Words x 050 - Most Common Words 04 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

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kapatid

A

sibling

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pati

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including

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pamamagitan

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by

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totoó

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true

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tunay

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true, very

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amin

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us

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sapagkat, sapagka’t

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because, since, for

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lágì

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always / often

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laláki/laláke

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man

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gawin, ginawa, ginagawa, gagawin, gumawa, magagawa, nagawa, magawa, gawa, gagawa, ginagawang, nagagawa

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to do, to work

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kanina

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adv. little while ago

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ganoon, ganon, ganun

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(slang) like saying “oh really?”

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pagkatapos

A

after, next

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irap

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to give a disappointed/sullen look

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problema

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problem

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pangalan

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name

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ewan, aywan

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don’t know

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mundo

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world

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grabe

A

severe; exaggeratedly

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dati

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previously, before

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tuloy/patuloy

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continously, continued

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mahirap, mahihirap

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difficult, poor

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nangyari, mangyari, nangyayari, mangyayari, kapangyarihan, pangyayari

A

occur

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panginoon

A

master, boss

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trabaho

A

job, work

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gabi, gabing

A

evening

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kaso

A

case, dossier

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heto, eto

A

here it is

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buti

A

recovery, good

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pag-ibig

A

love

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tanong; tinanong, tinatanong, nagtatanong, nagtanong

A

question; to ask

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halos

A

nearly, almost (adv)

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dami

A

volume, amount, quantity

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kuya

A

brother

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sina

A

plural focus marker

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daan

A

road, way, access

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ganito

A

so, like this

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sige

A

go ahead

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lugar

A

place

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dalawa

A

two

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na lang

A

just

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asawa

A

spouse

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laban, labanan

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fight

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bukas

A

tomorrow

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kahapon

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yesterday

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yáta

A

maybe

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akala

A

assume, imagine

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gáya, kagáya

A

like, same as, similar to

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hirap

A

difficulty

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ama

A

father