Shops and hotels in Tagalog
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Tagalog words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Tagalog phrases in this lesson
- May ... ka ba?may ... ka BA
- Do you have...?
- Nasaan ang...?na-sa-AHN ang
- Where is...?
- Bukásboo-KAS
- Open
- Saradosa-RA-do
- Closed
- May bag ka?may BAG ka
- A bag?
- Masyadong mahalma-SHA-dong ma-HAL
- Too expensive
- May reservation akomai re-zer-VAY-shon a-KO
- I have a reservation
- Kasama ba ang almusal?ka-sa-MA ba ang al-MOO-sal
- Is breakfast included?
- Ano ang password ng wifi?a-NO ang PAS-word nang WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Puwede ba akong...?PWEH-deh ba a-KONG
- Can I...?
"May tinapay ka ba?" (do you have bread?). The ba particle turns statements into questions. Supermarkets stock consistently; shortages are rare.
"Nasaan ang gatas?" (where is the milk?). Filipino supermarkets are small in provincial areas but large and modern in cities. Staff are usually helpful.
Stress on the second syllable means open. Stressed on the first, búkas means tomorrow.
From Spanish cerrado.
Literally "do you have a bag?". Supermarkets charge for bags, though cloth bags are becoming common. Some markets are plastic-heavy; bring your own to be practical.
Haggling is normal at markets like Divisoria.
Tagalog freely mixes in English words, a style called Taglish.