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Sun 2 Mar 2008

Episode 41: Well, Well, Well

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Learn these Tagalog words and phrases related health, skill, or recovery…

Magaling - well
Galing - skillful (stress is on the second syllable: LING)

Ang galing mo! - You’re skillful.
Gleng-gleng.

GA-ling - came from (stress is on the first syllable: GA)
Galing sa bahay. - Came from the house.
Bahay - house

Kamusta ka? - How are you?

Galing ako sa ospital. - I came from the hospital.
Bakit? - Why?

Galing ako sa sakit. - I’ve just recovered from an illness.
Magaling ka na ba? - Are you well?

Hindi pa. - Not yet.
O, pagaling ka. - O, get well.

Magaling-galing. - I’m feeling a bit better.
O, pagaling ka pa. - Get better/healthier.

Magaling na! - I’m fully recovered.
Eh di, magaling! - Well in that case, that’s great!

Sat 30 Sep 2006

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Here are Tagalog words for the numbers one to ten.

1 - isa
2 - dalawa
3 - tatlo
4 - apat
5 - lima
6 - anim
7 - pito
8 - walo
9 - siyam
10 - sampu

1, 2, 3 - isa, dalawa, tatlo
Your bald dad - ang tatay (dad) mong kalbo (bald)

Sat 26 Aug 2006

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Here are Tagalog words and phrases related to colors.

Red - pula
Orange - kahel
Yellow - dilaw
Green - luntian
Blue - bughaw
Indigo - indigo
Violet - lila

Black - itim
Brown - kape
Gray - abo
White - puti

Superstitious belief: why you must not point at a rainbow.