are

Ano ga are?


noon

noón (canonical)
ᜈᜓᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
non (alternative)
nun (alternative)

Kasinlaki noong tinapay ang binibili natin.

of that; that over there; yonder (far from both the speaker and the listener)


was

ᜏᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
waz (alternative)
wis (alternative)
wiz (alternative)
wit (alternative)
wititit (alternative)


kita

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.

I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.

Anak kita.

Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw (I or my and you). Used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb.

Magkaibigan kita.

(now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque, uncommon in Bulacan) we; the two of us; you and I


kami

kamí (canonical)
ᜃᜋᜒ (Baybayin)
cami (alternative)
kmi (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

inh+

Nagtatrabaho kami sa isang kumpanya. Ikaw?

we; us (exclusive of the person spoken to)


k

From the Abakada alphabet letter k being pronounced as ka.

Nasan k na?

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of ka: you; u


s

From the Abakada alphabet letter s being pronounced as sa.

d2 s 7hol


ano

tl-pron

anó (plural ano-ano, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ)

anó (canonical)
ano-ano (plural)
ᜀᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu. Compare Tausug unu.

aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo

term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know, avoids, or cannot remember: thingamajig, whatchamacallit


kata

(archaic, now dialectal) we (inclusive of the person spoken to)


un

From 'yun or 'yon, clipping of iyon, where ⟨'yu⟩ was replaced with English U, read as in the English letter, to shorten it. See also yaon.


ta

From Proto-Philippine *ta. Compare Bikol Central ta.

Bahay ta.

Hintayin ta muna.


akin

ᜀᜃᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
'kin (alternative)
acquin (alternative)
aquin (alternative)

From Proto-Austronesian *akən (“1sg oblique”).


ako

akó (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
aco (alternative)
aq (alternative)
akesh (alternative)
aketch (alternative)
akiz (alternative)

From Proto-Philippine *akú (“I”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pupunta po ako sa simbahan, Inay.

Bigyan mo ako ng makakain.

Akong ako 'to.


ko

ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
co (alternative)
k (alternative)
q (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ku, from Proto-Austronesian *-ku.

inh+

ang bahay ko

sa taas ko

Ang bola ay sinalo ko.

(literally, “The ball was caught by me.”)


sino

tl-pron

sino (plural sino-sino, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)

sino-sino (plural)
ᜐᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
cno (alternative)

From Proto-Philippine *si-nu. By surface analysis, si + ano. Compare Brooke's Point Palawano sinu, Ilocano sino, Waray-Waray hin-o, and Yami sino. See also Malay si + Malay anu.


sila

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *si-ida, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ida. Compare Bikol Central sinda, Cebuano sila, Chamorro siha, Hiligaynon sila, Inonhan sanda, Malay sida, Maranao siran, Ratagnon sanda, Tetum sira, West Albay Bikol sinra, Yami sira, and Yogad sira.


yarn

Galit yarn?


ka

ᜃ (Baybayin)
ca (alternative)
k (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka (“2sg. subject pronoun”).


kau

From kayo but the last syllable replaced with homophonous English U. See also un for iyon, and ngaun for ngayon.

Abbreviation of kayo (“you (plural or sometimes polite singular form)”).


iri

irí (canonical)
ᜁᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
idi (alternative)
ire (alternative)
yiri (alternative)
yri (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-di (“that, there”).

Ano ba iri?


watashi

Borrowed from Japanese 私(わたし) (watashi).

Maganda si watashi.


ito

itó (canonical)
ᜁᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
'to (alternative)

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu (“that”). Compare Bikol Central ito (“that”), Malagasy ito, Yami uitu, Malay itu (“that”). The i- prefix is likely related to the Proto-Austronesian *i (location marker) (cf. ibabaw, ilalim, itaas, ilaya).

this (near the speaker and the listener)


ari

arí (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
are (alternative)

Ano ga ari?


kailan

tl-pron

kailán (plural kai-kailan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜈ᜔)

kailán (canonical)
kai-kailan (plural)
ᜃᜁᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kelan (alternative)
caylan (alternative)


wis

ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
wiz (alternative)
wit (alternative)


kayo

kayó (canonical)
ᜃᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
cayo (alternative)
kau (alternative)

From Proto-Philippine *kayú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

Tuloy po kayo.


nila

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni ida, from Proto-Austronesian *ida (“they, them”).

