Filipino vs Spanish

¿Cómo está? in Filipino it is kumusta. How are you? On my last travel before the end of 2014, I met a Spanish friend. He told that he can recognized some of the words we Filipinos use.Well I did some little compilations :)

Months

enero - enero

febrero - pebrero

marzo – marso

abril – abril

mayo – mayo

junio – hunyo

julio – hulyo

agosto – agosto

septiembre – septembre

octubre - oktubre

noviembre – nobembre

diciembre – disyembre

Days

lunes – lunes

martes – martes

miercoles – mierkules

jueves – huebes

viernes – biernes

sabado – sabado

domingo – lingo ( in other area like Pampanga domingo is used)

Time

hora – oras (time)

minuto -minuto (minutes)

segundo – segundo (seconds)

es la una – ala una (1 o'clock)

son las dos – alas dos (2 o'clock)

son las tres – alas tres (3 o'clock)

son las cuatro – alas kuwatro (4 o'clock)

son las cinco - ala singko (5 o'clock)

son las seis - ala sais (6 o'clock)

son las siete – ala siete (7 o'clock)

son las ocho – alas otso (8 o'clock)

son las nueve – alas nuebe (9 o'clock)

son las diez – alas dies (10 o'clock)

son las once – alas once (11 o'clock)

son las doce – als doce (12 o'clock)

es la una y media – ala una y media (1:30 )

The plural form of Spanish becomes the specific name of thins in Filipino such as:

patata is potato,, make it plural it becomes patatas, in Filipino potato/potatoes is called patatas

pera is pear, make it plural it becomes peras, in Filipino pear/pears is called peras

lechuga is lettuce, make it plural becomes lechugas, in Filipino lettuce is called lechugas

rabano is radish, make it plural becomes rabanos, in Filipino radish/radishes is known as labanos

uva is grape, make is plural it becomes uvas, in Filipino grape/grapes is known as ubas

manzana is apple, make it plural it becomes manzanas, in Filipino apple/apples is known as mansanas

zapato is shoe, make it plural it becomes zapatos, in Filipino shoe/shoes is called sapatos

Old Filipino lacks the F, V, Z and some alphabets. So tend to pronounce F as P, V as B, Z as S.

About the vowels we have 5 which are A , E, I, O, U but Filipinos can tends to interchange the

E/I sound, as well as the O/U sound.

A BA KA DA E GA HA I LA MA NA NGA O PA RA SA TA U WA YA

I was singing the song I was taught in school N years ago to refresh my memory while typing the above characters.

Now the modern Filipino alphabets are the ones below. We now have 28. Additional of Ñ NG to the English alphabets.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ NG O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Spanish - Filipino 101 words being use in/for:

SCHOOL

estudiante – estudyante (student)

papel – papel ( paper)

lapis – lapiz (pencil)

borrador – pambura (eraser)

pizarra – pisara (blackboard)

libro – libro (book)

maestro – maestro ( male teacher)

maestra – maestra ( female teacher)

escuela – eskwela

TRAVEL

pasaporte – pasaporte (passport)

viajero – biahero

pasajero – pasahero

HOUSE, Just looking around the house things with Spanish words can be seen.

mesa – mesa (lamesa) (table)

cuchara – kutsara (spoon)

tenedor – tinidor (fork)

plato – plato ( plate)

caldero – kaldero ( pan)

silla – silya (chair)

ventilador – bentilador ( electric fan)

jaula – haula (birdcage)

cama – kama (bed)

plancha – plantsa ( iron)

vaso – baso (glass)

cocina – kusina (kitchen)

horno – horno (oven)

lavabo – lababo (sink)

baño – banyo (bath)

singular for baño is el baño if the baño becomes many, it becomes los baños

We have that place in Laguna, so it means many baths because in that area many hot springs

Another place one in Mindoro, the place name is Puerto Galera

Puerto means port

Galera means galley

Looking at the net the meaning of galley means galleon..

ANIMALS:

animal – animal (animal)

conejo – kuneho (rabbit)

caballo – kabayo (horse)

elefante - elepante (elephat)

pavo – pabo ( turkey)

usually these words denotes part of meat, we usually eat..

pecho (breast) – pecho ( chicken breast)

pata (leg) – pata ( pig leg)

lechon – lechon (roasted pig)

FOOD:

cafe – kape (coffee)

azucar – asukal ( sugar)

pimienta – paminta (pepper)

food combination of spanish word

leche flan - milk custard

pan de sal – salted bread

puto seco – seco means dry, about the puto better ask some Spanish speaking people 

here are some food we eat in the Philippines :)

pastillas

mamon

 

puto