Words x 050 - Most Common Words 16 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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iisang

A

single

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kaligtasan

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safety

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bayang

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people

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maliwanag

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bright

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nagbago

A

changed, evolved, reformed

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yehey

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Hooray

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digmaan

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warfare, battle, war

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kabutihan

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goodness, welfare, virtue, fairness

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baboy

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pig

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tumigil (v.)

A

stop

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lakad

A

walk

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importante

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important

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sigaw, sumigaw

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shout, scream, rant

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impormasyon

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information

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magmahal, nagmamahal

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to love

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kasapi

A

member

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hanapin

A

search

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barko

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ship

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serbisyo

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service

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nanonood (v. / n.)

A

watching / spectator

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husto

A

ample

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tagapagligtas

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savior

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dayuhan

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foreign, alien

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makinig

A

listen

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basura

A

waste

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tanungin

A

question, inquire, interrogate

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palitan

A

change, replace, exchange, swap

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dulo

A

end, tip

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tsino

A

Chinese

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lalabas

A

appear

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lumaki

A

grow

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maski

A

whether, although, even if

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anyo

A

form, appearance

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tamad

A

lazy

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tumayo

A

stand

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pangalawa

A

second, second

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kongreso

A

congress

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alak

A

wine, liquor, alcohol

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jeepney

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commonly used public transport vehicle

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katangian

A

feature, attribute, characteristic

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estado

A

state

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kaklase

A

classmate

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usapin

A

case, litigation, lawsuit

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kawalan

A

absence, loss, disadvantage

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kulit

A

engravings

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doktor

A

doctor

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lingkod

A

follower

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pangkalahatang

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regular, general, usual

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parati

A

consistently

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ara

A

borrowing