ang alpabeto
/ʔaŋ ʔalpaˈbeto/word by word
The English phrase "the alphabet" is translated into Tagalog as ang alpabeto.
The phrase refers to the set of letters used to write the language.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʔaŋ ʔalpaˈbeto/
Did you know?
- Before the Spanish introduced the Latin-based alpabeto, Filipinos used an indigenous script called Baybayin.
- The indigenous Baybayin script was an abugida, meaning each character represented a consonant and a vowel together rather than separate letters.
- In many older Tagalog-centric contexts, the term Abakada is used, which is actually an acronym derived from the first four letters of the traditional alphabet: A, Ba, Ka, and Da.
Example conversation
Maria is helping Mark study Tagalog.
- MariaMark, alam mo na ba ang alpabeto?Mark, do you know the alphabet already?
- MarkHindi pa, Maria. Mahirap ito.Not yet, Maria. It is difficult.
- MariaTutulungan kita sa alpabeto ngayon.I will help you with the alphabet today.
- MarkSalamat! Gagamitin ko ang libro ko.Thanks! I will use my book.
