Mabuhay Hazel! These are notes from my language lesson with my italki teacher. http://www.italki.com/teacher/T009090703.htm This is what I learned: ilang taon ka na? = How old are you? ako ay tatlompu walong taong gulang = I am 30 years old ako ay isang computer programmer = I am a computer programmer ako ay nagtatrabaho bilang computer programmer = I am working as a computer programmer saan sa pilipinas nakatira ang iyong pamilya = Where in the Philippines does your family live? sino ang pilipino sa pamilya mo? = Who is filipino in your family? ilang taon na kayo kasal? = How many years are you married? When Pronouncing Filipino vowels: a - "ahhhh" e - "eeehh" i - "eeeee" o - "ooooo" u - "ooooh" taon = year gusto kong mag-gitara = I like to play guitar kailan ka natutong mag-gitara? = When did you learn to play guitar? noong bata pa ako = early childhood / young mayroon = have mayroon ka bang gitara? = do you have a guitar? mayroon akong tatlong gitara = I have three guitars maliban = aside maliban sa gitara = aside from guitar mag = "to" mahirap = poor or hard hairap bang mag-scuba diving? = is it hard to scuba dive? oo = yes hindi = no bakit? = why? nakkapagod = tiring pagod = tired mga = turns words into plural maga gamit - things/equipment I also counted from 1 to 50 and talked about my job. ano ang trabaho mo? = what is your job? ako ay isang guro = I am a teacher magtrabaho sa bahay = work at/from home masarap pagkain = yummy food