Learn Filipino Vocabulary: Contrary words

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Filipino language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Filipino with their translation in English, on the topic of contrary words. Ideal to help you boost your Filipino vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	FILIPINO
young	bata pa
old	luma
empty	walang laman
full	puno na
vertical	patayo
horizontal	pahalang
useful	kapaki-pakinabang
useless	walang silbi
a city	isang lungsod
a village	isang nayon
a question	isang tanong
an answer	isang sagot
sad	malungkot
happy	masaya
all	lahat
nothing	wala
a teacher	isang guro
a student	isang mag-aaral
early	maaga
late	huli na
open	bukas
closed	sarado
first	una
last	huli
secure	ligtas
dangerous	mapanganib
near	malapit
far	malayo
sugar	asukal
salt	asin
dry	tuyo
wet	basa
often	madalas
rarely	bihira
always	palagi
never	hindi kailanman
same	pareho
different	magkaiba
dirty	marumi
clean	malinis
the evening	ang gabi
the morning	ang umaga
small	maliit
large	malaki
rich	mayaman
poor	mahirap
the ceiling	ang kisame
the floor	ang sahig
animal	hayop
human	tao
guilty	nagkasala
innocent	inosente
here	dito
there	doon
hunger	gutom
the thirst	ang pagkauhaw
the sun	ang araw
the moon	ang buwan
the sister	ang kapatid na babae
the brother	ang kapatid
slow	mabagal
fast	mabilis
before	dati
after	pagkatapos
heavy	mabigat
light	liwanag
old	luma
new	bago
easy	madali
difficult	mahirap
start	simulan
finish	tapusin
friend	kaibigan
enemy	kaaway
yesterday	kahapon
tomorrow	bukas
cold	malamig
hot	mainit
right	tama
left	umalis
a woman	isang babae
a man	isang lalaki
inside	sa loob
outside	sa labas
strong	malakas
weak	mahina
soft	malambot
hard	mahirap
a lot	marami
a little	kaunti
up	pataas
down	pababa
exactly	eksakto
probably	malamang
married	may asawa
single	walang asawa
noisy	maingay
quiet	tahimik
complicated	magulo
simple	simple lang
now	ngayon
later	mamaya
long	mahaba
short	maikli
interesting	kawili-wili
boring	nakakatamad
normal	normal
strange	kakaiba
outside	sa labas
inside	sa loob
the entrance	ang pasukan
the exit	ang labasan
white	puti
black	itim
expensive	mahal
cheap	mura
USEFUL VERBS
to walk	maglakad
to run	tumakbo
to attach	ikabit
to detach	para maghiwalay
to go up	para umakyat
to go down	para bumaba
to increase	dagdagan
to decrease	upang mabawasan
to stop	para huminto
to continue	upang magpatuloy
to take off	para mag-alis
to land	para mapunta
to put on	ilagay sa
to remove	para tanggalin
to move forward	upang sumulong
to move back	para bumalik
to forget	kalimutan
to remember	para maalala
to show	ipakita
to hide	magtago
to save	isalba
to spend	gumastos
to build	magtayo
to destroy	upang sirain
to arrive	dumating
to leave	para umalis
to enter	para pumasok
to go out	lumabas
to laugh	tumawa
to cry	para umiyak
to sell	ibenta
to buy	bilhin
to break	baliin
to repair	ayusin
to lend	magpahiram
to borrow	manghiram
to earn	para kumita
to lose	mawala
to slow down	bumagal
to speed up	upang pabilisin
to search	upang maghanap
to find	hanapin
to pull	upang hilahin
to push	para itulak
to take	para kunin
to give	magbigay
to wake up	para magising
to fall asleep	upang makatulog
to hold	hawakan
to let go	para bitawan
to turn on	upang i-on
to turn off	para patayin
to sell	ibenta
to buy	bilhin
to send	ipadala
to receive	upang makatanggap

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