Random 16 Tagalog

Question 1

when did you start to learn the language? (Tagalog)

Answer 1

Kailan ka nagsimulang matuto ng wika?

• kailan - when
• ka - you
• nagsimulang - started
• matuto - to learn
• ng - of
• wika - language

Question 2

(Tagalog)
How are you my friends?

do you speak tagalog?

I don’t know, let’s find out together

Answer 2

Kamusta mga kaibigan ko?

Marunong ka bang mag-Tagalog?

Ewan ko, alamin natin nang magkasama.

• Marunong - knowledgeable/skilled
• ka - you
• bang - question marker for yes/no questions
• ewan - I don’t know
• alamin - to find out, to discover
• natin - We/Us
• nang - (used here for the phrase to flow naturally in Tagalog, but it doesn’t have a direct translation in this context)
• magkasama - together

Question 3

(Tagalog)
so you speak tagalog right? that’s interesting!

you speak way too fast!

Answer 3

Kaya pala nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, diba? Ang interesante!

Masyado kang mabilis magsalita!

• Kaya pala - So (implying realization)
• nagsasalita - speak
• ng - (a particle indicating the object of the action)
• diba - right? (colloquial abbr. of “hindi ba?”)
• Ang - The (used here as a marker for emphasis)
  interesante - interesting

Question 4

(Tagalog)
guess where I’m from, I bet you won’t be able to figure it out!

last December

Answer 4

Hulaan mo kung saan ako galing, pustahan tayo hindi mo mahuhulaan!

noong nakaraang Disyembre

• Hulaan - Guess
• mo - you (used here as the actor of the action)
• kung - if, wether (introduce conditional clause)
• kung saan - where
• galing - from
• pustahan - bet
• tayo - we/us (inclusive) (“let’s make a bet”, engagement between speaker & listener)
• hindi - not
• mo - you (used here to indicate the action is directed towards the speaker)
• mahuhulaan - be able to guess

Question 5

(Tagalog, Farsi, Indo)
that’s not correct, have another guess!

Answer 5

Mali ‘yan, hulaan mo ulit!

Farsi: in eshtebah hast, dobare emtahan kon

Indo: itu salah, coba lagi

• Mali - wrong/not correct
• ‘yan - that
• hulaan - guess
• mo - you
• ulit - again

Question 6

(Tagalog)
incredible! That’s correct! How did you know that?

where did you learn Taglog?

Answer 6

Ang astig! Tama ‘yan! Paano mo nalaman ‘yan?

Saan ka natuto mag-Tagalog?

• Ang astig! - Cool!/Awesome!
• Tama - Correct
• ‘yan - that
• Paano - How
• mo - you
• nalaman - knew
• ‘yan - that

Question 7

(Tagalog)
Wrong! I’m from another country!

how did you learn Tagalog?

Answer 7

Mali! Galing ako sa ibang bansa!

Paano ka natutong mag-Tagalog?

• Mali - wrong
• Galing - From
• ako - I
• sa - in/from
• ibang - other/another
• bansa - country

Question 8

(Tagalog)
take another guess, what do you think?

I’m still just starting to learn your language

Answer 8

Hulaan mo ulit, ano sa tingin mo?

nagsisimula pa lang akong matuto ng iyong wika

• Hulaan - Guess
• mo - you
• ulit - again
• ano - what
• sa tingin mo - do you think?
• Nagsisimula - starting
• pa - still
• lang - just/only
• akong - I (combined with ‘ako’ and the linker ‘ng’)
• matuto - learn
• ng - of
• iyong - your
• wika - language

Question 9

(Tagalog)
Okay, you’re right, I’m from Europe, not from North America

It’s an honor to meet you, pretty lady!

Answer 9

Sige, tama ka, galing ako sa Europa, hindi sa Hilagang Amerika.

Isang karangalan ang makilala ka, magandang binibini!

• Sige - Okay
• tama - right/correct
• ka - you
• galing - from/coming from
• ako - I
• sa - in/from
• Europa - Europe
• hindi - not
• sa - in/from
• Hilagang Amerika - North America

Question 10

(Tagalog)
Alright, I’m going to tell you the truth, I’m German. Have you already met many Germans?

How many languages can you speak?

What languages do you know?

Answer 10

Sige, sasabihin ko sa ‘yo ang totoo, Aleman ako. Nakilala mo na ba ang maraming Aleman?

Ilang lenggwahe ang kaya mong sabihin?

Ano ang mga lenggwahe na alam mo?

