Filipino Phrases (Common Expressions)
Duration: 30 min
This section contains 400 of the most used phrases in Filipino. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Exploring the whole list will make it easier to start conversations and understand what was said to you. I divided this section into 4 pages, the first 100 are listed on this page, then the rest here: phrases 2, phrases 3, phrases 4. Each page contains 100 common expressions. Going through each 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.
Phrases Tips
To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.
Here are the first 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about greeting someone, introducing yourself or asking where someone is from ... etc. Basically, these are expressions which you might use when starting a conversation with someone you have just met.
Phrases in Filipino
| Phrases | Filipino |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hi! | kumusta! |
| Good morning! | magandang umaga |
| Good afternoon! | magandang hapon |
| Good evening! | magandang gabi |
| And you? (informal) | at kayo po? |
| And you? (formal) | eh ikaw? |
| Good | mabuti |
| We speak two languages | nakakapagsalita kami ng dalawang lenguwahe/wika |
| They speak four languages | nakakapagsalita sila ng apat na lenguwahe/wika |
| I visited one country | binisita ko ang isang bansa |
| She visited three countries | binisita niya ang tatlong bansa |
| She has one sister | may ate siya |
| He has two sisters | may dalawang kapatid na babae siya |
| Welcome! | maligayang pagdating |
| Do you like it here? | nagustuhan mo ba rito? |
| See you later! | diyan ka na |
| Thank you very much! | maraming salamat sa iyo |
| I really like it! | gustong-gusto ko |
| Happy | masaya |
| Sad | malungkot |
| Thank you! | salamat sa iyo |
| You're welcome! (in response to "thank you") | walang anuman |
| Have a nice day! | |
| Good night! | |
| Have a good trip! | |
| It was nice talking to you! | equivalent: mabuti't nagka-usap tayo |
| 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 |
More Sentences
| English | Filipino | |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | ||
| I don't speak Korean | hindi ako marunong mag-koreyano; hindi ako marunong magsalita ng Koreyano | |
| I love the Japanese language | gustong-gusto ko ang salitang Hapones | |
| I speak Italian | marunong akong mag-Italyano | |
| I want to learn Spanish | gusto kong matutong magsalita ng Kastila/espanyol | |
| My mother tongue is German | Aleman ang wika ko | |
| Spanish is easy to learn | madaling matutuhan ang Kastila/Espanyol | |
| Origins | ||
| He has a Moroccan rug | may rug siyang galing sa Morocco | |
| I have an American car | Mayroon akong kotseng gawa sa Amerika | |
| I love French cheese | gustong-gusto ko ang kesong galing sa Pransiya | |
| I'm Italian | Italyano ako | |
| My father is Greek | Griyego ang tatay ko | |
| My wife is Korean | Koreyana ang asawa ko | |
| Countries | ||
| Have you ever been to India? | nakapunta ka na ba sa India | |
| I came from Spain | taga-Espanya ako; galing ako sa espanya | |
| I live in America | Nakatira ako sa amerika/estados unidos | |
| I want to go to Germany | gusto kong pumunta sa Alemanya | |
| I was born in Italy | ipinanganak ako sa Italya | |
| Japan is a beautiful country | magandang bansa ang Hapon | |
| Long time no see | ang tagal nating di nagkita | |
| I missed you | namis kita | |
| What's new? | ano bang atin? | |
| Nothing new | walang pagbabago | |
| Make yourself at home! | ||
| Have a good trip | maligayang paglalakbay=formal | |
| Can I practice Italian with you? | puwede ba akong magsanay/praktis ng Italyano kasama mo? | |
| I speak French but with an accent | may accent ang pagsasalita ko ng Pranses | |
| I was born in Miami | ipinanganak ako sa Miami | |
| I'm from Japan | taga-Japan ako | |
| The letter is inside the book | nasa loob ng libro ang sulat | |
| The pen is under the desk | nasa ilalim ng mesa ang pen | |
| Directions | direksiyon | |
| Can I help you? | anong maitutulong ko sa iyo? | |
| Can you help me? | matutulungan mo ba ako? | |
| Can you show me? | puwede bang ipakita ninyo sa akin? | |
| Come with me! | halikayo; sumama kayo sa akin | |
| Downtown (city center) | kabayanan; downtown | |
| Excuse me! (to ask someone) | ekskyus nga ho; paumanhin nga ho=formal | |
| Go straight | dumeretso ka! | |
| How can I get to the museum? | paano ang pagpunta sa museo? | |
| How long does it take to get there? | gaano katagal ang pagpunta doon? | |
| I'm lost | nawawala ako | |
| I'm not from here | hindi ako taga-rito | |
| It's far from here | malayo mula rito | |
| It's near here | malapit dito | |
| One moment please! | sandali nga lang ho! | |
| Turn left | kumaliwa ka! | |
| Turn right | kumanan ka! |
Questions?
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Here are the rest of the Filipino phrases: phrases 2, phrases 3, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Filipino homepage.