Parts of the body

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	hand kamay		The hand of the warrior got bruised. Nasugatan ang kamay ng mandirigma.
	left kaliwa
	right kanan
	leg/foot binti/paa
	skin balat
	back likod
	belly/stomach tiyan
	bone buto
	intestines bituka
	liver atay
	lungs baga
	breast suso
	shoulder balikat
	blood dugo		Human being’’s blood is colored red. Ang dugo ng tao ay kulay pula.
	head ulo		My uncle’s head is painful. Masakit ang ulo ng aking tito.
	neck leeg
	hair (head/body) buhok
	nose ilong		The nose of the American is pointed. Matangos ang ilong ng Amerikano.
	mouth bunganga
	tooth ngipin
	tongue dila		The man’s tongue got burnt when he drank the hot coffee. Napaso ang dila ng lalake dahil ininom niya ang mainit na kape.
	eye mata		My grandmother has unclear eyes. Malabo ang mata ng aking lola.
	ear tenga

Family terms

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	person/human being tao
	man / male lalake
	woman / female babae
	child anak		The child is happily eating an ice cream. Masayang kumakain ng sorbetes ang anak.
	husband asawa
	wife asawa
	mother nanay		My mother is eating shrimps. Kumakain ang nanay ko ng hipon.
	father tatay		My father is hadworking. Masipag ang aking tatay.
	name pangalan

Everyday objects

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	road / path daan
	house bahay		The big house is burning. Nasusunog ang malaking bahay.
	roof/thatch bubong
	rope tali
	needle karayom
	stick patpat

Animals

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	animal hayop
	dog aso
	bird ibon
	egg itlog
	feather balahibo
	wing pakpak
	rat daga		The rat is crawling on the street. Gumagapang ang daga sa daan.
	meat/flesh karne/laman
	tail buntot
	snake ahas
	worm/earth worm uod
	louse garapata
	mosquito lamok
	spider gagamba
	fish isda

Natural objects and phenomena

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	tree puno		The mango tree is already ripe. Ang puno ng mangga ay hinog na.
	branch tangkay		The branch of the tree broke. Nabali ang tangkay ng punongkahoy.
	leaf dahon
	root ugat
	flower bulaklak
	fruit prutas
	grass damo
	earth/soil lupa
	stone bato		The stones in the seashore have different colors. Iba’t iba ang kulay ng bato sa dalampasigan.
	sand buhangin		The sand beneath the ocean is colored white. Ang puti ng buhangin sa ilalim ng dagat.
	water tubig		The water in the river is dirty.Madumi ang tubig sa ilog.
	sea dagat		The waves in the sea are calm. Banayad ang alon sa dagat.
	salt asin
	woods/forest/jungle gubat
	sky langit
	sun araw
	moon buwan
	star tala
	cloud ulap		The clouds are a nice sight to watch. Kay gandang pagmasdan ng mga ulap.
	rain ulan
	thunder kulog
	lightning kidlat
	wind hangin
	fire apoy
	smoke usok		The smoke coming from the burning building is colored black. Itim ang kulay ng usok na nanggagaling sa nasusunog na gusali.
	night gabi
	day araw

Numbers

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	one isa
	two dalawa
	three tatlo
	four apat
	five lima
	six anim
	seven pito
	eight walo
	nine siyam
	ten sampu
	zero sero

Verbs of the body

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	to drink uminom		The child drinks milk to get strong. Umiinom ang bata ng gatas para maging malakas.
	to spit dumura
	to eat kumain
	to chew ngumuya		The lady chews slowly. Mabagal ngumuya ang babae.
	to breathe huminga
	to smell amuyin
	to laugh tumawa
	to cry/to weep umiyak
	to vomit/to throw up sumuka
	to bite kumagat
	to hear pakinggan
	to see tingnan
	to yawn humikab
	to sleep matulog		The student lacked sleep because of his preparation for the test. Kulang ang tulog ang mag-aaral dahil sa kanyang paghahanda sa pagsusulit.

Verbs of action

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	to walk maglakad
	to swim lumangoy		The girl is afraid to swim in deep seaTakot ang babaeng lumangoy sa malalim na dagat.
	to know/to be knowledgeable alamin
	to think isipin
	to fear takutin
	to say magsabi
	to cook magluto
	to sit umupo
	to stand tumayo
	to lie down humiga
	to climb akyatin		The kid climbed up a mango tree. Umakyat ang bata sa puno ng mangga.
	to tie up/to fasten itali
	to sew tahiin		The seamstress sew my dress. Tinahi ng mananahi ang aking damit.
	to hunt mangaso
	to shoot barilin
	to stab/to pierce saksakin
	to hit bungguin
	to kill patayin
	to die/to be dead patayin
	to live/to be alive buhayin
	to scratch kamutin		The man scratched his allergies. Kinamot ng lalake ang kanyang mga pantal.
	to cut/to hack hati
	to work hanapbuhay
	to plant itanim
	to choose piliin
	to grow palaguin
	to squeeze pisilin
	to hold hawakan
	to dig hukayin
	to open buksan
	to throw ihagis

Adjectives

Word	English Tagalog	Sentence	English Tagalog
	dirty madumi		The water in the river is dirty. Madumi ang tubig sa ilog.
	clean malinis
	sharp matalas
	dull mapurol
	warm mainit
	cold malamig
	small maliit
	big malaki		My grandfather’s house is big. Malaki ang bahay ng aking lolo.
	short maliit/maiksi
	long matas/mahaba
	thin mapayat
	thick mataba
	narrow makitid		Our place has narrow streets. Makitid ang daan sa aming lugar.
	wide maluwag
	black itim		The smoke coming from the burning building is colored black. Itim ang kulay ng usok na nanggagaling sa nasusunog na gusali.
	white puti		My handkerchief is colored white. Kulay puti ang panyo ko.
	red pula
	yelllow dilaw
	green berde
	painful masakit
	old (object) luma
	new bago
	good mabuti
	bad masama
	correct/true tama