Words x 050 - Most Common Words 01 Flashcards

The following set of flashcards rank the most common words used in Tagalog/Filipino based on a UCLA corpus of Tag/Fil texts (Zuraw 2006). Excludes English terms adopted into Filipino. Conjugated verb forms have been grouped together (e.g. magsalita, nagsalita, salita) but paired only with the English infinitive (e.g. to speak) translation. Due to the volume of corpus, this is not an error-free set. Some words may be repeated, and there may be some mistakes. However, to the best of the creator's

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sa

A

in, at

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na

A

indicates that an action has completed: now, already (usu. follows action word)

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ang

A

definite article, subject marker

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ng

A

Multiple usages: linker, predicate marker, indefinite article

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mga

A

plural marker

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ko

A

my (ng-class)

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ay

A

inversion particle (Doctor ako. > Ako ay doctor.)

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ako

A

I (ang-class)

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lang

A

only, just

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hindi, di

A

no

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pa

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indicates that something has not finished/completed: (adv) yet, still

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mo

A

your (ng-class pronoun)

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may

A

there is/are

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kung

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(conj) when, whenever, if, during (conjunction used to indicate non-actual occurrences viewed as unreal, hypothetical or repeated.)

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ni

A

The non-focus marker. This marker usually marks things that are not the subject of the sentence (as opposed to ang) and is sometimes the equivalent of the preposition “of”. Ni is used before proper names.

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naman

A

used to make contrasts; so, likewise, also, too

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si

A

(marker) used before proper noun

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ka

A

you (ang-class pronoun)

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ito

A

this (ang)

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yung, ung

A

the, those (specifier)

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para

A

for

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isa, isa’t

A

one, each

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nga

A

(a) emphatic particle: truly, really, certainly; (b) request particle: roughly translates commands into more polite requests

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ba

A

question marker

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pero

A

but

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siya

A

he, she (ang-class)

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niya, nya

A

he, she; his, hers (ng-class)

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rin/din

A

also

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kaya

A

able, capable

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o

A

or

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kasi, kase

A

because

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dahil

A

because

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wala

A

non-existence particle: none, absent

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nang

A

when

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lahat

A

all

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nila

A

their, they (ng-class)

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sila

A

they (ang-class)

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kami

A

we (exclusive; ang-class)

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talaga

A

really

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ngayon

A

now, today

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ano; anu-ano (plural)

A

what

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alam

A

know

42
Q

A

respect particle

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eh

A

way of saying “because” or “that’s why” (usu. follows the comment)

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iyon/yon/yun

A

that

45
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kahit

A

even if, even though

46
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dito

A

here

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namin

A

we (exclusive; ng-class)

48
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kaniya, kanya

A

(non-subject) her, his

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tao

A

person, man