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Here are Tagalog words for various vegetables. Filipino children used to learn this song in pre-school. I wonder why that has changed.

bahay - house
kubo - hut
kahit - even (if)
munti - tiny
halaman - plants
doon - there
sari-sari - varied
paligid - surroundings
puno - full (in this particular context)

From a Yehey Message Board:

singkamas - native turnip
talong - eggplant
sigarilyas - winged seguidillas beans
mani - peanut
sitaw - string beans
bataw - hyacinth bean
patani [photo] - lima beans, kidney beans
kondol - wax gourd
patola - sponge gourd
upo - white squash
kalabasa - pumpkin, squash
labanos - radish
mustasa - mustard
sibuyas - onions
kamatis - tomatoes
bawang - garlic
luya - ginger
linga - sesame seeds

Bahay Kubo
G       D      C     G
Bahay kubo, kahit munti
G             D            G
Ang halaman doon ay sari-sari.
G               D        C           G
Singkamas at talong, sigarilyas at mani
C         D        G
Sitaw, bataw, patani.

G           D     C         G
Kundol, patola, upo’t kalabasa
G                D                  G
At saka mayroon pang labanos, mustasa,
G             D   C           G
Sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya
C             D                G
Sa paligid-ligid ay puno ng linga.

Download Episode 35 - Bahay Kubo (Vegetable Song)
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Here are Tagalog words related to dieting and losing weight.

Kailangan kong mag-dieta / mag-jeta - I need to diet.

Masikip na ang damit ko. - My clothes now feel tight.
masikip - tight
damit - clothes

Kakain na lang ako… - I’ll just eat…
…ng Magic Flakes. - some Magic Flakes (crackers).

Anlaki na ng braso ko. - My arms are big.
Anliit na ng braso ko. - My arms have become slimmer.

Kumain tayo. - Let’s eat.

Pampabata - Something that makes you younger or more youthful.
Pampataba - Something that makes you gain weight.

Iwas muna ako sa chicharon. - I’ll avoid pork rinds for now.

Download Episode 34 - Weight Loss
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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!

Download Episode 33 - Happy Birthday
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Here are Tagalog words you can use when you are lost and are looking for directions.

Saan - where
Saan po - where (respectful form)
ang (daan) papuntang - the way to

Paano - how
pumunta sa - to go to

Mount Sea Resort - (the name of the place)
Tanza, Cavite - (the name of the place)

Deretso - straight ahead
Kaliwa - left
Kumaliwa - make a left

Kanan - right
Kumanan - make a right

Kanto - corner

Lampas - passed / overshot
Lumampas na kayo - You’ve gone past your destination.

Pagkalampas ninyo (ng) - when you go past (the)

Tulay - bridge
Petron/Shell/Caltex - names of gas stations
Unang kanto - first corner
Pangalawang kanto - second corner
Pangatlong kanto - third corner

Download Episode 32 - Lost
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Here are Tagalog words for the group dynamics game called “House, Pig, Storm”

house - bahay (two people, arms extended upwards diagonally, representing a roof)
pig - baboy (the person in between the two whose arms form the roof)
storm or typhoon - bagyo

Kaibigan - friend
Kaibigan mo - your friend

Malalaman mo - you will know
kung sino ang kaibigan mo - who is your friend

Siya - him/her
Nilaglag - dropped
Nilaglag siya - abandoned him/her (literally, dropped him/her)

Download Episode 31 - House, Pig, Storm (A Game)
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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)

Download Episode 30 - Counting 1 to 10
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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.

Download Episode 29 - Color My World

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