''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