Filipino Lesson 2 (Adjectives and Food)
Duration: 30 mins
This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Filipino like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. 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.
Adjectives
Knowing adjectives in Filipino is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Filipino is easy.
Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. 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.
Adjectives List in Filipino
| Adjectives | Filipino |
|---|---|
| Tall | matangkad |
| Short | maikli |
| Big | malaki |
| Wide | malawak |
| Long | mahaba |
| Small | maliit |
| Thick | makapal |
| Thin | manipis |
| New | bago |
| Old (opposite of new) | luma |
| Cheap | mura |
| Expensive | mahal |
| Young | bata |
| Old (opposite of young) | matanda |
| Wrong | mali |
| Right (correct) | tama |
| Good | mabuti |
| Bad | masama |
| Difficult | mahirap |
| Easy | madali |
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Filipino sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Filipino Adjectives in a Sentence
| English | Filipino |
|---|---|
| Am I right or wrong? | tama ba ako o mali |
| Is he younger or older than you? | mas bata ba siya o mas matanda kaysa sa iyo? |
| Is the test easy or difficult? | mahirap ba o madali ang test/pagsusulit=formal |
| Is this book new or old? | bago ba o luma ang librong ito? |
| This is so expensive | masyadong mahal ito; masyado itong mahal |
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Filipino
| Food | Filipino |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | almusal |
| Lunch | tanghalian |
| Dinner | hapunan |
| Meal | pagkain |
| Apples | mga mansanas |
| Avocados | abokado |
| Bananas | mga saging |
| Beans | patani; bins |
| Bread | tinapay |
| Butter | mantikilya |
| Carrots | mga karot |
| Cheese | keso |
| Chicken | manok |
| Coffee | kape |
| Corn | mais |
| Cucumbers | mga pipino |
| Eggs | mga itlog |
| Figs | |
| Fish | isda |
| Food | pagkain |
| Fruit | mga prutas |
| Garlic | bawang |
| Grapes | ubas |
| Ice cream | surbetes; ice-cream |
| Lemons | |
| Lettuce | litsugas |
| Meat | karne |
| Milk | gatas |
| Olives | |
| Onions | mga sibuyas |
| Orange juice | |
| Oranges | mga dalandan |
| Peaches | |
| Pears | peras |
| Peppers | mga sili |
| Pineapples | pinya |
| Pizza | |
| Potatoes | mga patatas |
| Pumpkin | kalabasa |
| Salad | salad |
| Salt | asin |
| Sandwich | sanwits |
| Soda (like Coke) | |
| Strawberries | |
| Sugar | asukal |
| Tea | tsaa |
| Tomatoes | mga kamatis |
| Vegetables | mga gulay |
| Water | tubig-- |
| Watermelon | pakwan |
Daily Conversation in Filipino
Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Filipino Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Filipino
| English | Filipino |
|---|---|
| Are you thirsty? | nauuhaw ka ba? |
| I'm hungry | gutom ako; ginugutom ako |
| Do you have a bottle of water? | may nakaboteng tubig ba kayo? |
| Breakfast is ready | handa na ang almusal |
| What kind of food do you like? | anong klaseng pagkain ang gusto mo? |
| I like cheese | gusto ko ng keso |
| Bananas taste sweet | matamis ang saging |
| I don't like cucumber | ayoko ng pipino |
| I like bananas | gusto ko ang saging |
| Lemons taste sour | maasim ang limon |
| This fruit is delicious | masarap ang prutas na ito |
| Vegetables are healthy | mabuti para sa kalusugan ang gulay |
| Hi! | kumusta! |
| Good morning! | magandang umaga |
| Good afternoon! | magandang hapon |
| Good evening! | magandang gabi |
| Welcome! | maligayang pagdating |
| How are you? (informal) | kumusta po kayo? |
| How are you? (formal) | kumusta ka? |
| What's up? (colloquial) | ano bang atin? |
| I'm fine, thank you! | mabuti naman |
| And you? (informal) | at kayo po? |
| And you? (formal) | eh ikaw? |
| Good | mabuti |
Fun Facts
Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.
Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Filipino about adjectives, and food. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Filipino Lesson 3. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Filipino homepage.