• Sige - Alright
• sasabihin - will tell
• ko - I (subject marker)
• sa ‘yo - to you (sa iyo)
• ang totoo - the truth
• Aleman - German (referring to nationality)
• ako - I
• Nakilala - met/have met
• mo - you (subject marker)
• na ba - already (used in questions)
• ang - the (definite article)
• maraming - many
• Aleman - Germans

Question 11

(Tagalog)
I also speak Indonesian. In my opinion tagalog is a bit harder than Indonesian, because the grammar is more complicated. I think Indonesian is just really easy.

Answer 11

Nagsasalita rin ako ng Indonesian. Sa aking palagay, medyo mas mahirap ang Tagalog kaysa sa Indonesian dahil mas kumplikado ang balarila nito. Sa tingin ko, madali lang talaga ang Indonesian.

• Nagsasalita - speak
• rin - also
• ako - I
• ng - of (particle indicating the object of the action)
• Indonesian - Indonesian
• Sa aking palagay - In my opinion
• medyo - a bit
• mas - more
• mahirap - hard/difficult
• ang Tagalog - Tagalog (the subject marker “ang” indicates the focus of the sentence)
• kaysa - than
• sa Indonesian - to Indonesian
• dahil - because
• mas - more
• kumplikado - complicated
• ang balarila - the grammar
• nito - its/their (possessive pronoun)
• Sa tingin ko - I think
• madali - easy
• lang - just
• talaga - really

Question 12

(Tagalog)
how did you learn tagalog?

I’m just learning a bit online, with Chatgpt and by talking to people

Answer 12

Paano ka natutong mag-Tagalog?

Nag-aaral lang ako ng kaunti online, gamit ang ChatGPT at sa pakikipag-usap sa mga tao

• Paano - How
• ka - you
• natutong - learned
• mag-Tagalog - to speak Tagalog
• Nag-aaral - studying
• lang - just/only
• ng - of
• kaunti - a little
• online - online
• gamit - using
• ang - the
• at - and
• sa - in
• pakikipag-usap - communicating
• sa - with
• mga - (plural marker)
• tao - people

Question 13

(Tagalog)
I don’t know, I fell on my head and suddenly I started speaking tagalog

I don’t know (2)

Answer 13

Hindi ko alam, nahulog ako sa ulo ko at bigla na lang akong nagsimulang magsalita ng Tagalog.

Ewan ko - I don’t know

• Hindi ko alam - I don’t know
• nahulog - fell
• sa ulo ko - on my head
• at - and
• bigla na lang - suddenly
• akong - I (emphatic form)
• nagsimulang - started
• magsalita - to speak
• ng - (particle indicating the object of the action)

Question 14

(Tagalog)
I’m not sure, I had a dream about you last night, and suddenly I’m fluent in Tagalog

Answer 14

Hindi ako sigurado, nanaginip ako tungkol sa’yo kagabi, at bigla na lang akong naging bihasa sa Tagalog.

• Hindi ako sigurado - I’m not sure
• nanaginip - had a dream
• tungkol - about
• sa’yo - you
• kagabi - last night
• at - and
• bigla na lang - suddenly
• akong - I (emphatic form)
• naging - became
• bihasa - fluent
• sa - in

Question 15

(Tagalog)
I’m just kidding, I’m actually not too knowledgeable, I still need to learn a lot!

Answer 15

Biro lang, hindi talaga ako masyadong marunong, marami pa akong kailangang matutunan!

• Biro lang - Just kidding
• hindi - not
• talaga - really, actually
• masyadong - too/much
• marunong - knowledgeable/skilled
• marami - many, a lot
• pa - still/yet
• akong - I (emphatic form)
• kailangang - need to
• matutunan - to learn (infinitive)
• matuto - to learn (infinitive)

“matuto” is about the process of learning in general, while “matutunan” is about learning something specific to completion.

Question 16

(Tagalog)
I had a feeling that I would meet you today!

Tagalog is great, like a mixture of Spanish and Indonesian. I can speak Spanish and a bit of Indonesian, so it’s easy for me!

Answer 16

May naramdaman ako na makikita kita ngayong araw!

Ang galing ng Tagalog, parang pinaghalong Espanyol at Indonesian. Marunong ako mag-Espanyol at konti ng mag-Indonesian, kaya madali para sa’kin!

• May - There is/Have
• naramdaman - felt / had a feeling
• na - that
• makikita - would meet/will see
• kita - you
• ngayong araw - today
• konti - a little
• kaya - so

Kita: This is a unique pronoun that combines the subject “I” and the object “you” in one word. It specifically indicates that the action is being done by the speaker to the listener. For example, in “Mahal kita” (I love you), “kita” directly combines “I” as the doer of the action and “you” as the receiver.

