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.