Good morning in tagalog language: VOCABULARY WARM-UP
Some formal greetings in Tagalog (Filipino), as well as farewells and personal introductions.
English
Tagalog
Good morning!
Magandang umaga!
What’s your name?
Ano’ng pangalan mo?
I am John.
Ako ay si John.
How are you?
Kamusta ka?
I’m glad to meet you.
Kinagagalak ko kayong makilala.
Fine.
Mabuti.
Thank you.
Salamat.
VOCABULARY: examples
English
Tagalog
wow
aba / wow
also, too
din / rin »
here
dito / rito »
student
estudyante
Mrs.
ginang
no
hindi
you (subject pronoun)
ka
a little
kaunti
only, just
lang
to meet
magkita
to know how to, to be able to
marunong
you (object pronoun)
mo
now, already
na
living, a resident of
nakatira
by the way
nga pala
yes (informal)
oo
yes (formal)
opo / oho
word added to phrases to express respect
po / ho
where
saan
marker used with names of people
si
bye, go ahead, okay
sige
from (used with place of origin)
taga
we (inclusive)
tayo
again
ulit
Note that: forms with an asterisk (« ), such as din/rin or dito/rito, are chosen according to the ending of the preceding syllable — rin and rito are used after a vowel, din and dito after a consonant.
Here is the correspondence table of some key English-Tagalog expressions
English
Tagalog
How are you? (informal)
Kamusta ka?
How are you? (formal/plural)
Kamusta kayo? / Kamusta sila?
Good morning!
Magandang umaga!
Good noon!
Magandang tanghali!
Good afternoon!
Magandang hapon!
Good evening!
Magandang gabi!
What’s your name? (informal)
Ano’ng pangalan mo?
What’s your name? (formal/plural)
Ano’ng pangalan ninyo? / nila?
Glad to meet you. (informal)
Kinagagalak kitang makilala.
Glad to meet you. (formal/plural)
Kinagagalak ko kayong/silang makilala.
Okay! / Go ahead! / Sure!
Sige!
Good-bye!
Paalam!
Let’s see each other again.
Magkita ulit tayo!
Example of a mini-conversation to practice all this.
GRAMMAR
Anglais
Tagalog
I
ako
you (singulier, informel)
ikaw / ka
he / she
siya
we (inclusive: toi et moi)
tayo
we (exclusive: moi et d’autres, pas toi)
kami
you (pluriel, formel ou familier)
kayo
they / you (pluriel formel)
sila
Note: – “Ikaw” and “ka” both mean “you,” but their placement varies depending on the sentence structure. – Tagalog distinguishes between inclusive (tayo) and exclusive (kami) “we,” which English does not.
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