Question 17

(Tagalog)
I’m lucky then! Blessed be the universe!

Hello my friend! Do you speak Tagalog?

Answer 17

Swerte ko naman! Pagpalain ang sansinukob!

Hello, kaibigan! Marunong ka bang mag-Tagalog?

• Swerte - Lucky
• ko - my
• naman - then/just
• Pagpalain - Blessed be
• ang - the
• sansinukob - universe

Question 18

(Tagalog)
this language sounds familiar, like I’ve heard it before!

Answer 18

Pamilyar ang tunog ng wikang ito, parang narinig ko na dati!

• Pamilyar - familiar
• ang - the (article)
• tunog - sound
• ng - of (particle indicating possession or relation)
• wikang - language (with linker “ng”)
• ito - this
• parang - like/as if
• narinig - heard
• ko - I/me (as the object)
• na - already
• dati - before

Question 19

(Tagalog)
have you already been to Asia? I’ve already been to Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia. I haven’t had the chance to travel to the Philippines

Not yet, unfortunately I have never been to the Philippines.

I really want to go but next year, I first have to visit my family in Germany, I haven’t seen them in two years! But maybe next year, I can visit the Philippines, that would be great!

Answer 19

Nakapunta ka na ba sa asya? Nakapunta na ako sa Taiwan, Thailand at Indonesia. Hindi ako nagkaroon ng pagkakataong makapunta sa Pilipinas

Hindi pa, sa kasamaang palad hindi pa ako nakapunta sa Pilipinas.

Gusto ko talagang pumunta pero sa susunod na taon, kailangan ko munang bisitahin ang pamilya ko sa Germany, dalawang taon ko na silang hindi nakikita! Pero baka sa susunod na taon, makabisita ako sa Pilipinas, magiging maganda ’yan!

• nakapunta - were able to go/have gone
• ka - you
• na - already/now
• ba - (question particle)
• sa - in/to
• Asya - Asia
• Hindi - not
• nagkaroon - had
• ng - of
• pagkakataong - chance/opportunity
• makapunta - to be able to go
• sa - in/to
• sa - in
• kasamaang - misfortune
• palad - palm/hand (used figuratively here as ‘luck’)
• pa - yet/still

Question 20

(Tagalog)
I would really like to go, it’s very pretty, right? Maybe on my next vacation!

But first, I have to visit my family in Germany, I haven’t seen them in two years! But maybe next year, I can visit the Philippines, that would be great!

Answer 20

Gusto ko talagang pumunta, ang ganda daw diyan, ‘di ba? Baka sa susunod kong bakasyon!

Pero munang, kailangan ko bisitahin ang pamilya ko sa Germany, dalawang taon ko na silang hindi nakikita! Pero baka sa susunod na taon, makabisita ako sa Pilipinas, magiging maganda ’yan!

• Gusto ko - I want
• talagang - really
• pumunta - to go
• ang ganda - very pretty
• daw - reportedly/they say
• diyan - there
• ‘di ba? - right?/isn’t it? (>hindi ba)
• ba - question particle
• Baka - Maybe
• sa susunod - next
• kong - my (shortened form of “ko ang”)
• bakasyon - vacation

Question 21

(Tagalog)
honestly, I (still) haven’t learned too much Tagalog. I started to learn a few things last December. I want to learn more, maybe you can teach me?

Answer 21

Totoo lang, hindi pa ako masyadong natututo ng Tagalog. Nag-umpisa akong matuto ng kaunti noong nakaraang Disyembre. Gusto ko pa matuto, baka pwede mo akong turuan?

• Totoo - true/honestly
• lang - just/only
• pa - yet/still
• masyadong - too/much
• natututo - learning (on going action)
• Nag-umpisa - started
• akong - I (used with a verb)
• matuto - to learn
• kaunti - a little/bit
• noong - during/at
• noong nakaraang - last
• Disyembre - December
• Gusto - want/like
• pa - still/more
• matuto - to learn
• baka - maybe/perhaps
• pwede - can/possible
• turuan - to teach

Question 22

(Tagalog)
It’s an honor to meet you, pretty lady! How is your day going?

last December

I have never had the opportunity to go to the Philippines

Answer 22

Isang karangalan ang makilala ka, magandang binibini! Kumusta ang araw mo?

noong nakaraang Disyembre

hindi pa ko ang nagkaroon ng pagkakataong makapunta sa pilipinas

• Isang - A/One
• karangalan - honor
• ang - the (definite article)
• makilala - to meet
• ka - you
• magandang - beautiful/pretty
• binibini - lady
• Kumusta - How
• ang - the (definite article)
• araw - day
• mo - your

Question 23

(Tagalog)
What are you doing here? Are you bored?

