Bringing Home the Orphans

A Child's Desire

Useful Tagalog Phrases
for Adopting Families

English

Tagalog

Yes

oo or Opo (for older person)

No

Hindi or (Hindi po)

Hi

Hi- or
kamusta na! meaning how are you.- or (simply Kumusta)

Good morning.

Magandang umaga.

Good night.

Magandang gabi.

Do you like it?

Gusto mo ba iyan?

Don't touch that.

Huwag mong hipuin iyan.

That can hurt you.

Ikaw ay masasaktan diyan or (Masasaktan ka diyan)

That's hot.

Mainit iyan (hot mainit, iyan-that).

Come here.

Halika dito.

It's time for bed.

Oras na para matulog. or (tulog na)

I am your mommy.

Ako ang iyong ina.

This is your father.

Ako and iyong ama.

This is your brother.

Ito ang iyong kapatid na lalake (older brother - Kuya) (lalake - man) (Kapatid - brother or sister)

This is your sister.

Ito ang iyong kapatid na babae (older sister - Ate) (babae - woman)

This is your grandmother.

Ito ang iyong lola.

This is your grandfather.

Ito ang iyong lolo.

We will be your family forever.

Pamilya (family) mo kami (we, us) magpakailanman pa man - (Forever)- or
Kami ang pamilya mo

We will never leave you.

Hindi ka namin iiwanan.

We love you.

Mahal ka namin.

Are you hungry?

Gut o m ka na ba?

Are you thirsty?

Nauuhaw ka ba?

Are you sleepy?

Inaantok ka ba?

Do you need to use the potty?

Kailangan mo bang gamitin ang banyo? or
Gusto mo bang pumunta sa banyo?

Where do you hurt?

Saan an g masakit sa iyo

Where?

Saan?

What?

Ano?

Who?

Sino?

 

 

 

 

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