Sat 16 Dec 2006
Here are Tagalog words related to birthdays, plus a contemporary Philippine birthday song.
Maligayang kaarawan – Happy Birthday (formal)
Maligayang bati – Happy Greetings
Hapi bertdey – Happy Birthday (colloquial Tagalog)
Sa iyo / Sa ‘yo – From you, to you, assigned to you
ang inumin – the drinks
ang pulutan – the appetizers or food snacks that go with the drinks
Sana ay / Sana’y – it is hoped that… OR we hope that…
Mabusog mo kami – You make us feel full (of food / drink)
mo – you
kami – us
mabusog – to make full or sated
And here’s the modern Philippine Birthday song:
Hapi, hapi, hapi bertdey
Sa ‘yo ang inumin
Sa ‘yo ang pulutan
Hapi, hapi, hapi bertdey
Sana’y mabusog mo kami!
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December 31st, 2006 at 5:41 am
Manuel. Ang galeng ng mga podcast mo. Very informative. Dito ko pinapapunta ung mga listeners ko na gusto pang matuto ng tagalog. Sige ingat.
Tagalog Juan.
[From Manuel] Salamat, Tagalog Juan! Ituloy mo rin ang Tagalog podcast mo, para mas maraming matuto ng Filipino. :-)
January 24th, 2007 at 11:21 am
manuel, it’s nice to see you’ve tried out the PodPress plugin I suggested to you. How do you like it? You know you can style the colors to match your site, right?
good job.
Terrence
[From Manuel] Thanks, Terrence! I like it a lot because all my old posts were automatically updated with the player. Yes, I know about the ability to change the colors, but I decided to just leave it as it is. Thank you for letting me know about the plugin! :-)
February 21st, 2007 at 12:44 pm
We had lots of fun with the Birthday song. The kids love it. Games and songs make learning Tagalog fun !!
[From Manuel] Thanks, Steve! Glad to know you’re all having fun! :-)