Useful Tagalog / Filipino Phrases

I noticed that someone ended up at this site because s/he was searching for "USEFUL FILIPINO PHRASES" at Google. So here's an attempt to provide such a list, preferably something more contemporary. Please note that all the vowels in Pilipino or Tagalog are short vowels. "A" as in machine and not mayhem, "E" as in echo and not eel, "I" as in his and not high, "O" as in awe and not owe, and "U" as in flu and not up. Ready? :-)

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Anyway, on to the useful Tagalog phrases on this page...

(Note: All caps means put the stress on that syllable.)

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Good morning :: ma-gan-dang u-MA-ga (note: dang rhymes with sang)
Have you eaten? :: ku-MA-in ka na?
It's late. Go to sleep. :: ga-bi NA. ma-TU-log ka na.
Do you miss me? :: MIS mo ba a-KO?
I miss you a lot. :: MIS ki-TA. SO-bra.
I truly love you. :: ma-HAL ki-TA. as IN.
I'm madly in love with you. :: ma-HAL ki-TA. GRA-be. (or labs ki-TA. tin-DI.)
Ok, I agree (sulking tone). :: K, Fine. Watever. (Ok, fine. Whatever.)
You're so pretty! :: ang gan-da MO. Cutie!
Sure! :: si-GE! (like the word 'Get' without the 'T')
Please don't sulk... :: i-to na-MAN. WAG ka nang mag-tam-PO... plissss?

Okay, okay. By popular demand, I've added a few more contemporary Tagalog phrases.

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