Phrases & Vocabulary

Time

now
ngayon (NAyon)

a while ago
kanina

later
mamaya (MA-MA-ya)

before
bago

after
pagkatapos

morning
umaga (Oo-MA-ga)

afternoon
tanghali(12 o'clock)/hapon(1-5 o'clock PM)

evening
gabi (GAA-bee)

night
gabi (Gaa-bee)

dawn
madaling araw

Clock

"ng" is pronounced 'nang' (Ng is pronunced, like many 'g' in Tagalog and all Filipino languages, have a throaty 'g' so ng would be pronunced more like nah-ng)

one o'clock AM
ala una ng madaling araw

two o'clock AM
alas dos ng madaling araw

three o'clock AM
alas tres ng madaling araw

four o'clock AM
alas kwatro ng madaling araw

five o'clock AM
alas singko ng madaling araw

six o'clock AM
alas sais ng umaga

seven o'clock AM
alas siyete ng umaga

eight o'clock AM
alas otso ng umaga

nine o'clock AM
alas nuwebe ng umaga

ten o'clock AM
alas diyes ng umaga

eleven o'clock AM
alas onse ng umaga

twelve o'clock noon
alas dose ng tanghali

one o'clock PM
ala una ng hapon

two o'clock PM
alas dos ng hapon

three o'clock PM
alas tres ng hapon

four o'clock PM
alas kwatro ng hapon

five o'clock PM
alas singko ng hapon

seven o'clock PM
ala siyete ng hating gabi

six o'clock PM
ala sais ng hating gabi

eight o'clock PM
alas otso ng hating gabi

nine o'clock PM
alas nuebe ng hating gabi

ten o'clock PM
alas dies ng hating gabi

eleven o'clock PM
alas onse ng hating gabi

one o'clock PM
ala una ng hapon

two o'clock PM
alas dos ng gabi

twelve o'clock midnight
alas dose ng madaling araw

one thirty o'clock PM
ala una y media ng hapon

two thiry PM
alas dos y media ng hapon

one thirty AM
ala una y media ng madaling araw

nine thirty AM
alas nuwebe ng umaga

one forty five AM
ala una kwarenta y singko ng umaga

nine forty five AM
alas nuebe kwarenta y singko ng umaga

Duration

_____ minute(s)
_____ minuto

_____ hour(s)
_____oras

_____ day(s)
_____araw

_____ week(s)
_____ linggo

_____ month(s)
_____buwan

_____ year(s)
_____taon

Days

today
ngayon

yesterday
kahapon

tomorrow
bukas

this week
ngayong linggo

last week
nakaraang linggo

next week
sa isang linggo

Sunday
Linggo (LING-go)

Monday
Lunes (LOO-ness)

Tuesday
Martes (MAR-tess)

Wednesday
Miyerkoles (MEE-yer-koh-less)

Thursday
Huwebes (HOOweh-bess)

Friday
Biyernes (BEEyer-ness)

Saturday
Sabado (SAba-do)

Holidays

Christmas
Pasko

New Year
Bagong Taon

Easter
Mahal na Araw(formal)/Semana Santa(informal)

All Souls Day
Araw ng mga Patay(formal)/Todos los Santos(informal)

Months

The Pilipino language borrowed its terms for the days of the week and months of the year from the Spanish language.

January
Enero

February
Pebrero

March
Marso

April
Abril

May
Mayo

June
Hunyo

July
Hulyo

August
Agosto

September
Setyembre

October
Oktubre

November
Nobyembre

December
Desyembre

Writing

Dates can be written as follows:

English format: September 19, 2005 would be Setyembre 19, 2005
Spanish format: September 19, 2005 would be Ika-19 ng Setyembre, 2005

Times are written as in English (as in 6:23 AM) but are spoken as in Spanish.