"Mahal kita" (Tagalog lesson #3)

Ok, we’re going to get cheesy here a bit (hoping not too much) as “Valentines Day” approach. We’re going to translate the most abused and misused expression in history, the phrase “I love you”.

In English, three words, in Tagalog, just two.

PHRASE:

Mahal (muh-hul) kita (kee-tuh)

USE IN A SENTENCE:

I love you
Mahal kita

So yeah, go up to that special person in your life and say it! Just make sure you mean it.

Kumusta? (Tagalog lesson #2)

(Filipino greeting)  
There’s no Filipino word for “Hi” or “Hello”. We say the same English words when we meet up with a friend and follow it up with the word “Kumusta?”

Now "Kumusta" is a Filipino word that can stand alone, it’s a one-word sentence that could mean several things.

Word:

Kumusta? = (Koo – moos – tuh) How are you? Although this word exactly means that, it also connotes “How are things and how are you doing?” all in one word and always followed by a question mark when written. 

Use in a sentence:

How are you?

Kumusta?

How’s the health?

Kumusta ang health?

So there, next time you meet a Filipino, use it and you’ll be surprised that one word can get you a lot of information you probably don’t even want to know…haha!

BAGO (Tagalog lesson #1)

Since this site is new and it's mostly about my country, might as well start learning my native tongue (Tagalog) too, and for the first lesson. I will teach the Tagalog word for "new".


Word: Bago (Buh-go) – New

Use in a sentence:

My shoes are new.

My shoes are "bago."