Yes, I’m a bit bored! But I want to practice speaking Tagalog

Answer 23

Ano ang ginagawa mo dito? Naiinip ka ba?

Oo, medyo naiinip ako! Pero gusto kong magpraktis magsalita ng Tagalog.

• Ano - What
• ang - the (definite article)
• ginagawa - doing
• mo - you (possessive)
• dito - here
• Naiinip - bored
• ka - you (subject)
• ba - (question particle)
• Oo - Yes
• medyo - a bit/somewhat
• naiinip - bored
• gusto - want
• kong - I (shortened from “ko ang”)
• magpraktis - to practice
• magsalita - to speak
• ng - of
• Tagalog - Tagalog

Question 24

(Tagalog)
Thanks for the compliment, you are very kind!

that is a great compliment but you are wrong

Answer 24

Salamat sa papuri, ang bait mo naman!

iyon ay isang mahusay na papuri ngunit ikaw ay mali

• Salamat - Thanks
• sa - for
• papuri - compliment
• ang - the (used here as a marker for emphasis)
• bait - kind
• mo - you
• naman - a particle that adds emphasis

Question 25

(Tagalog)
Can I compliment your English in return? I think you are good at English, well done!

Last December

Answer 25

Puwede ba akong magpuri sa iyong pag-Ingles bilang ganti? Sa tingin ko, mahusay ka sa Ingles, magaling!

noong nakaraang Disyembre

• Puwede - Can
• ba - (question particle)
• akong - I (combination of “ako” and “ng”)
• magpuri - to praise or compliment
• sa - in/at
• iyong - your
• pag-Ingles - act of speaking English
• bilang - as
• ganti - return or response
• Sa tingin ko - I think
• mahusay - good/excellent/skillful
• ka - you
• sa - in
• Ingles - English
• magaling - great/excellent

Question 26

(Tagalog)
I moved to Canada in 2010, it’s very nice here, I like living next to the ocean

last year

Answer 26

Lumipat ako sa Canada noong dalawang libo at sampu, napakaganda dito, gusto ko ang pagtira malapit sa karagatan.

noong nakaraang taon

• Lumipat - moved
• noong - in
• dalawang libo at sampu - two thousand and ten (2010)
• libo - 1000
• napakaganda - very nice/beautiful
• dito - here
• gusto - like
• ang pagtira - the living
• malapit - close/near
• sa karagatan - to the ocean

Question 27

(Tagalog)
are you filipino, do you live in the philippines?

why can you speak English so well?

do you speak any other languages?

Answer 27

pilipino ka ba, sa pilipinas ka nakatira?

Bakit ang galing mo mag-Ingles?

May iba pa bang wika kang nasasalita?

• bakit - why

Question 28

(Tagalog)
Learning languages is my hobby, I love it, I do it every day!

My name is Manuel but you can call me Manu

Why? For what reason?

Answer 28

Ang pag-aaral ng mga wika ay ang aking libangan, mahal ko ito, ginagawa ko ito araw-araw!

Ang pangalan ko ay Manuel ngunit maaari mo akong tawaging Manu

Bakit? Sa anong kadahilanan?

• pag-aaral - learning
• aking - my
• libangan - hobby
• mahal - love
• ginagawa - do (present progressive form)
• araw-araw - every day
• ngunit - but

Question 29

(Tagalog)
So, my mothertongue is German and I also speak English, French, Spanish and Portuguese fluently. I’m currently learning Chinese, and on the side I’m also learning Indonesian, Tagalog, Russian and Farsi

Answer 29

Kaya, ng katutubong wika ko ay Aleman, at mahusay din akong nagsasalita ng Ingles, Pranses, Espanyol, at Portuges.
Sa ngayon, natututo ako ng Tsino, at bilang karagdagan, natututo rin ako ng Indones, Tagalog, Ruso, at Persyano.

Question 30

(Tagalog)
Are you already married? Yes, no, not yet!

Do you already have children?

Yes, I already have two children.

Are you married (2)

Answer 30

May asawa ka na ba? Oo, wala, wala pa!

May anak ka na ba?

Oo, may dalawang anak na ako.

Ikaw ba ay kasal na?

• May - have/there is
• asawa - spouse
• ka - you
• na - now/already
• ba - (question particle)

Question 31

(Tagalog)
What is your passion? What are your hobbies?

