Identifying Family Members In Tagalog

This episode is good for beginners in Tagalog. The main focus of this tutorial is to help you identify your family members including some people in your community. You will also grasp a few phrases that are essential in continuing your conversational skill in Tagalog.

This episode consists of 2 parts. In part 1, the student is expected to recall his knowledge on body parts, animals, numbers, places, natural phenomenon, and vehicles. The second part is a new lesson about family members.

Part 1. Vocabulary Review 

braso (arm)

bibíg (mouth)

ilóng (nose)

kamáy (hand)

manók (chicken) 

isdâ (fish)

kambîng (goat)

baka (cow, beef)

baboy (pig, pork)

ahas (snake) 

ibon (bird) 

How To Count?

walâ, isá, dalawá, tatló, apat, limá, anim, pitó, waló, siyám, sampû, labíng isá, labíndalawá, labíntatló, labíng apat, labínlimá, labíng anim, labímpitó, labíngwaló, lambíngsiyám, daláwampû

bangko (bank)

bahay (house) 

ulán (rain)

ulap (cloud)

langit (sky) 

kulóg (thunder)

bagyó (typhoon)

araw (day, sun) 

kotse (car)

tren (train)

eroplano (airplane)

barkó (ship)

awto (car)

trak (truck)

bus (bus)

dyip (jeepney)

traysikel (tricycle)

Basic Conversation

walâ (none)

Hindî, salamat. (No, thank you) 

Gustó mo ng kapé? (Do you want coffee?)

Hindî pô, salamat. (No sir/ma'am, thank you.)

mayroón (there is/are, there exists, have)

meron (short form of mayroón)

Tamà ba? (Is it right/correct?)

Tamà pô ba, teacher? (Is it/this right, teacher?)

malî (wrong)

Part 2. Family Members

magulang (parent)

tatay (father)

nanay (mother)

kapatíd (brother)

panganay (first child)

bunsó (last child)

kuya (older brother)

ate (older sister)

anák (child)

lolo (grandfather)

lola (grandmother)

tiyo (uncle)

tiya (aunt)

apó (grandchild)

pamangkín (cousin)

manugang (son-in-law, daughter-in-law)

biyenán (father-in-law, mother-in-law)

bayáw (brother-in-law, sister-in-law)

bilás (relationship between spouses of siblings)

pinsán (cousin)

kamág-anak (relative)

People In The Community

kaibigan (friend)

kapit-bahay (neighbor)

kababatâ (childhood friend)

ninong (god mother)

ninang (god father)

inaanák (god child)