The pronunciation in Tagalog is very easy. It has only FOUR pure vowels of which are a, i, o and u. The letter e also exists but is only found mainly in loanwords (mainly English and Spanish). The consonants are treated consistently in that they only have one sound each, most notably the g should always be pronounced as the hard g, never soft. The h on the other hand should be like the English h.
Tagalog usually stresses the last syllable. It also uses glottal stop. The glottal stop can also be stressed. The diacritical marks will be used to show which vowel should be stressed and which vowel should be accompanied with the glottal stop and which should be the combination of both the stress and the glottal stop.
à - unstressed glottal stop (the syllable that comes before this accented vowel must always be stressed)
á - stressed
â - stressed glottal stop
á - stressed
â - stressed glottal stop
This is very important because the meaning of a word can be changed if you don't make the stress or glottal stop correctly.
suka - vomit
sukà – vinegar
sukà – vinegar
kaibígan - friend
kaíbigan - sweetheart
kaíbigan - sweetheart
makaalís - to be able to leave
makáalis - to leave unintentionally
makáalis - to leave unintentionally
bága - live charcoal
bagà - lungs
bagà - lungs
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MEETING PEOPLE
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Hello / How are you? (informal)
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Kumusta koo-moo-STAH?
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I am fine
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Mabuti mah-BOO-tee
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Goodbye
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Paalam pah-AHL-ahm
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CIVILITIES
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Please
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Paki Pah-KEE
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Thank you
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Salamat sah-LAH-maht
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You're welcome
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Walang anuman wah-LAHNG ah-noo-MAHN
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DIRECTIONS
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Where is the ...?
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Saan ang ...? Sah-AHN ahng ...?
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Left
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Kaliwa kah-lee-WAH
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Right
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Kanan KAH-nahn
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Up
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Taas tah-AHS
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Down
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Baba bah-BAH
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Here
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Dito DEE-toh
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There
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Diyan dee-YAHN
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Money / amount / size
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Money
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Pera PEHR-rah
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How much? (money)
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Magkano? mahg-KAH-noh
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Expensive
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Mahal mah-HAHL
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Cheap
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Mura MOO-rah
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How many?
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Ilan ee-LAHN
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One
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Isa ee-SAH
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Two
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Dalawa dah-lah-WAH
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Three
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Tatlo taht-LOH
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Big
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Malaki mah-lah-KEE
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Small
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Maliit mah-lee-EET
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SINGLE-WORD QUESTIONS
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What?
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Ano? ah-NOH
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Who?
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Sino? see'-NOH
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When?
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Kailan? kah-ee-LAHN
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Why?
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Bakit? BAH-keet
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How?
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Paano? pah-AH-noh
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Where?
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Saan? sah-AHN
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Which?
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Alin? ah-LEEN
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OTHER KEYWORDS AND PHRASES
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Yes
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Oo OH-oh
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No
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Hindi heehn-DEE
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Stop
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Hinto heehn-TOH
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Delicous
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Masarap mah-SAH-rahp
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Hot
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Mainit mah-ee-NEEHT
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Cold
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Malamig mah-lah-MEEG
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Okay
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Sige SEE-geh
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It doesn't matter
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Di bale dee BAH-leh
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I don't know
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hindi ko alam heen-DEE koh ah-LAHM
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Beautiful
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Maganda mah-gahn-DAH
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I
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Ako ah-KOH
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We
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Tayo TAH-yoh
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He / she
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Siya see-YAH
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Wait a minute
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Sandali lang sahn-dah-LEE lahng
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Do you have ...?
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Meron ka bang ... MEH'rohn kah BAHNG ...
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Do you like ...?
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Gusto mo ...? GOOS-toh moh
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I would like ...
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Gusto ko ... GOOS'toh koh
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I love you
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Mahal kita Mah-HAL kee-TAH
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