Words x 050 - Most Common Words 10 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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kapitan

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captain

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pambansa

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national

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libro

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book

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pulis

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police

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kabila

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despite

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hayop

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animal

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tapat

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sincere, honest

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tinig

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voice

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ukol

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appropriate

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ulan

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rain

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tungkulin

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duty, task, role

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biblia

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Bible

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kamatayan

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death

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tahimik

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quiet, silent

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maliban

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save, except, other

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kaagad

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immediately

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aga

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earliness

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maaga

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early

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kasalukuyan

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current, present

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kausap, kausapin

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talking

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ingat

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lungsod, lunsod

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bawal

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taboo, prohibited

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palagi

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lumapit

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tawa, natawa

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peyups

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UP, University of Philippines

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dagdag

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pahayag

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statement, declaration, claim

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utang

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pangit

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tito

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artista

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maintindihan

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understand

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damdamin

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aral

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gumagawa

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pangunahin

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primary, first, foremost

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rey

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pagbabago

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change, innovation

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kumusta, musta, kamusta

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how are you?

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bató

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kidney; rock, stone

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mahalaga

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important, essential

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tula

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sinuman

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balak

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plan, intention, purpose

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presidente

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basahin, nabasa, binabasa

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sistema

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sasakyan

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vehicle, car rental