Narito po muli ang Tagalog Tuesday!
We’ve made 13 essential topics for you to review before you visit the Philippines.
On our previous post, we’ve talked about:
– The history of Tagalog
– Ang alpabetong Filipino
– The modern tagalog versions of how are you, thank you, how to say you’re sorry
– Some survival phrases that you need to know when you visit the Philippines
– How to count and how to shop in the Philippines.
Please go and check out the Tagalog 101 folder in the sidebar of our blog if you want to learn more about it.
Ngayon, pag aaralan natin kung paano sabihin ang oras sa Tagalog.
Now, we will learn how to tell time in Tagalog.
First lesson: how do you ask, “What time is it?”
Here’s how you say it in Tagalog:
Anong oras na?
Here’s a sample answer in Tagalog:
Limang minuto bago sumapit ang ika-dalawa ng tanghali
Meaning: It’s five minutes before 2 in the afternoon
Or simply put: 1.55pm
Let’s dissect the phrase:
Lima is five
Minuto is minute
Bago is before
Sumapit is reach
Ika-dalawa ng tanghali is 2 in the afternoon or 2 o’clock pm
Limang minuto bago sumapit ang ika dalawa ng tanghali
5 minutes before it reach 2 in the afternoon
But here is the easier way for me: the version that we had during the Spanish era.
You just add the prefix “Ala or Alas” before the numbers
Alas is our version of the suffix o’clock
one o’clock Ala-una
two o’clock Alas-dos
three o’clock Alas-tres
four o’clock Alas-kwatro
five o’clock Alas-singko
six o’clock Alas-sais
seven o’clock Alas-siyete
eight o’clock Alas-otso
nine o’clock Alas-nuwebe
ten o’clock Alas-diyes
eleven o’clock Alas-onse
twelve o’clock Alas-dose
It is half past one Ala-una y medya
It is half past two Alas-dos y medya
It is quarter past four Alas-kwatro kinse
It is quarter past eleven Alas-onse kinse
We have so many versions in telling time in our country but for me, the quickest way is to say it in English. 1.55 pm!
Limang minuto bago sumapit ang ika dalawa ng tanghali – the old Filipino way of telling time
Ala una singkwenta y singco –Spanish inspired way of telling time
5 minutes before it reach 2 in the afternoon- American way
Or 1.55 pm! The shortened American way.
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Salamat po at hanggang sa muli!
