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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Filipino Survival Phrases brought to you by FilipinoPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Philippines. You will be surprised at how far a little Filipino will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.
GRAMMAR POINT
Filipino Survival Phrases Lesson 4 - Basic Filipino greetings.
Today, we will cover basic greetings for the appropriate time of the day. As there are quite a few survival phrases to cover, let's jump right in.
In Filipino, "Good morning" is Magandang umaga.
Magandang umaga.
Let's break it down by syllable: Magandang umaga.
Now, let's hear it once again: Magandang umaga.
The first word Magandang means "beautiful," "fine," or "graceful."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Ma-gan-dang.
Magandang.
It is followed by Umaga, which in English is "morning."
Umaga.
Umaga.
And Umaga.
And now, the entire phrase, Magandang umaga.
Magandang umaga.
Magandang umaga.
In Filipino, "Good afternoon" is Magandang tanghali.
Magandang tanghali.
Now, let's hear it once again: Magandang tanghali.
The first word Magandang means "beautiful," "fine," or "graceful."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Magandang.
And Magandang.
It is followed by Tanghali, which in English is "noon."
So, to recap, we have Magandang tanghali.
Magandang tanghali.
And now, the entire phrase, Magandang tanghali.
In Filipino, "Good afternoon" is Magandang hapon.
Magandang hapon.
Let's break it down by syllable: Magandang hapon.
Now, let's hear it once again: Magandang hapon.
The first word Magandang means "beautiful," "fine," or "graceful."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Magandang.
Magandang.
It is followed by Hapon, which in English is "afternoon."
Hapon
Hapon.
And Hapon.
And now, the entire phrase, Magandang hapon.
Magandang hapon.
Magandang hapon.
And finally, we have the evening greeting, which in Filipino is Magandang gabi.
Magandang gabi.
Let's break it down by syllable: Magandang gabi.
Now, let's hear it once again: Magandang gabi.
The first word Magandang is the same one from the previous phrases.
Let's break down this word one last time: Magandang.
And Magandang.
It is followed by Gabi, which in English is "evening."
Magandang gabi.
And Magandang gabi.
To make these phrases polite, you can Po to the end of each phrase.
"Good morning," or Magandang umaga, becomes Magandang umaga po.
Magandang umaga po.
Let's break it down by syllable: Magandang umaga po.
Magandang umaga po.
And, one more time: Magandang umaga po.
You can do this to each of the greetings you have learned today to make Magandang hapon po and Magandang gabi po.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Filipino. Here we go!
"Good morning." - Magandang umaga.
Magandang umaga.
Magandang umaga.
"Good morning." (polite) - Magandang umaga po.
Magandang umaga po.
Magandang umaga po.
"Good noon." - Magandang tanghali.
Magandang tanghali.
Magandang tanghali.
"Good noon." (polite) - Magandang tanghali po.
Magandang tanghali po.
Magandang tanghali po.
"Good afternoon." - Magandang hapon.
Magandang hapon.
Magandang hapon.
"Good afternoon." (polite) - Magandang hapon po.
Magandang hapon po.
Magandang hapon po.
"Good evening." - Magandang gabi.
Magandang gabi.
Magandang gabi.
"Good evening." (polite) - Magandang gabi po.
Magandang gabi po.
Magandang gabi po.
Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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