Filipino Phrases (Common Expressions 2)
Duration: 30 min
This is the second page about commonly used phrases in Filipino. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1, 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 second 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about giving or asking for directions, asking general questions ... etc.
Common Expressions in Filipino
| Expressions | Filipino |
|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | marunong ka bang mag-ingles? |
| Just a little | kaunti lang |
| What's your name? | anong pangalan mo? |
| My name is (John Doe) | (John Doe)ang pangalan ko |
| Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss... | mister/misis/mis=conversational; ginoo/ginang/binibini=formal |
| Nice to meet you! | Ikinagagalak kong makilala ka=formal |
| You're very kind! | ang bait mo naman=literal meaning, approximation only |
| Where are you from? | tagasaan ka? |
| I'm from the U.S | taga-estados unidos/states ako |
| I'm American | Amerikano ako |
| Where do you live? | saan ka nakatira? |
| I live in the U.S | nakatira ako sa estados unidos |
| Do you like it here? | nagustuhan mo ba rito? |
| 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 |
| 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? |
| Don't worry! | huwag kang mag-alala |
| I cannot remember the word | hindi ko natatandaan ang salita |
| I do not speak Japanese | hindi ako nagsasalita ng Hapon |
| I don't know! | hindi ko alam |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet | hindi pa ako matatas magsalita ng italyano |
| I'm not interested! | hindi ako interesado; wala akong gana |
| No one here speaks Greek | walang nagsasalita ng griyego dito |
| No problem! | walang problema! |
| This is not correct | hindi ito tama |
| This is wrong | mali ito |
| We don't understand | hindi namin naiintindihan |
| You should not forget this word | hindi mo dapat makalimutan ang salitang ito |
More Expressions
| English | Filipino |
|---|---|
| How old are you? | anong edad mo?; ilang taon ka na? |
| I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old | beynte/treynta anyos ako; dalawampung/tatlumpung taong gulang ako=formal |
| Are you married? | may asawa ka ba? |
| Do you have children? | may mga anak ka ba? |
| I have to go | kailangan kong umalis |
| I will be right back! | babalik rin ako agad! |
| I love you | mahal kita; iniibig kita=formal |
| She is beautiful | maganda siya |
| They are dancing | nagsasayaw sila |
| We are happy | masaya kami |
| Can you call us? | puwede mo ba kaming tawagan? |
| Give me your phone number | ibigay mo sa akin ang telepono mo |
| I can give you my email | puwede kong ibigay sa iyo ang email ko |
| Tell him to call me | sabihin mo sa kanyang tawagan ako |
| His email is... | ...ang email niya |
| My phone number is... | ...ang telepono ko |
| Our dream is to visit Spain | pangarap naming makapunta sa Espanya |
| Their country is beautiful | maganda ang kanilang bansa |
| Do you accept credit cards? | tumatanggap ba kayo ng mga credit card? |
| How much will it cost? | magkano?; magkano ang halaga? |
| I have a reservation | may reserbasyon ako |
| I'd like to rent a car | gusto kong umarkila ng kotse |
| I'm here on business / on vacation. | nandito ako para sa negosyo; nandito ako para sa bakasyon |
| Is this seat taken? | may nakaupo ba rito?=equivalent expression |
| It was nice meeting you | mabuti't nagkakilala tayo=equivalent form |
| Take this! (when giving something) | heto na |
| Do you like it? | nagustuhan mo ba? |
| I really like it! | gustong-gusto ko |
| I'm just kidding | nagbibiro lang ako |
| I'm hungry | nagugutom ako |
| I'm thirsty | nauuhaw ako |
| How? | paano? |
| What? | ano? |
| When? | kailan? |
| Where? | saan? |
| Who? | sino? |
| Why? | bakit? |
| Can you repeat? | puwede bang ulitin mo? |
| Can you speak slowly? | puwede ka bang magsalita nang dahan-dahan |
| Did you understand what I said? | naiintindihan mo ba ang sinabi ko? |
| Don't worry! | huwag kang mag-alala |
| Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?) | ekskuse nga ho; sori ho; ipagpaumanhin po ninyo=formal |
| How do you say "OK" in French? | Paano mo sasabihin sa Pranses ang ""OK""? |
| I don't know! | hindi ko alam |
| I don't understand! | hindi ko naiintindihan |
| I need to practice my French | kailangan kong magsanay ng Pranses ko |
| Is that right? | tama ba iyan? |
| Is that wrong? | mali ba iyan? |
| Mistake | mali |
| My French is bad | Hindi mabuti ang Pranses ko |
| No problem! | walang problema! |
| Quickly | mabilis |
| Slowly | dahan-dahan |
| Sorry (to apologize) | sori ho; dinaramdam ko=formal |
| To speak | magsalita |
| What does that word mean in English? | anong ibig sabihin niyan sa Ingles? |
| What is this? | ano ito? |
| What should I say? | anong dapat kong sabihin |
| What? | ano? |
| What's that called in French? | ano iyan sa Pranses?; anong tawag diyan sa Pranses? |
| Write it down please! | pakisulat mo nga |
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Filipino contact form on the header above.
Here are the rest of the Filipino phrases: Filipino phrases, phrases 3, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Filipino homepage.