Filipino Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)
Duration: 30 mins
The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Filipino. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily 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.
Numbers
Knowing how to count in Filipino is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".
Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers 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.
Numbers in Filipino
| Numbers | Filipino |
|---|---|
| One | isa |
| First | una |
| Two | dalawa |
| Second | pangalawa |
| Three | tatlo |
| Third | ikatlo |
| Four | apat |
| Fourth | ika-apat |
| Five | lima |
| Fifth | ikalima |
| Six | anim |
| Sixth | ika-anim |
| Seven | pito |
| Seventh | ikapito |
| Eight | walo |
| Eighth | ikawalo |
| Nine | siyam |
| Ninth | ikasiyam |
| Ten | sampu |
| Tenth | ikasampu |
| Eleven | labing-isa |
| Eleventh | ika-labing-isa |
| Twelve | labindalawa |
| Twelfth | ika-labindalawa |
| Thirteen | labintatlo |
| Thirteenth | ika-labintatlo |
| Fourteen | labing-apat |
| Fourteenth | ika-labing-apat |
| Fifteen | labinlima |
| Fifteenth | ika-labinlima |
| Sixteen | labing-anim |
| Sixteenth | ika-labing-anim |
| Seventeen | labimpito |
| Seventeenth | ika-labimpito |
| Eighteen | labingwalo |
| Eighteenth | ika-labingwalo |
| Nineteen | labinsiyam |
| Nineteenth | ika-labinsiyam |
| Twenty | dalawampu |
| Twentieth | ika-dalawampu |
| Thirty three (31) | tatlumpu't tatlo |
| One hundred (100) | isandaan |
| Three hundred and sixty (360) | tatlundaa't anim na pu |
| One thousand (1000) | isanlibo |
| Two thousand and fourteen (2014) | dalawang libo at labing-apat |
| One million | isang milyon |
| Once | minsan |
| Twice | dalawang beses |
Now we will try to implement some of the numbers 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 Numbers in a Sentence
| Numbers | Filipino |
|---|---|
| I'm 30 years old | trenta anyos na ako; tatlumpung taong gulang na ako |
| I have 2 sisters and 1 brother | may dalawang kapatid na babae at isang kapatid na lalaki ako |
| English is my first language | Ingles ang unang wika ko |
| Her second language is Spanish | Kastila ang ikalawang wika niya |
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Filipino contact form on the header above.
Vocabulary List about School
Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.
School Words in Filipino
| School | Filipino |
|---|---|
| Answer | sagot |
| Book | libro |
| Books | mga libro |
| Chair | silya; upuan=formal |
| Desk | mesa |
| Dictionary | diksyunaryo |
| Laptop | mga lenguwahe, mga Wika |
| Library | laybrari; aklatan=formal |
| Notebook (paper notebook) | kuwaderno |
| Page | pahina |
| Paper | papel |
| Pen | pen |
| Pencil | lapis |
| Question | tanong |
| School | eskuwelahan/paaralan=formal |
| Student | mag-aaral=formal estudyante=conversational |
| Teacher | guro=formal titser=conversational |
| University | unibersidad; pamantasan=formal |
Daily Conversation in Filipino
Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Filipino Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Filipino
| English | Filipino |
|---|---|
| I have a question | may tanong ako |
| To listen | makinig |
| To read | bumasa/magbasa |
| To speak | magsalita |
| To think | umisip/mag-isip |
| To understand | maintindihan |
| To write | sumulat/magsulat |
| What's the name of that book? | anong pangalan ng libro mo? aklat=book,formal usage |
| What do you do for a living? | anong trabaho mo?; anong hanap-buhay mo=formal |
| I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer) | titser/artista/inhinyero ako |
| Oh! That's good! | Naku! Maganda iyan! |
| Can I practice with you? | puwede bang magpraktis/sanay kasama mo? |
Fun Facts
Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Filipino about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Filipino Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Filipino homepage.