Words x 050 - Most Common Words 06 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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umaga

A

morning

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pumasok, pagpasok, pasok, papasok

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to enter

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bahagi

A

part

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subalit, gayunman

A

but, however

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kailan/kelan

A

when _

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sarap

A

zest, gusto

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simple

A

simple, easy

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katotohanan

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reality, fact, validity

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sabay

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simultaneously, together, go at the same time

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pamahalaan

A

government

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tuwi

A

every time, each time

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batas

A

law

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espiritu

A

spirit

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uli

A

again, afresh

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lumabas, labas

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to take out something; to put out something, to withdraw (money)

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lumalabas

A

appearing

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galit

A

anger

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umalis, aalis

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to leave

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Cristo, Kristo

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Christ

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káysa

A

Used to compare: than

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lakas

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magulang

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masama

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tawag, tinatawag, tinawag, tumawag

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magkaroon, magkakaroon, nagkaroon
to have
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madalas
often, frequently, regularly
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kumain, kumakain; pagkain
to eat; food
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linggo
week
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puno
tree
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tingnan
look at
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simbahan
church
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balita
news
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hapon
afternoon
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susunod
next
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man
also
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masyado
much
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bigla
suddenly
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gamit, gamitin, ginagamit, ginamit, paggamit, gumamit
to use
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kulang
missing, lacking, shortage, deficient
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malakas
strong
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partido
party
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takot, natatakot
fear
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pinas
(slang) Philippines for short
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manggagáwa (n.)
workers (n.)
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huli
late
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pare
pastor; a male friend, word sometimes used to address a man whose name one does not know
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marunong
wise
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anuman
whatever, whatsoever
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tong
bribe given to official (esp. government)
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mali
wrong