hello; how are you? — from Spanish ¿cómo está?

good morning — literally 'beautiful morning'; the polite form adds po: Magandang umaga po

good afternoon — hapon 'afternoon'; capitalised Hapon is 'Japan'

good evening — gabi is 'evening'; a different gabi is the taro plant

good day — a general daytime greeting; araw is both 'day' and 'sun'

thank you — the polite form adds po: Salamat po

thank you very much — literally 'many thanks'; marami = many

you're welcome — the standard reply to salamat; literally 'nothing at all'

goodbye; farewell — also 'permission', from pa- + alam

yes — the plain form; the polite form is opo

no; not — negates verbs and adjectives; polite form Hindi po

excuse me; apology — 'Paumanhin po' to interrupt or apologise politely

forgiveness — 'Patawad!' is 'I'm sorry; forgive me'

long live!; welcome — the toast and the ceremonial greeting; root buhay 'life'

help; aid — 'Tulong!' is the shout for help

the politeness particle — marks respect toward the person addressed, especially an elder

a softer variant of po — same job, less formal; the two are not used together in one clause

yes (polite) — oo + po; what you answer an elder or a stranger with

yes (polite, softer) — oo + ho; the ho-register counterpart of opo

Where does po sit in a sentence?

After the first stressed word — it is an enclitic: Salamat po, Oo po, Magkano po ito?

Whom do you use po with?

Anyone you would call sir or ma'am — elders, strangers, customers; KWF singles out answering an elder

marker for the focused noun phrase — it points out a common noun: ang bahay = the house

the non-focus marker — object, possessor or doer: bubong ng bahay = the roof of the house

the oblique marker — place, direction or recipient: sa bahay = at/to the house

ang-marker for a personal name — si Juliet; the name-equivalent of ang

ng-marker for a personal name — sapatos ni Jona = Jona's shoes

sa-marker for a personal name — Kay Pedro ito = this one is Pedro's

the plural marker — ang mga bahay = the houses; spelled mga, said 'manga'

plural ang-marker for personal names — the plural of si

How is the marker ng pronounced?

'nang' — elsewhere ng is a single letter of the alphabet, the sound written ng in ngayon

How many cards are in the Tagalog Core Vocabulary flashcard deck?

The Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck on PuzzlePage has 223 cards. The first 30 are free to play and free to download with no account; the remaining 193 unlock for $2.99 as a one-time payment, or with the $11.99-a-month Study Pack, which covers every deck on the site. 223 cards — more than the ~120 the deck plan estimated, because that many entries cleared the two-independent-source bar without padding. Core vocabulary is not a closed set, so the count is a judgement rather than a fact: nothing is here that only one source carried, and the grammatical core (markers, all three pronoun sets, demonstratives, question words, both number systems and the po/ho register) is covered before any of the everyday nouns are.

What is on the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards?

Everyday Tagalog vocabulary with the ang/ng/sa markers, all three pronoun sets, both number systems and the politeness particle po, each card sourced twice. Cards look like this: kumusta → hello; how are you? — from Spanish ¿cómo está?; magandang umaga → good morning — literally 'beautiful morning'; the polite form adds po: Magandang umaga po. The deck is written for grades 6–12 and filed under world languages.

Can I study tagalog core vocabulary flashcards online for free?

Yes. The first 30 cards of the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck play free in any web browser at puzzlepage.app, with no account, no app and no card details. It works on a phone, tablet, Chromebook, laptop or classroom projector. Practice mode flips through the cards with nothing scored; quiz mode makes you answer each card before it flips, times the run and scores it.

Are the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards accurate?

Every card in the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck cites two independent published sources — two different organisations, not a standards body and a site reprinting it — and a script checks that, rather than taking the writer's word for it. A second specialist then re-verified the deck against sources of their own, without reading the citations first. That is the difference from a user-generated flashcard site, where the cards are whatever a stranger typed and nobody is accountable for them.

Can I print the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards?

Yes. The Tagalog Core Vocabulary cards are available as a printable double-sided PDF to cut up, as well as playable in the browser. The first 30 cards are free to download; the full 223-card printable is included in the $11.99-a-month Study Pack.

How should I use the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck to revise?

Start in practice mode and go through the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck once without scoring, to find out which cards you already know — the deck is dealt in a different order every time you open it, so you are recalling the card rather than its position. Then switch to quiz mode, which times and scores the run and lets you re-run only the cards you missed. Use the "flip deck" control to swap which side is the question: recognising an answer is much easier than producing one, so a deck you find easy one way round is usually the harder and more useful drill the other way. Two or three short sessions across a week beat one long one, which is the whole reason flashcards work.

What grade level are the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards for?

The Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck is written for grades 6–12. Because the cards are plain term-and-answer pairs, they are also used outside that band — by adults revising world languages, and by teachers running them as a whole-class starter on a projector.

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Tagalog Core Vocabulary Flashcards

Everyday Tagalog vocabulary with the ang/ng/sa markers, all three pronoun sets, both number systems and the politeness particle po, each card sourced twice.