I like to read, learn languages, travel, listen to music, watch movies, work out, meet friends, eat delicious food.

Answer 31

Ano ang hilig mo?

Mahilig ako magbasa, matuto ng mga wika, maglakbay, makinig sa/ng musika, manood ng mga pelikula, mag-ehersisyo, makipagkita sa mga kaibigan, at kumain ng masarap na pagkain.

• Mahilig - fond of / like
• magbasa - to read
• maglakbay - to travel
• makinig - to listen (+sa musika)
• ng - of (colloquially okay, but “sa” better)
• musika - music
• manood - to watch
• pelikula - movies
• mag-ehersisyo - to work out / exercise
• makipagkita - to meet
• sa - with
• mga - (plural marker)
• kaibigan - friends
• kumain - to eat
• masarap - delicious
• pagkain - food

Question 32

(Tagalog)
What language is the most difficult to learn?

What language is the most easiest to learn?

Answer 32

Anong wika ang pinakamahirap matuto?

Anong wika ang pinakamadaling matuto?

• pinaka - the most (superlative)

Question 33

(Tagalog)
That’s a good question! in my opinion, Chinese is definitely the hardest. The pronounciation is super tricky, as well as reading and writing is incredibly hard.

Answer 33

Magandang tanong ‘yan! Sa opinyon ko, Chinese talaga ang pinakamahirap. Ang bigkas ay sobrang nakakalito, pati ang pagbasa at pagsulat ay grabe ang hirap.

• Magandang - beautiful / good
• tanong - question
• ‘yan - that
• pinakamahirap - most difficult
• bigkas - pronunciation
• ay - is (used for predicate-topic structure)
• sobrang - very / extremely
• nakakalito - confusing
• pati - including / as well as
• pagbasa - reading (pag- noun prefix, verb magbasa)
• pagsulat - writing (pag- noun prefix, verb magsulat)
• grabe - severe / extreme
• hirap - difficulty

Question 34

(Tagalog)
You must be very smart, you must be super intelligent.

I have never had the opportunity to go to the Philippines

Answer 34

Dapat ay napakatalino mo, dapat ay sobrang galing mo.

hindi pa ko ang nagkaroon ng pagkakataong makapunta sa pilipinas

• Dapat - must / should
• ay - is (used for predicate-topic structure)
• napakatalino - very smart
• mo - you (possessive or object pronoun)
• dapat - must / should
• ay - is (used for predicate-topic structure)
• sobrang - super / extremely
• galing - intelligent / skilled
• mo - you (possessive or object pronoun)

Question 35

(Tagalog)
my memory is actually not that great, I just study really hard every day

I had a feeling I would see you today!

watch movies

Answer 35

Hindi talaga ganoon kagaling ang aking alaala, masipag lang talaga akong mag-aral araw-araw.

May naramdaman ako na makikita kita ngayong araw!

manood ng mga pelikula

• Hindi - not
• talaga - really / actually
• ganoon - like that / so
• kagaling - that good / that great
• ang - the (article)
• aking - my
• alaala - memory
• masipag - hardworking
• lang - just
• talaga - really / actually
• akong - I (actor focus marker)
• mag-aral - to study
• araw-araw - every day

Question 36

(Tagalog)
to be honest, I forget a lot of things, it’s very annoying

I’m not sure, I dreamed about you last night

you are so charming

Answer 36

Sa totoo lang, nakakalimutan ko ang maraming bagay, nakakainis talaga.

Hindi ako sigurado, nanaginip ako tungkol sa’yo kagabi

Ikaw ay sobrang nakakabighani

• Sa - in
• totoo - truth / honest
• lang - just
• nakakalimutan - forget (habitually or frequently)
• ko - I / me (possessive or object pronoun)
• ang - the (article)
• maraming - a lot of
• bagay - things
• nakakainis - annoying / irritating
• talaga - really / indeed

Question 37

(Tagalog)
I’m still just a beginner, but I can already say: You’re so beautiful, you make me happy

I only know a little bit about how to speak Tagalog, this language is great! Also, Filipinos are always super kind.

Answer 37

Baguhan pa lang ako, pero kaya ko nang sabihin: Ang ganda ganda mo, pinapasaya mo ako

Konti lang ang alam ko sa pag-sasalita ng Tagalog, ang galing ng wika na ito! At saka, palagi talagang super bait ang mga Pilipino.

