Basic Filipino or Tagalog Words
Here are a few of basic Filipino -Tagalog Words you might want to know translated in English.
SALAMAT - THANK YOU
Kamusta?- How are
you?
Oo - Yes.
Hindi - No. Not.
Ako - I. Me.
Ikaw - You.
Sarap! - Delicious!
Paumanhin - Sorry, excuse me.
Paalam - Farewell.
Or informally say
“Ba-bay” - Goodbye.
po (marker of respect in phrases and
sentences)
When speaking in
Tagalog to someone older than you, add po to words, phrases and sentences.
Salamat po. - THANK YOU
Kamusta po? - HOW ARE YOU?
Hindi po. - NO, NOT
Ako po. - I, ME
An exception would
be Opo, which is the polite form of Oo.