Words x 050 - Most Common Words 03 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
kailangan/kelangan
A
need
2
Q
bago
A
new
3
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sino
A
who
4
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saan
A
where
5
Q
habang
A
while
6
Q
minsan
A
sometimes
7
Q
pinoy
A
Filipino
8
Q
inyo
A
yours
9
Q
loob
A
inside
10
Q
basta
A
just
11
Q
muna
A
beforehand, ahead, first
12
Q
ilan
A
how many
13
Q
bansa
A
country
14
Q
panahon
A
season, weather, period
15
Q
mayroon/meron
A
there is / there
16
Q
ayaw
A
do not like
17
Q
babae
A
woman
18
Q
ano, anu-ano
A
what
19
Q
dating, dumating, pagdating, darating
A
to come
20
Q
buong
A
whole
21
Q
iyo
A
yours
22
Q
lalo
A
especially
23
Q
bayan
A
city
24
Q
ulit
A
time
25
Q
sobra
A
surplus
26
Q
oo
A
yes
27
Q
mag
A
to
28
Q
huwag, wag
A
negative imperative marker (Don’t _______!)
29
Q
tungkól
A
about
30
Q
tama
A
correct
31
Q
galing/magaling
A
from / great
32
Q
puwede/pwede
A
can / can
33
Q
noon
A
then
34
Q
tulad
A
such as
35
Q
medyo, mejo (slang)
A
somewhat
36
Q
kaibigan
A
friend
37
Q
bátà
A
child
38
Q
dalawa
A
two
39
Q
kundi
A
except
40
Q
ayon
A
by
41
Q
paano, pano, papaano
A
how
42
Q
oras
A
hour
43
Q
nag
A
did
44
Q
puso
A
heart
45
Q
maganda
A
beautiful
46
Q
bawat, bawa’t
A
each
47
Q
masaya
A
happy
48
Q
una
A
first
49
Q
salamat
A
thanks
50
Q
saríli
A
oneself