• Baguhan - beginner / novice
• pa - still / yet
• lang - just / only
• kaya - can / able
• nang - already / now (used to modify verbs)
• sabihin - to say
• ganda - beauty
• pinapasaya - make happy
• palagi - always
• talaga - really
• saka - moreover

Question 38

(Tagalog)
luckily I don’t have children, just a girlfriend and a super cute little dog, who doesn’t bark. The dog is more like a cat, her name is Olive, she sleeps all day.

Answer 38

Buti na lang wala akong mga anak, nobya lang at sobrang kaakit-akit na munting aso, na hindi tumatahol. Ang aso, parang pusa, Olive ang pangalan, natutulog buong araw.

• Buti - good / fortunately
• buti na lang - good thing
• na - already / now / just
• lang - just / only
• wala - none / no / not have
• akong - I (combined with ako and ng)
• anak - children
• nobya - girlfriend
• sobrang - extremely / very
• kaakit-akit - attractive / charming
• na - that / who (relative pronoun)
• munting - small / little
• aso - dog
• na - that / who (relative pronoun)
• tumatahol - barks
• pusa - cat
• Olive - Olive (name)
• ang - the (article)
• pangalan - name
• natutulog - sleeps
• buong - whole / entire
• araw - day

Question 39

(Tagalog)
I like to meet with friends, and eat good food.

Honestly, I forget a lot of things, it’s really annoying.

Answer 39

Mahilig ako makipagkita sa mga kaibigan, at kumain ng masarap na pagkain.

Sa totoo lang, nakakalimutan ko ang maraming bagay, nakakainis talaga.

• Mahilig - fond of / like
• ako - I / me
• makipagkita - to meet (in the context of meeting with someone)
• sa - to / with
• mga - (plural marker)
• kaibigan - friends
• at - and
• kumain - to eat
• ng - of
• masarap - delicious
• na - that / which (linker)
• pagkain - food

Question 40

(Tagalog)
Pronunciation is very difficult, and reading and writing are very difficult.

I like to travel, watch movies and listen to music

Answer 40

Ang bigkas ay sobrang nakakalito, pati ang pagbasa at pagsulat ay grabe ang hirap.

Mahilig ako maglakbay, manood ng mga pelikula at makinig ng musika

• Ang - the (article used for nominative case)
• bigkas - pronunciation
• ay - is (used for predicate-topic structure)
• sobrang - very / extremely
• nakakalito - confusing
• pati - including / as well as
• ang - the (article used for nominative case)
• pagbasa - reading
• at - and
• pagsulat - writing
• ay - is (used for predicate-topic structure)
• grabe - severe / extreme
• ang - the (article used for nominative case)
• hirap - difficulty

Question 41

(Tagalog)
I like to travel and meet my friends

I just study (really) hard every day.

I’m Manu, I’m German, but I live in Vancouver.

Answer 41

Mahilig akong maglakbay at makipagkita sa mga kaibigan

masipag lang talaga akong mag-aral araw-araw.

Ako si Manu, ako ay Aleman, pero nakatira ako sa Vancouver.

Question 42

(tagalog)
The pronunciation is very confusing

The dog is more like a cat, her name is Olive, she sleeps all day.

my dog never barks

Answer 42

Ang bigkas ay sobrang nakakalito

Ang aso, parang pusa, Olive ang pangalan, natutulog buong araw.

hindi tumatahol ang aso ko

Question 43

(Tagalog)
I just study (really) hard every day.

I’m still a beginner, but I can say: You’re so beautiful, you make me happy

Answer 43

masipag lang talaga akong mag-aral araw-araw.

Baguhan pa lang ako, pero kaya ko nang sabihin: Ang ganda ganda mo, pinapasaya mo ako

• masipag - industrious / hardworking
• lang - just
• talaga - really / actually
• akong - I (actor focus marker)
• mag-aral - to study
  *w araw-araw - every day

Question 44

(Tagalog)
good day! How are you? I’m doing fine!

I want to know it’s more difficult to learn Japanese or Chinese?

Thank you very much !

Answer 44

Magandang araw! Kumusta ka? Mabuti!

gusto kong alamin kung mas mahirap bang matutunan ang Japanese o Chinese?

Maraming salamat!!

• gusto - want
• kong - my (shortened form of “ko” + “ang”)
• alamin - to find out, to know
• kung - if
• mas - more
• mahirap - hard
• bang - particle for comparison / emphasis
• matutunan - to learn

Question 45

(Tagalog)
don’t be shy to ask if you don’t know the answer

I’ll go now / I’m leaving, good night! Goodbye!

Yes, I understand!

Take care!

I’m really shy! (1)

Answer 45

huwag kang mahiyang magtanong kapag hindi mo alam ang sagot

Alis na ‘ko, magandang gabi! Paalam!

