Tagalog Adjectives

Welcome to the second Tagalog lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Tagalog to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black itim

grey kulay-abo

white puti

blue asul

green berde

yellow dilaw

red pula

brown kayumanggi

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Tagalog
my house is white [noun + adjective] ang aking bahay ay puti
your country is big [noun + adjective] ang iyong bansa ay malaki
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] ang mga bagong libro ay mahal
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] masaya kami dito
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] siya ay may tatlong maliliit na aso
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] ang wika na ito ay napakadali
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] meron akong isang maliit na kulay berdeng bahay

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold malamig

hot mainit

cloudy maulap

rainy maulan

snowy may niyebe

sunny maaraw

windy mahangin

warm mainit

Conversation in Tagalog

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Tagalog
hi maligayang pagbati
how are you? kumusta ka?
I'm good, thank you mabuti naman ako, salamat
and you? at ikaw?
what is your name? anong pangalan mo?
my name is Maya ako si maya
nice to meet you ikinagagalak kong makilala ka

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