mga salita
The Tagalog phrase for "words" is mga salita.
mga salita refers to the units of language used to communicate ideas through speech or writing.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the plural marker mga followed by the noun salita, which means "word".
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is created by placing the marker mga before the noun salita. The singular form of the noun is salita.
Did you know?
- The plural marker mga is pronounced as 'manga', even though the 'a' is completely omitted from its modern written form.
- A person who is 'few words' in English might be described in Tagalog using matipid sa salita, which literally means they are 'thrifty with words'.
- The spelling of mga exists because of an old Spanish convention where a tilde was used to indicate abbreviated words.
Examples in context
- Hindi ito mga salita.These are not words.This sentence is useful for showing how to negate the phrase with mga salita.Tatoeba #1705501 by nonong, translation #896996 by CM
- Gusto kong maglaro ng mga salita.I like to play with words.This sentence shows how to use mga salita in the context of playing with language.Tatoeba #1611526 by nonong, translation #2292412 by Adelpa
- Iyon ang kanyang huling mga salita.Those were his last words.This sentence demonstrates using mga salita to refer to someone's final utterances.Tatoeba #1780699 by nonong, translation #4347199 by AlanF_US
- Salamat poThank you
- Magandang araw poGood day
- Paumanhin poI'm sorry or Excuse me
- Kumusta po kayo?How are you?
- Pasensya naSorry or Forgive me
- Magandang umaga.Good morning.
- Magandang hapon.Good afternoon.
- Magandang gabi.Good evening.
- Ako siI am
- Paalam.Goodbye.
- Hanggang sa muli.See you soon.
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Example conversation
Jose and Maria are discussing a poem Maria wrote.
- JoseMagaganda ang iyong mga salita.Your words are beautiful.
- MariaSalamat, Jose.Thank you, Jose.
- JoseMarami ka bang alam na mga salita sa Tagalog?Do you know many words in Tagalog?
- MariaMarami na, pero gusto ko pang matuto.Quite a few, but I want to learn more.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mga, salita, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
