TAGALOG 101
Introducing Yourself
1. Tagalog: Ako (Ah-Co)
English: I
2. Tagalog: Ako si (Ah-Co see)
English: I am
Example: Ako si John. I am John.
3. Tagalog: Ikaw (ee-CAO)
English: You
4. Tagalog: Ikaw si ________ (ee-CAO see)
English: You are
Example: Ikaw si Jacqueline. You are Jacqueline.
5. Tagalog: Ka (Ca)
English: You (used elsewhere in the sentence)
6. Tagalog: Si _______ ka
English: You are _______
Example: Si Emily ka. You are Emily.
7. Tagalog: Siya (Shhhhha)
English: He/She
8. Tagalog: Siya si (Shhhha see)
English: He is or She is
Example: Siya si Vince. He is Vince
10.Tagalog: Pangalan (Pah - ng - a - lan)
English: Name
11.Tagalog: ________ ang pangalan ko.
English: _________ is my name .
Example: Gabriel ang pangalan ko. Gabriel is my name.
Mabuti/Kamusta/Ano?
1. Tagalog: Ano? (A-noh)
English: What?
Example 1: Ano ka? What are you?
Example 2: Ano siya? What is she/he?
2. Tagalog: Sino? (See-noh)
English: Who?
Example 1: Sino ka? Who are you?
Example 2: Sino siya? Who is she/he
3. Tagalog: Saan? (Sah - ahn)
English: Where?
Example 1: Saan ka? Where are you?
Example 2: Saan siya? Where is she/he
4. Tagalog: Babae (Ba---Ba ----eh)
English: Woman
5. Tagalog: Lalaki (La----La-----keh)
English: Man
6. Tagalog: Opo
English: Yes(Use when answering to your parents or your elders or Aaron Manio)
7. Tagalog: Oo
English: Yes
8. Tagalog: Ba
English: Word used for "yes" or "no" questions
9.Tagalog: Ko
English: My (First person, singular pronoun)
10.Tagalog: Mo
English: Your (Second person, singular pronoun)
Example: Gabriel ang pangalan mo. Gabriel is your name.
11.Tagalog: Niya (Ni-yah)
English: His/Her
12.Tagalog: Nag-aaral (Nag- ah - ah - ral)
English: Studying
13.Tagalog: Nagtatrabaho (Nag-Tah-Trah-ba-ho)
English: Working
14.Tagalog: Kamusta/Kamusta ka/Kamusta po? (Ka-moose-tah)
English: How are you?
15.Tagalog: Mabuti (Mah-boo-tee)
English: Fine/Good
Forming Sentences
Sentences
1. Tagalog: Clara ang pangalan niya
English: Her name is Clara or Clara is her name.
2. Tagalog: Nag-aaral ako sa Purdue University
English: I study at Purdue University.
3. Tagalog: Audiology ang major ko.
English: Audiology is my major.
4. Tagalog: Nagtatrabajo ako sa Walmart.
English: I work at Walmart.
5. Tagalog: Residential Assistant ako.
English: I am a Residential Assistant.
6. Tagalog: Babae si Prescott.
English: Prescott is a woman.
7. Tagalog: Lalaki si Collin.
English: Collin is a man.
Practice
-Practice by filling out the blanks with words you have been learning so far.
1. Ako si _______. Nag-aaral ako sa __________________. ____________ ang major ko.
-My name is _________. I study at _________. ________ is my major.
2. Siya si ________. Nagtatrabajo siya sa __________. __________ siya.
-He/she is _________. He/she works at _________. He/she is a ________.
Vocabularies
1. Tagalog: Estudyante (Es-tood-jan-teh)
English: Student
Example: Estudyante si Jennifer sa Purdue.
Jennifer is a student at Purdue.
2. Tagalog: Guro (Goooo - roh)
English: Teacher
Example: Guro is Abby.
Abby is a teacher.
3. Tagalog: Doktor
English: Doctor
Example: Doctor siya.
He/she is a doctor.
4. Tagalog: Pulis (Pooooooo - lease)
English: Police
Example: Pulis ka.
You are a police.
5. Tagalog: Abogado (Ah-bo-gah-doh)
English: Lawyer
Example: Abogado si Inna.
Inna is a lawyer.
6. Tagalog: Magsasaka (Mag-sa-sa-kah)
English: Farmer
Example: Hindi abogado si John. Magsasaka siya.
John is not a lawyer. He is a farmer.
7. Tagalog: Nars
English: Nurse
Example: Ano ka? Nars ako.
What are you? I am a nurse.
8. Tagalog: Manunulat (Ma-nooh--nooh-lat)
English: Writer
Example: Nagtatrabajo ako sa Indiana University. Manunulat ako.
I worked at Indiana University. Im a writer.
9: Tagalog: Pintor (Peen-tor)
English: Painter
Example: Pintor siya. Pintor ako. Pintor ka.
He/she is a painter. I'm a painter. You are a painter.
10. Tagalog: Comediante (Co-meh-dee-yan-teh)
English: Comedian
Example: Comediante ba si Jessica? Hindi. Nars siya.
Is Jessica a comedian? No. She's a nurse.