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Numbers, Time & Dates
Cardinal and ordinal numbers, telling time, days, months, and dates
isa, dalawa, tatlo
one, two, three
ee-sah, dah-lah-wah, taht-loh
Cardinal numbers 1-3
apat, lima, anim
four, five, six
ah-paht, lee-mah, ah-nim
Cardinal numbers 4-6
pito, walo, siyam, sampu
seven, eight, nine, ten
pee-toh, wah-loh, see-yahm, sahm-poo
Cardinal numbers 7-10
ika-isa, ikalawa, ikatlo
first, second, third
ee-kah-ee-sah, ee-kah-lah-wah, ee-kaht-loh
Ika- prefix forms ordinal numbers
Anong oras na?
What time is it?
ah-nohng oh-rahs nah
Oras = hour/time; na adds now/already nuance
Alas dos ng hapon.
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
ah-lahs dohs nahng hah-pon
From Spanish a las dos; hapon = afternoon
Lunes, Martes, Miyerkules
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
loo-nes, mar-tes, mee-yer-koo-les
Days borrowed from Spanish via Latin planet names
Enero, Pebrero, Marso
January, February, March
eh-neh-roh, peh-breh-roh, mar-soh
Months borrowed from Spanish
Kailan ang kaarawan mo?
When is your birthday?
kah-ee-lan ahng kah-ah-rah-wan moh
Kailan = when; kaarawan = birthday
ngayon, bukas, kahapon
today, tomorrow, yesterday
ngah-yon, boo-kahs, kah-hah-pon
Essential time adverbs