Nilinis nila ang kwarto.


alin

alín (plural alin-alin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

alín (canonical)
alin-alin (plural)
ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


kelan

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


saan

saán (plural saan-saan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜀᜈ᜔)

saán (canonical)
saan-saan (plural)
ᜐᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
san (alternative)

Compare Bikol Central sain. See also sa, -an.

Saan mo siya nakita?

equational sentence
w:equational sentence

(interrogative) where (not used in equational sentences)


nino

nino (plural nino-nino, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓ)

Bahay nino ito?


gasino

somebody (of an unnamed person of importance)


yari

yarí (canonical)
ᜌᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
yare (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-di (“that, there”), from Proto-Austronesian *-di. Cognate with Balangao yadi (“that”), Mansaka yadi (“this”), and Malagasy ary (“there, yonder”).


amin

Ang aklat na ito ay amin.


siya

siyá (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
sya (alternative)
s'ya (alternative)
xa (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Bikol Central siya, Cebuano siya, Indonesian ia, Maori ia, and Waray-Waray hiya.

Pilipino siya.

he; she (third person singular animate personal pronoun)

(colloquial) it (third person singular inanimate personal pronoun)


ikaw

ikáw (canonical)
ᜁᜃᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
icao (alternative)
ycao (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).


ilan

tl-pron

ilán (plural ilan-ilan, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜈ᜔)

ilán (canonical)
ilan-ilan (plural)
ᜁᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From an irregular elision of /p/ and an addition of /n/ from Proto-Philippine *pijah (“how many”), from Proto-Austronesian *pijax (“how many”). Compare Pangasinan piga, Kapampangan pilan, Masbatenyo pira, Cebuano pila, Javanese ꦥꦶꦫ (pira), Hawaiian -hia, Paiwan pida, and Thao piza.


tayo

Possibly from kata + *-yo (cf. kayo/ninyo), with omission of the initial ka-. Compare Ilocano datayo (data + -yo), Pangasinan sikatayo (sikata + yo), Kapampangan tamu (ta + mu), and Tausug taniyu (ta + niyu).

Kain tayo!

we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)


tanan

Borrowed from Cebuano tanan, from Proto-Philippine *tanan. Compare Hiligaynon tanan.


iyo

iyó (canonical)
ᜁᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
'yo (alternative)
yyo (alternative)


iyan

iyán (canonical)
ᜁᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
'yan (alternative)
yan (alternative)
yarn (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (“that, there (probably 2p.)”). Compare Bikol Central iyan.

inh

that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)


pang-ilan

pang-ilán (canonical)
ᜉᜅ᜔ᜁᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

whatth; how manyth; which ordinal number; what number


natin

From Proto-Philippine *n-atən. Compare Aklanon naton, Hiligaynon naton, and Mongondow naton.

Nilinisan natin ang kwarto. / Ang kwarto ay nilinisan natin.

by us; of us (including the person talking to)

Ang bansa natin.


atin

[ˈʔaː.t̪ɪn̪]

[ˈʔaː.t̪ɛn̪]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atən, from Proto-Austronesian *itən. Compare Hiligaynon aton.


iyon

iyón (canonical)
ᜁᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
'yon (alternative)
yon (alternative)
'yun (alternative)
yun (alternative)
un (alternative)

that (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)


dilan

dilán (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
dila (alternative)
dilang (alternative)

(archaic) all; everyone; everybody; everything


paano

tl-pron

paano (plural paa-paano, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜈᜓ)

paa-paano (plural)
ᜉᜀᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
pano (alternative)

From pa- + ano. Compare Bikol Central pano.