Oo, naiintindihan ko!

Ingat! - take care

Mahiyain talaga ako!

• huwag - do not
• kang - you (shortened form of “ka” + “ang”)
• mahiyang - to be shy
• magtanong - to ask
• kapag - when
• alam - know
• sagot - answer

Question 46

(Tagalog)
I’m sorry. It will not happen again.

Yes, I understand!

You must be very smart, you must be super intelligent.

Answer 46

Pasensya na. Hindi na mauulit.

Oo, naiintindihan ko!

Dapat ay napakatalino mo, dapat ay sobrang galing mo.

• mauulit - will repeat

Question 47

(Tagalog)
No, I don’t like/want that!

Goodbye, take care!

I don’t know, I fell on my head and suddenly I started speaking tagalog

Answer 47

Hindi, ayoko niyan!

Paalam, ingat!

Hindi ko alam, nahulog ako sa ulo ko at bigla na lang akong nagsimulang magsalita ng Tagalog.

• ayoko - I don’t want/like (from “ayaw” + “ko”)
• niyan - that (near person spoken to)

Question 48

(Tagalog)
He’s a bad man, I’m a bad boy.

I don’t know, let’s find out together

You speak too fast!

Answer 48

Siya ay lalaking masama, ako ay masamang bata.

Ewan ko, alamin natin nang magkasama.

Masyado kang mabilis magsalita!

• Siya - He/She
• ay - is
• lalaking - man (from “lalaki” + “ng”)
• masama - bad
• ako - I
• masamang - bad (from “masama” + “ng”)
• bata - child (or “boy” when it’s clear from context)
• alamin - find out

Question 49

(Tagalog)
I was super busy yesterday, but today I’m very relaxed and happy. What are you doing tomorrow?

Thanks for the compliment, you are very kind!

Answer 49

Sobrang abala ako kahapon, pero ngayon relax na relax ako at masaya. Ano gagawin mo bukas?

Salamat sa papuri, ang bait mo naman!

• Sobrang - very
• abala - busy
• ako - I
• kahapon - yesterday
• pero - but
• ngayon - now
• relax na relax - very relaxed (repeated for emphasis)
• at - and
• masaya - happy
• Ano - What
• gagawin - will do
• mo - you
• bukas - tomorrow

Question 50

(Tagalog)
Are you French? No I’m not French!

Yes, I’m French! Do you speak French?

Do you have a girlfriend?

Answer 50

Pranses ka ba? Hindi, hindi ako Pranses!

Oo, Pranses ako! Marunong ka bang mag-Pranses?

May nobya ka ba?

Question 51

(Tagalog)
what’s your favorite language? I guess my favorite language is Portuguese, I really like Brazilian rap music

Answer 51

Ano’ng paborito mo wika? Hula ko, Portuges ang paborito kong wika, sobrang gusto ko yung rap music ng Brazil.

• paborito - favorite
• hula - guess
• yung - the (inf. of ang)

Question 52

(Tagalog)
do you have any tips or advice for me how to learn a language more quickly?

Answer 52

May tips ka ba o payo kung paano ako matututo ng wika nang mas mabilis?

• May - have/there is
• tips - tips (English term used in Tagalog)
• ba - (question particle)
• o - or
• payo - advice
• kung - if
• paano - how
• matututo - will learn
• nang - (used here to mean “in a manner” or “so that”)
• mas - more
• mabilis - quickly

“Nang” is used with “mas mabilis” to modify “matututo,” indicating the manner or degree of learning – “nang mas mabilis” translates to “more quickly” or “in a quicker way.”

Question 53

(Tagalog)
you should study every day, get as much practice as possible!

I have some Pinoy friends here in the city

Answer 53

Araw-araw ka dapat mag-aral, kumuha ka ng maraming practice hangga’t maaari!

Meron akong ilang kaibigan pinoy dito sa siyudad

• Araw-araw - every day
• ka - you
• dapat - should/must
• mag-aral - to study
• kumuha - to get/take
• ka - you (imperative form)
• ng - of (marker for objects or complement of the verb)
• maraming - a lot of/much/many
• practice - practice (borrowed from English)
• hangga’t - as much as/as long as
• maaari - possible
• meron - there is

Question 54

(Tagalog)
when did you start to learn Tagalog?

when did you start to learn the language?

Answer 54

Kailan ka nag-umpisa matuto ng Tagalog?

Kailan ka nagsimulang matuto ng wika?

