''Basic Filipino Phrases''

Meeting people

Hello / How are you? (informal)
Kumusta (informal)

I am fine
Mabuti mah-BOO-tee

Goodbye
Paalam Pah-AHL-ahm

Civilities

Please
Paki Pah-KEE

Thank you
Salamat sah-LAH-maht

Your welcome
Walang anuman wah-LAHNG ah-noo-MAHN

Directions

Where is the ...?
Saan ang ...? Sah-AHN ahng ...?

Left
Kaliwa kah-lee-WAH

Right
Kanan KAH-nahn

Up
Taas tah-AHS

Down
Baba bah- BAH

Here
Dito DEE-toh

There
Diyan dee-YAHN

Money / amount / size

Money
Pera PEHR-rah

How much? (money)
Magkano? mahg-KAH-noh

Expensive
Mahal mah-HAHL

Cheap
Mura MOO-rah

How many?
Ilan ee-LAHN

One
Isa ee-SAH

Two
Dalawa dah-lah-WAH

Three
Tahtlo taht-LOH

Big
Malaki mah-lah-KEE

Small
Maliit mah-lee-EET

Single-word questions

What?
Ano? ah-NOH

Who?
Sino? see'-NOH

When?
Kailan? kah-ee-LAHN

Why?
Bakit? BAH-kit

How?
Paano? pah-AH-noh

Where?
Saan? sah-AHN

Which?
Alin? ah-LEEN

Other key words & phrases

Yes
Oo OH-oh

No
Hindi heehn-DEE

Stop
Hinto heehn-TOH

Delicous
Masarap mah-SAH-rahp

Hot
Mainit mah-ee-NEEHT

Cold
Malamig mah-lah-MEEG

Okay
Sige SEE-geh

It doesn't matter
Di bale dee BAH-leh

I don't know
Hindi ko alam heen-DEE koh ah-LAHM

Beautiful
Maganda mah-gahn-DAH

I
Ako ah-KOH

We
Tayo TAH-yoh

He / she
Siya shee-YAH

Wait a minute
Sandali lang sahn-dah-LEE lahng

Do you have ...?
Meron ka nang ... MEH'rohn kah BAHNG ...

Do you like ...?
Gusto mo ...? GOOS-toh moh

I would like ...
Gusto ko ... GOOS'toh koh

I love you
Mahal kita Mah-HAL kee-TAH