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

A

captain

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libro

A

book

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pulis

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police

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kabila

A

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

A

voice

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ukol

A

appropriate

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ulan

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rain

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tungkulin

A

duty, task, role

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biblia

A

Bible

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12
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kamatayan

A

death

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tahimik

A

quiet, silent

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maliban

A

save, except, other

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kaagad

A

immediately

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aga

A

earliness

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maaga

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early

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kasalukuyan

A

current, present

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kausap, kausapin

A

talking

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ingat

A

care

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lungsod, lunsod

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city

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bawal

A

taboo, prohibited

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palagi

A

always

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lumapit

A

approach

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tawa, natawa

A

laugh

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peyups

A

UP, University of Philippines

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dagdag

A

extra

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pahayag

A

statement, declaration, claim

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utang

A

debt

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pangit

A

ugly

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tito

A

uncle

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artista

A

actor

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maintindihan

A

understand

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damdamin

A

feeling

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aral

A

lesson

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gumagawa

A

maker

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pangunahin

A

primary, first, foremost

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rey

A

King

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pagbabago

A

change, innovation

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kumusta, musta, kamusta

A

how are you?

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bató

A

kidney; rock, stone

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mahalaga

A

important, essential

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tula

A

poem

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sinuman

A

anyone

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balak

A

plan, intention, purpose

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presidente

A

president

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basahin, nabasa, binabasa

A

read

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sistema

A

system

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sasakyan

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vehicle, car rental

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pambansa

A

national