Kumusta at Paalam

hi

Pantawag

/haɪ/ or /hai/

h

h

i

aɪ

N/A

Informal

a short way to say hello

bye

Pantawag

/baɪ/ or /bai/

b

b

y

aɪ

e

N/A

Informal

a short way to say goodbye

good morning

Pantawag

/ɡʊd ˈmɔrnɪŋ/

N/A

what we say to greet someone in the morning

good afternoon

Pantawag

/ɡʊd ˌæftərˈnuːn/

N/A

what we say to greet or say goodbye in the afternoon

good evening

Pantawag

/ɡʊd ˈiːvnɪŋ/

N/A

what we say to greet or say goodbye in the evening

good night

Pantawag

/ɡʊd ˈnaɪt/

N/A

what we say before going to sleep or leaving at night

thank you

Pantawag

/θæŋk juː/

N/A

what we say to show we are happy for something someone did

thanks

Pantawag

/θænks/ or /thānks/

th

θ

a

æ

n

n

k

k

s

s

N/A

Informal

a short way to say thank you

please

pang-abay

/pli:z/ or /pliz/

p

p

l

l

ea

i:

s

z

e

(mangyaring)

pakiusap

used when we want to politely ask for something or tell a person to do something

OK

Pantawag

/ˌoʊkˈeɪ/

N/A

a word that means we agree or something is fine

yes

Pantawag

/jɛs/ or /yes/

y

j

e

ɛ

s

s

N/A

a word to show agreement or say something is true

no

Pantawag

/noʊ/ or /nooo/

n

n

o

oʊ

N/A

a word to show disagreement or say something is not true

sorry

Pantawag

/sɑ:.ri/ or /saa.ri/

s

s

o

ɑ:

rr

r

y

i

N/A

a word we use to say we feel bad about something

welcome

Pantawag

/wɛl.kəm/ or /vel.kēm/

w

w

e

ɛ

l

l

c

k

o

ə

m

m

e

(Tinatanggap kita!)

Maligayang pagdating!

a word that we use to greet someone when they arrive