Simple Numbers and Months Trying to memorise some numbers and months in Tagalog, I've also recorded some audio of me pronouncing these, how is my pronunciation? I find Setyembre, Oktubre, Nobyembre and Disyembre hardest! Isa - 1 Dalawa - 2 Tatlo - 3 Apat - 4 Lima - 5 Anim - 6 Pito - 7 Walo - 8 Siyam - 9 Sampu - 10 Labing-isa - 11 Labing-dalawa - 12 Labing-tatlo - 13 Labing-apat - 14 Labing-lima - 15 Labing-amin - 16 Labing-pito - 17 Labing-walo - 18 Labing-siyam - 19 Dalawampu - 20 Enero - January Pebrero - February Marso - March Abril - April Mayo - May Hunyo - June Hulyo - July Agosto - August Setyembre - September Oktubre - October Nobyembre - November Disyembre - December

Mabuhay Atoy! These are notes from my language lesson with my italki teacher, Atoy. http://www.italki.com/teacher/T010820569.htm This is what I learned: bagyo = typhoon siyudad = city Ano ang pangalan ng iyong asawa? (What is the name of your wife?) pagalan = name Ang pangalan ng aking asawa ay Amy. (My wife's name is Amy) Ilang taon ka na? (How old are you?) ako ay dalawampu't isa taong gulang (I am twenty one years old) taong = year gulang = age / old Si Amy ay dalawampu't isa taong gulang. Amy is twenty one years old Nasaan ba si Amy ngayon? (Where is Amy now?) kasalukuyan = ngayon present = now Sa ngayon, si Amy ay nasa kanyang trabaho. Right now, Amy is at her job/work Ano ang trabaho ni Amy What's Amy's work? trabaho = work Si Amy ay isang guro. Amy is a teacher Ano ang iyong trabaho? What is your job? Ang aking trabaho ay bilang isang computer programmer. my job is as a computer programmer ako ay isang computer programmer I am a computer programmer ako ay nagtatrabaho bilang computer programmer I am working as a computer programmer Saang lugar sa Pilipinas nakatira ang pamilya ni Amy? Where in the Philippines does Amy's family live? sa Manila in Manila Meron ka bang trabaho ngayon? Do you work right now? oo = yes anong oras ang iyong trabaho? What hours/time is your job? What time do you work? magsimula sa alas nuwebe ng umaga hanggang ala-sais ng gabi. Start at nine o'clock in the morning until six in the evening Anong oras ka kakain ng hapunan? What time do you eat dinner? sa alas siyete ng gabi. 7 in the evening Anong oras siya darating? What time is she coming? sa alas siyete ng gabi. At seven in the evening Gutom ka ba? Are you hungry? We also counted from 1 to 10.

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