• Kailan - when
• nag-umpisa - started
• matuto - to learn
• ng - of
• Tagalog - Tagalog

Question 55

(Tagalog)
let me think, I started to learn Tagalog last December, but honestly I haven’t spent a lot of time with it, my focus has been learning Chinese.

Answer 55

Hayaan mo akong mag-isip, nag-umpisa ako matuto ng Tagalog noong nakaraang Disyembre, pero sa totoo lang, hindi ako masyadong naglaan ng oras dito, mas pinagtuunan ko ng pansin ang pag-aaral ng Intsik.

• Hayaan - let
• mo - you (object marker)
• akong - me (to allow me)
• mag-isip - to think
• noong - last/at
• totoo - true
• lang - just/only
• masyadong - too much/very
• naglaan - allotted/spent
• oras - time
• dito - here/it (refers to Tagalog)
• mas - more
• pinagtuunan - focused on
• pansin - attention
• pag-aaral - studying/learning
• Intsik - Chinese

Question 56

(Tagalog)
Are you married (2)? No, I’m not married.

Do you have a girlfriend?

Answer 56

Ikaw ba ay kasal na? Hindi, hindi ako kasal.

May nobya ka ba?

Question 57

(Tagalog)
Yes, I have a girlfriend, we’ve been dating for more than 10 years!

In which country do you live?

Answer 57

Oo, may nobya ako, magde-date na kami ng mahigit sa sampung taon!

Saang bansa ka nakatira?

• may - have
• nobya - girlfriend
• ako - I/me
• magde-date - dating (the term “magde-date” is a colloquial way of indicating ongoing dating)
• na - already/now (indicates an action that has been taking place)
• kami - we/us
• ng - of (marker for the object or time duration)
• mahigit - more than
• sa - in/at (preposition for time duration)
• sampung - ten
• taon - years
• saan - where

Question 58

(Tagalog)
No, I’m not married. But I have a girlfriend and a small cute dog.

You talk too fast!

Answer 58

Hindi, hindi ako kasal. Pero may nobya ako at isang maliit na kyut na aso.

Masyado kang mabilis magsalita!

• kasal - married
• may - have
• nobya - girlfriend
• at - and
• isang - a/one
• maliit - small
• kyut - cute (borrowed from English, commonly used in Tagalog)
• na - (linker that connects adjectives to nouns)
• aso - dog

Question 59

(Tagalog)
man and woman, boy and girl

young man and young woman

Answer 59

Lalaki at babae, batang lalaki at batang babae.

Binata at dalaga.

“binata” is specifically used for young men, often implying an age of adolescence or young adulthood, while “lalaki” is a general term for male.

“dalaga” refers to a young woman, often in her teenage years or young adulthood, while “babae” is the general term for female.

Question 60

(Tagalog)
a young man flirts (1) with a young attractive woman.

Answer 60

Ang isang binata ay nagpapalipad-hangin sa isang kaakit-akit na dalaga.

• Ang - (definite article)
• isang - a/one
• binata - young man
• ay - (predicate marker)
• nagpapalipad-hangin - making romantic advances/flirting (lit. ‘sending air’)
• sa - to
• isang - a/one
• kaakit-akit - attractive
• na - (adjective marker)
• dalaga - young woman/lady

Question 61

(Tagalog)
are you here to flirt (2) with guys? I bet a lot of guys want to flirt with you here

Answer 61

Nandito ka ba para makipaglandian sa mga lalaki? Pustahan, maraming lalaki ang gustong makipaglandian sa’yo dito.

• Nandito - here (are)
• ka - you
• ba - (question particle)
• para - for
• makipaglandian - to flirt
• sa - with
• mga - (plural marker)
• lalaki - men
• Pustahan - Let’s bet
• maraming - many
• lalaki - men
• ang - (subject marker)
• gustong - want
• makipaglandian - to flirt
• sa’yo - with you
• dito - here

Question 62

(Tagalog)
It’s sad, I’m still a beginner, but I’m quite happy with my progress. I already know the basics, I just have to increase my vocabulary!

Answer 62

Nakakalungkot, baguhan pa lang ako, pero masaya naman ako sa pag-unlad ko. Alam ko na ang basics, kailangan ko na lang dagdagan ang vocab ko!

• Nakakalungkot - It’s sad
• baguhan - beginner
• pa lang - just/still
• pero - but
• masaya - happy
• naman - (particle for emphasis /contrast)
• sa - in
• pag-unlad - progress
• Alam - know
• na - already
• kailangan - need
• na lang - just/only
• dagdagan - increase/add
• ang - the
• vocab - vocabulary
• ko - my