Basic Filipino words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

Learn the essentials of Filipino easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Filipino, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Filipino by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Filipino vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	FILIPINO
Please	Pakiusap
Thank you!	Salamat!
Sorry!	Paumanhin!
What?	Ano?
Who?	WHO?
When?	Kailan?
Why?	Bakit?
Which?	alin?
How?	Paano?
Where ?	saan ?
How much ?	Magkano ?
Yes	Oo
No	Hindi
Maybe	Siguro
Of course	Syempre
something	isang bagay
nothing	wala
somebody	isang tao
nobody	walang tao
before	dati
after	pagkatapos
far	malayo
near	malapit
here	dito
there	doon
today	ngayon
tomoorow	tomoorow
now	ngayon
man	lalaki
woman	babae
friend	kaibigan
more	higit pa
less	mas mababa
always	palagi
later	mamaya
never	hindi kailanman
same	pareho
different	magkaiba
small	maliit
large	malaki
difficult	mahirap
easy	madali
hot	mainit
cold	malamig
yesterday	kahapon
after	pagkatapos
beautiful	maganda
broken	sira
free	libre
a pharmacy	isang botika
money	pera
a bag	isang bag
a lighter	isang lighter
a cigarette	isang sigarilyo
a bottle	isang bote
soap	sabon
clean	malinis
dirty	marumi
a trash can	isang basurahan
a trash bag	isang trash bag
the silence	ang katahimikan
a tool	isang kasangkapan
pregnant	buntis
sick	may sakit
a baby	isang sanggol
a little bit	konti lang
a doctor	isang doktor
a dentist	isang dentista
a medicine	isang gamot
a book	isang libro
a story	isang kwento
a phone	isang telepono
a computer	isang kompyuter
a car	ang sasakyan
a plane	isang eroplano
the name	ang pangalan
the adress	ang address
the age	ang edad
the nationality	ang nasyonalidad
a choice	isang pagpipilian
an answer	isang sagot
the key	ang susi
the light	ang liwanag
the television	ang telebisyon
the bed	ang kama
the house	ang bahay
the shower	ang paliguan
the window	ang bintana
the door	ang pintuan
the table	ang lamesa
tired	pagod
water	tubig
open	bukas
closed	sarado
clothes	mga damit
coffee	kape
tea	tsaa
lunch	tanghalian
dinner	hapunan
a fruit	isang prutas
a vegetable	isang gulay
a beverage	isang inumin
a child	isang bata
rain	ulan
the entrance	ang pasukan
the exit	ang labasan
music	musika
a smile	isang ngiti
the world	ang mundo
the sky	ang langit
a river	isang ilog
the sea	ang dagat
the mountain	ang bundok
the lake	ang lawa
the island	ang isla
the beach	ang dagat

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