nice thread Here are some additions ... Maligayang pasko = Merry Christmas (late but usefull in future hehehe) Marunong ka ba magsalita ng ingles? = Do you speak english? Hindi ko naiintindihan = I dont understand Hindi ko alam = I dont know Gutom na ako = I am hungry Lagi kang mananatili sa aking puso = You will always live in my heart Ingat lagi = Take care always Hindi ko kaya na mawala ka sa akin = i cnt take when u leave me If you want show that you respect the person to who you are speaking (especially while speaking to older people) use the word 'po' For example ... Hindi ko po alam Maraming salamat po Mahal na mahal po kita Some single words... damo = gras buwan = moon paliparan = airport kamay = hand (Hawak kamay = holding hands) alak = wine sunog = fire sorbetes = icecream mansanas = apple oras = hour kulay = color estudyante = student tubik = water tsa = tea payong = umbrella itlog = egg damdamin = feeling and so on .... Onlinetranslator available in internet: http://www.bansa.org/dictionaries/tgl/ http://translate.google.com This translators are ok to translate single words but if you want to learn something about grammar have a look here: http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/Tagalog_Homepage99/learning_tagalog_on_this_site.htm Greetz from Germany ... Holger