iilan

[ˌʔiː.ʔɪˈlan̪]


itey

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2014, Raldvie Justin Serna, Dating Her Guys:


gaano

gaano or gaanó (plural gaa-gaano, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜀᜈᜓ)

gaano (canonical)
gaanó (canonical)
gaa-gaano (plural)
ᜄᜀᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

[ɡɐˈʔaː.n̪o]

(interrogative) how (of quantity, measurements, etc.); what quantity or amount; how much


kanila

kanilá (canonical)
ᜃᜈᜒᜎ (Baybayin)
canila (alternative)

oblique third-person plural pronoun: them


inyo

inyó (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
iniyo (alternative)

(possessive, honorific) yours (singular)


ninyo

ninyó (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
niniyo (alternative)


nito

Possibly from ng + ito. See also ng (n-ang), ni (n-i), niyan (n-iyan), and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.


kmi

Abbreviation of kami (“we (exclusive of the person spoken to)”).


kaniya

kaniyá (canonical)
ᜃᜈᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
caniya (alternative)
kanya (alternative)

Magcano cayá ang quinoha mong salap sa caniya?

1752, Francisco de San José, Arte y reglas de la lengua Tagala:


niya

niyá (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
nya (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a. Compare Malay -nya (“third person pronoun clitic”), Javanese -ꦤꦺ (-né, “third person pronoun clitic”).

cog

Ininom niya ang tubig./Ang tubig ay ininom niya.

3rd person singular ergative pronoun: he; his


alinman

alinmán (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
alin man (alternative)

alinman sa kanila


magkano

tl-pron

magkano (plural magka-magkano, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜈᜓ)

magka-magkano (plural)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
magcano (alternative)


kanino

kanino (plural kani-kanino, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜈᜓ)

kani-kanino (plural)
ᜃᜈᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
cang̃ino (alternative)
canino (alternative)
kangino (alternative)

From Proto-Central Philippine *kaniʔnu (“whose”). Compare Asi kanin-o.


niyon

niyón (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
nion (alternative)
nyon (alternative)
nyun (alternative)

Possibly related to ng/ni and iyon/yaon. See also nito, niyan, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

of that; that over there; yonder (far from both the speaker and the listener)


niyo

niyó (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
n'yo (alternative)
nyo (alternative)

second-person plural indirect personal noun: you; you all


cno

From sino, with the first syllable changed to similarly pronounced English C.


sarili

From sa- + dili, with the root from borrowed from Malay diri (“self; to establish”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi (“housepost”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi (“housepost”). Compare Bikol Central sadiri, Kapampangan sarili, Maranao siri, and Malay sendiri. Doublet of haligi.


walang anuman

tl-pron

waláng anumán (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

waláng anumán (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
walang-anuman (alternative)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + anuman (“whatever”), literally “no anything”. Compare Spanish de nada.


anuman

anumán (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
ano man (alternative)

anumang mangyari


anek

anék (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
anekwabum (alternative)


sinuman

sínumán (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
sinoman (alternative)
sino man (alternative)


isa't isa

isá't isá (canonical)
ᜁᜐᜆ᜔ ᜁᜐ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪˌsat̪ ʔɪˈsa]

Paano na ang pangako natin sa isa't isa?

What would happen to our promise to each other?


'yon

ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
'yun (alternative)
yun (alternative)
yon (alternative)


'yun

ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
yun (alternative)
un (alternative)


nakanino

tl-pron

nákaníno (plural nakani-kanino, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜈᜒᜈᜓ)

nákaníno (canonical)
nakani-kanino (plural)
ᜈᜃᜈᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

Nakanino na ang huling halakhak ngayon?

(literally, “The last laugh is with whom now?”)


alin-alin

tl-head

alín-alín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

alín-alín (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌlin̪ ʔɐˈlin̪]


ano-ano

anó-anó (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜀᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
anu-ano (alternative)

[ʔɐˌn̪o ʔɐˈn̪o]


anu-ano

[ʔɐˌn̪u ʔɐˈn̪o]

Superseded, pre-2014 spelling of ano-ano.