Words x 050 - Most Common Words 02 Flashcards

The following set of flashcards rank the most common words used in Tagalog/Filipino based on a UCLA corpus of Tag/Fil texts (Zuraw 2006). Excludes English terms adopted into Filipino. Conjugated verb forms have been grouped together (e.g. magsalita, nagsalita, salita) but paired only with the English infinitive (e.g. to speak) translation. Due to the volume of corpus, this is not an error-free set. Some words may be repeated, and there may be some mistakes. However, to the best of the creator's

1
Q

kay

A

for

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raw/daw

A

it is said (reported speech)

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3
Q

pag-

A

gerund (V-ing) affix

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4
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akin/sakin

A

mine

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sana

A

should, wish

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natin (inclusive)

A

our

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7
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buhay

A

life

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nung

A

when

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9
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iyan, yan

A

that

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tayo

A

we (inclusive)

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bákit, ba’t

A

why

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sabi, nagsabi, nagsasabi, sinasabi, sinabi, sabihin, sasabihin, masabi, nasabi, masasabi, sinasabing

A

to say

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13
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gusto

A

like

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14
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dapat

A

should

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15
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palá

A

surprise particle

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16
Q

tapos, matapos, natapos

A

done

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17
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mas

A

more

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18
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lamang

A

only

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19
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iba

A

other, another

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20
Q

kanila

A

to/for them

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21
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upang

A

in order to

22
Q

araw

A

day

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atin (inclusive)

A

us

24
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nasa

A

in, at (reponse to nasaan questions)

25
Q

nito

A

this (ng form of ito)

26
Q

mula

A

from

27
Q

anak

A

child

28
Q

niyo, nyo

A

you (polite)

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Q

noong

A

in

30
Q

maging, naging, magiging, pagiging, nagiging

A

to be/become

31
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doon, duon, dun

A

there

32
Q

Diyos

A

God

33
Q

kapag

A

when

34
Q

hanggang

A

until

35
Q

baká

A

probably

36
Q

bagay

A

thing

37
Q

ikaw (ang-class; sentence initial)

A

you

38
Q

kasama

A

with

39
Q

taon

A

year

40
Q

mahal

A

expensive

41
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kita, makita, makikita, nakikita, kitang, nakakita, nakita

A

to see

42
Q

ninyo

A

your (plural)

43
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ha

A

Contextual speech device that can be used to make requests out of commands (sagot ka vs. sagot ka ha).

44
Q

ngunit, nguni’t

A

but, however

45
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marami, madami (coll.)

A

more

46
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bahay

A

home

47
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niyan, nyan

A

that

48
Q

ang bilang

A

number

49
Q

siguro

A

maybe

50
Q

kayo (kau)

A

you (plural; polite)