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kumusta: hello; how are you? — from Spanish ¿cómo está?
magandang umaga: good morning — literally 'beautiful morning'; the polite form adds po: Magandang umaga po
magandang hapon: good afternoon — hapon 'afternoon'; capitalised Hapon is 'Japan'
magandang gabi: good evening — gabi is 'evening'; a different gabi is the taro plant
magandang araw: good day — a general daytime greeting; araw is both 'day' and 'sun'
salamat: thank you — the polite form adds po: Salamat po
maraming salamat: thank you very much — literally 'many thanks'; marami = many
walang anuman: you're welcome — the standard reply to salamat; literally 'nothing at all'
paalam: goodbye; farewell — also 'permission', from pa- + alam
oo: yes — the plain form; the polite form is opo
hindi: no; not — negates verbs and adjectives; polite form Hindi po
paumanhin: excuse me; apology — 'Paumanhin po' to interrupt or apologise politely
patawad: forgiveness — 'Patawad!' is 'I'm sorry; forgive me'
mabuhay: long live!; welcome — the toast and the ceremonial greeting; root buhay 'life'
tulong: help; aid — 'Tulong!' is the shout for help
po: the politeness particle — marks respect toward the person addressed, especially an elder
ho: a softer variant of po — same job, less formal; the two are not used together in one clause
opo: yes (polite) — oo + po; what you answer an elder or a stranger with
oho: yes (polite, softer) — oo + ho; the ho-register counterpart of opo
Where does po sit in a sentence?: After the first stressed word — it is an enclitic: Salamat po, Oo po, Magkano po ito?
Whom do you use po with?: Anyone you would call sir or ma'am — elders, strangers, customers; KWF singles out answering an elder
ang: marker for the focused noun phrase — it points out a common noun: ang bahay = the house
ng: the non-focus marker — object, possessor or doer: bubong ng bahay = the roof of the house
sa: the oblique marker — place, direction or recipient: sa bahay = at/to the house
si: ang-marker for a personal name — si Juliet; the name-equivalent of ang
ni: ng-marker for a personal name — sapatos ni Jona = Jona's shoes
kay: sa-marker for a personal name — Kay Pedro ito = this one is Pedro's
mga: the plural marker — ang mga bahay = the houses; spelled mga, said 'manga'
sina: plural ang-marker for personal names — the plural of si
How is the marker ng pronounced?: 'nang' — elsewhere ng is a single letter of the alphabet, the sound written ng in ngayon

Tagalog Core Vocabulary flashcards — questions people ask

How many cards are in the Tagalog Core Vocabulary flashcard deck?: The Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck on PuzzlePage has 223 cards. The first 30 are free to play and free to download with no account; the remaining 193 unlock for $2.99 as a one-time payment, or with the $11.99-a-month Study Pack, which covers every deck on the site. 223 cards — more than the ~120 the deck plan estimated, because that many entries cleared the two-independent-source bar without padding. Core vocabulary is not a closed set, so the count is a judgement rather than a fact: nothing is here that only one source carried, and the grammatical core (markers, all three pronoun sets, demonstratives, question words, both number systems and the po/ho register) is covered before any of the everyday nouns are.
What is on the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards?: Everyday Tagalog vocabulary with the ang/ng/sa markers, all three pronoun sets, both number systems and the politeness particle po, each card sourced twice. Cards look like this: kumusta → hello; how are you? — from Spanish ¿cómo está?; magandang umaga → good morning — literally 'beautiful morning'; the polite form adds po: Magandang umaga po. The deck is written for grades 6–12 and filed under world languages.
Can I study tagalog core vocabulary flashcards online for free?: Yes. The first 30 cards of the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck play free in any web browser at puzzlepage.app, with no account, no app and no card details. It works on a phone, tablet, Chromebook, laptop or classroom projector. Practice mode flips through the cards with nothing scored; quiz mode makes you answer each card before it flips, times the run and scores it.
Are the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards accurate?: Every card in the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck cites two independent published sources — two different organisations, not a standards body and a site reprinting it — and a script checks that, rather than taking the writer's word for it. A second specialist then re-verified the deck against sources of their own, without reading the citations first. That is the difference from a user-generated flashcard site, where the cards are whatever a stranger typed and nobody is accountable for them.
Can I print the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards?: Yes. The Tagalog Core Vocabulary cards are available as a printable double-sided PDF to cut up, as well as playable in the browser. The first 30 cards are free to download; the full 223-card printable is included in the $11.99-a-month Study Pack.
How should I use the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck to revise?: Start in practice mode and go through the Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck once without scoring, to find out which cards you already know — the deck is dealt in a different order every time you open it, so you are recalling the card rather than its position. Then switch to quiz mode, which times and scores the run and lets you re-run only the cards you missed. Use the "flip deck" control to swap which side is the question: recognising an answer is much easier than producing one, so a deck you find easy one way round is usually the harder and more useful drill the other way. Two or three short sessions across a week beat one long one, which is the whole reason flashcards work.
What grade level are the tagalog core vocabulary flashcards for?: The Tagalog Core Vocabulary deck is written for grades 6–12. Because the cards are plain term-and-answer pairs, they are also used outside that band — by adults revising world languages, and by teachers running them as a whole-class starter on a projector.

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