There are many ways to express the passage of time, but do you know how to express them in Tagalog?
Read on and find out how.
Tagalog Concepts of Time |
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| Tagalog | English | Sample Sentences in Tagalog | English Translation |
| segundo | second | Bigyan mo ako ng isang segundo. | Give me a sec. |
| minuto | minute | Pwede ba tayong mag-usap kahit isang minuto lang? | Can we talk even just for a minute? |
| araw | day | Inumin mo ito isang beses sa isang araw. | Drink this once a day. |
| lingggo | week | Isang linggo kong pinaghandaan ang araw na ito. | I prepared for this day for a week. |
| buwan | month | Sa palagay ko ay matatapos ko ito sa loob ng isang buwan. | |
| taon | year | Isang taon na silang magka-relasyon. | They have been in a relationship for a year. |
| dekada | decade | Ilang dekada na silang hindi nagkikita. | They haven’t seen each other in decades. |
| siglo | century | Ito ay isang bagay na nangyayari lang minsan sa isang siglo. | This is a thing that only happens once a century. |
| ngayon | now | Anong gagawin natin ngayon? | What are we going to do now? |
| ngayong araw | today | Marami akong gagawin ngayong araw na ito. | I have a lot of things to do on this day/today. |
| mamaya | later | Magkikita kami mamaya. May gusto ka bang ipasabi? | I will see him / her later. Would you like me to pass on a message? |
| maya-maya | a little later | Busog pa ako. Maya-maya na lang ako kakain. | I’m still full. I will eat a little later. |
| bukas | tomorrow | Magkita tayo bukas. | Let’s meet tomorrow. |
| sa isang araw / samakalawa | the day after tomorrow | Susunduin ko siya sa airport sa isang araw. | I’ll pick him/her up from the airport the day after tomorrow. |
| sa susunod na linggo | next week | Aabot ka ba sa susunod na linggo? | Will you make it next week? |
| sa isang linggo | the week after next | Nakatakdang magsimula ang proyekto sa isang linggo. | The project is due to start next week. |
| sa susunod na buwan | next month | Ipagdiriwang niya ang kaniyang kaarawan sa susunod na buwan. | He / She will celebrate his / her birthday next month. |
| sa isang buwan | the month after next | Tatanggap sila ng mga aplikasyon hanggang sa isang buwan. | They will accept applications until the month after next. |
| sa susunod na taon | next year | Uuwi na siya sa susunod na taon / sa isang taon. | He / She will come home next year. |
| sa isang taon | the year after next | Tinatayang matapos ang mga ginagawang kalsada sa isang taon. | The roads being constructed are expected to be finished the year after next. |
| kahapon | yesterday. | Nakita ko siya kahapon. | I saw him / her yesterday. |
| noong isang araw | the day before yesterday | Umalis siya noong isang araw. | He/She left the day before yesterday. |
| noong isang linggo | last week | Nakalimutan ko na noong isang linggo nga pala ang due date. | I forgot that last week was the due date. |
| noong isang buwan | last month | Katatapos ko lang siyang makita noong isang buwan. | I just saw him / her last month. |
| noong isang taon | last year | Nagbakasyon sila sa Japan noong isang taon. | They went to Japan on vacation last year. |
| noong minsan | the other day | Nagkasalubong kami noong minsan. | We bumped into each other the other day. |
| balang araw | someday | Balang araw, matutupad ang mga pangarap ko. | Someday, my dreams will come true. |
| darating | coming | Magiging maulan sa darating na mga araw. | It will be rainy in the coming days. |
| kanina | earlier | Nakita mo ba iyong pera na iniwan ko dito kanina? | Did you see the money that I left here earlier? |
| kani-kanina | a little earlier | Kani-kanina lang nandito pa iyon. | It was still here a little while ago. |
| nakalipas | past | Maraming mga bagay ang nangyari sa nakalipas na isang buwan. | A lot of things happened in the past month. |
| noon | before/an unspecified time in the past | Iyon ang akala ko noon. | That’s what I thought before. |
| araw-araw | daily/everyday | Araw-araw ko siyang nakikita sa eskwelahan. | I see him/her everyday in school. |
| gabi-gabi | every night | Nagja-jogging siya sa paligid ng parke gabi-gabi. | He jogs around the park every night. |
| linggu-linggo | every week | Umuuwi siya linggu-linggo para makita ang mga magulang niya. | He/She comes home every week to see his/her parents. |
| buwan-buwan | every month | Kailangan naming mag-report sa main office buwan-buwan. | We need to report to the main office every month. |
| taun-taon | every year | Taun-taon siyang nagpapadala ng regalo para sa aking kaarawan. | He/She sends presents for my birthday every year. |
| bandang | Around (approximate time) | Maghanda ka na dahil aalis tayo bandang alas-kuwatro ng hapon. | Be ready because we will leave around four in the afternoon. |
| bawat/kada | every | Bawat minuto naiisip kita | Every minute, I think of you. |
Some of the sample sentences are kinda long, but I hope that they gave you an idea on how to use those words in actual conversations. Should you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment.
Until next time!
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