This 11th lesson teaches an important part of speech aspect in Filipino which is the noun. Also included is a list of vocabulary about jobs and finally some common phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Filipino Classes.
Nouns are the most used words in Filipino. They consist of about 35% of part of speech in term of usage. They can help describe living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
Below is a list of some nouns that you might come across or use very often. That includes some singular and plural forms, as well as feminine and masculine forms. The table contains 3 columns (English, Filipino, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Nouns | Filipino |
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Cat | pusa |
Dog | aso |
Woman | babae |
Women | mga babae |
Mother | nanay, inay,ina=formal |
Sister | kapatid na babae |
Shoes | sapatos |
Socks | medyas |
Book | libro |
Books | mga libro |
Stars | bituin |
Sun | araw |
The following are nouns used in a full sentence. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
English | Filipino |
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I have a dog | may aso ako |
I speak Italian | marunong akong mag-Italyano |
I live in America | Nakatira ako sa amerika/estados unidos |
This is my wife | Ito ang asawa ko. Ito ang aking maybahay: formal |
This is my husband | ito ang asawa ko |
Can you close the door? | puwede mo bang isara ang pinto? |
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Below is a list of jobs and occupations in Filipino. At the end of the list, there will be examples where those terms are used in a sentence.
Actor | aktor |
Actress | aktres |
Artist | pintor=cognate |
Businessman | negosyante=conversational mangangalakal=formal-- |
Doctor | doktor |
Engineer | inhinyero |
Nurse | nars |
Policeman | parak=formal pulis=conversational |
Singer | manganganta, mang-aawit=formal, singer= conversational-- |
Student | estudyante; mag-aaral=formal |
Teacher | titser; guro=formal |
Translator | tagasalin |
Finally, a list of some commonly used phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Filipino Phrases page. Enjoy!
English | Filipino |
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He is a policeman | Pulis siya |
I have a long experience | malawak ang karanasan ko |
I'm a new employee | bagong empleyado ako |
I'm an artist | pintor ako |
I'm looking for a job | naghahanap ako ng trabaho |
She is a singer | Singer siya/Manganganta siya |
What's that called in French? | ano iyan sa Pranses?; anong tawag diyan sa Pranses? |
I have a reservation | may reserbasyon ako |
I have to go | kailangan kong umalis |
Where do you live? | saan ka nakatira? |
Spanish is easy to learn | madaling matutuhan ang Kastila/Espanyol |
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Congratulations! You finished your 11th lesson in Filipino about nouns, and jobs. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Filipino Lesson 12. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Filipino homepage.