |
| magtanong | ask | |
| tingnan | look | |
| humingi | ask for | Pwede ba humingi ng pabor mo? (Can I ask a favor from you?) |
| puro | always, pure | Puede ng puro Tagalog na Ang salita (We can always talk in Tagalog now) - or - Purong ginto (pure gold) |
| antok | sleepy | Inaantok ako (I'm sleepy) |
| pagod | tiredness | Mapagod ako (I'm sleepy) |
| mangyari | happened - Present Tense | |
| nagyari | happened - Past Tense | |
| mangyayari | happened - Future Tense |