My Youngest Daughter Had a Birthday Party

My youngest (bunso) daughter had a birthday (kaarawan) party. Her friends (kaibigan)attended the party. They had fun. They played with toys. They also played outside.

The kids (mga bata) didn't eat much because they were too busy playing (paglalaro).

Outside, they played in the swing (duyan) and in the sand (buhangin) box.

After the party, the kids got so tired (napagod) and went home (bahay) to take a bath (naligo) and take a nap (natulog).

Adobo Recipe

Adobo is one of the favorite food (pagkain) of Filipinos. It's best when eaten with warm plain rice (kanin).

Recipe:

pork (baboy) or chicken (manok) cut in cubes
soy sauce (toyo)
vinegar (suka)
clove of garlic (bawang)
brown sugar (asukal)
oil (mantika)

In hot pan, heat oil. Saute garlic. Add meat. Fry meat until a little bit brown. Pour soy sauce. Add a little bit vinegar to give tangy taste. Add a little brown sugar to balance taste. Simmer for a few minutes. Don't let the liquid get dry. When the meat is tender, it's cooked.
Serve on top of hot plain rice!

Rainy Season

May and June is the start of rainy season (tag-ulan) in the Philippines. It's also the start of the school year (pasukan) in all levels.

There is no tornado in the Philippines but there is typhoon (bagyo). Some streets are flooded (baha) because of clogged drainage.

Bringing an umbrella (payong) all the time will keep you dry wherever you go.

Pronouns Used in a Sentence

Ako - means I

Ako si Sam. I am Sam.


Ko means me, my.

Si Rose ay kaibigan ko. - Rose is my friend.


Ikaw means you.

Ikaw ay maganda. You are beautiful.


Tayo means we.

Tayo ay masaya. We are happy.


Siya means she or he.

Siya ang nanay ko. She is my mother.


Sila means they.

Sila ay magluluto. They will cook.


Ito means it.

Gusto ko ito. I like it.

Everyday Expressions

Here are some expressions that will make it easier for you when you go around places in the Philippines.

Greetings:

Good Day! Magandang Araw!

Good Morning! Magandang Umaga!

Good Afternoon! Magandang Tanghali!

Good Evening! Magandang Gabi!


Questions:

What? Ano?
Where? Saan?
Who? Sino?
How? Paano?
Why? Bakit?
When? Kailan?

Do you know? Alam mo ba?
What is this? Ano ito?
Where is this? Saan ito?
How much? Magkano?

Yes. Oo.
No. Hindi.


Thank you. Salamat.
You're welcome. Walang anuman.

Words of the Day

puso means heart

Mahal kita. means I love you

Iniibig kita. means I do love you


Maligayang Araw ng mga Puso!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Practice Pronunciation

A E I O U


BA BE BI BO BU

KA KE KI KO KU

DA DE DI DO DU

GA GE GI GO GU

HA HE HI HO HU

LA LE LI LO LU

MA ME MI MO MU

NA NE NI NO NU

NGA NGE NGI NGO NGU

PA PE PI PO PU

RA RE RI RO RU

SA SE SI SO SU

TA TE TI TO TU

WA WE WI WO WU

YA YE YI YO YU

Pronunciation of Tagalog Words

It's easy to pronounce Tagalog words if you will divide the word in syllables.

1. One Vowel

Example: i in the word isa (i-sa) meaning one
o in the word tao (ta-o) meaning person
a in the word aso (a-so) meaning dog

2. Consonant and Vowel

Example: sa in the word isa (i-sa) meaning one
ta in the word tao (ta-o) meaning person
so in the word aso (a-so) meaning dog

3. Vowel and Consonant

Example: ak in the word aklat (ak-lat) meaning book
it in the word itlog (it-log) meaning egg
is in the word isda (is-da) meaning fish

4. Consonant-Vowel-Consonant

Example: hal in the word mahal (ma-hal) meaning love
nak in the word anak (a-nak) meaning child
lak in the word bulaklak (bulak-lak) meaning flower

Tagalog Word of the Day

Tagalog Word:

umaga - noun
- morning in English

Sentence:

Magandang umaga.

Good Morning!

The Tagalog Alphabet

There are five (5) vowels and fifteen (15) consonants in Tagalog alphabet.

The vowels are : A E I O U

A is pronounced as AH as in a-pple

E is pronounced as EH as in e-lephant

I is pronounced as EE as in eve-ning

O is pronounced as O as in o-val

U is pronounced as OO as in c-oo-k


The consonants are: B K D G H L M N NG P R S T W Y
These are pronounced with the sound of the vowel "a" at the end.

BA KA DA GA HA LA MA NA NGA PA RA SA TA WA YA


There are consonants that are borrowed from foreign language and being used as part of Tagalog language: C CH F J LL Q V X Z

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