"ah"
A Alab
ah-lab
flame
Other Filipino words that start with A
Practice writing "alab"
Use it in a sentence:
Alab ng puso.
The heart's flame.
araw asin apat
B "b"
mountain
Bundok boon-dok
Other Filipino words that start with B
bilog buto banig
Practice writing "bundok"
Use it in a sentence:
Mataas ang
The mountain is tall.
bundok.
C "k"
carrot Carrot ka-rot
Other Filipino words that have the letter C
Did you know?
leche flan
C is a foreign letter and is used to represent foreign words so there aren't a lot of C words in Filipino the letter "K" is used more. callos
Practice writing "carrot"
Use it in a sentence:
Malutong ang
carrot.
The carrot is crunchy.
D "da" ocean Dagat
da-gat
Other Filipino words that start with D
Practice writing "dagat"
Use it in a sentence:
Lumangoy ako
sa dagat
I swam in the sea
daan dahon dalawa
airplane Eroplano eh-ro-plah-no
E "eh"
Other Filipino words that start with E
embutido elepante ehersisyo
Practice writing "eroplano"
Use it in a sentence:
Lumipad ang
eroplano. The airplane flew.
a person of Philippine desce relating to the Philippines, its people or its language
Filipino Fi-li-pino
F "f"
Other Filipino words that start with F
Did you know?
F is a foreign letter and is used to represent foreign words so there aren't a lot of F words in Filipino. The letter "P" is used more.
Use it in a sentence:
Practice writing "Filipino" Filipino.
I am Filipino.
Ako ay
G "ga"
spider
Gagamba gah-gam-bah
Other Filipino words that start with G
gabi gitara gulay
Practice writing "gagamba"
Use it in a sentence:
May alaga
akong gagamba.
I have a pet spider.
H "ha" wind Hangin
ha-ngin
Other Filipino words that start with H
Practice writing "hangin"
Use it in a sentence:
The wind is cold.
Malamig
halik hipon halimaw ang
hangin.
I "i" fish
Isda is-da
Other Filipino words that start with I
Use it in a sentence:
Humuli kami
We caught fish in the river.
itlog init ilog
isda
ilog.
Practice writing "isda"
ng
sa
J"ha"
National Hero Jose Rizal
Ri-zal
Ho-se
Other Filipino words that start with J
Did you know?
J is a foreign letter and is usually found in names of people, food and places. It is pronounced like the letter "h".
Practice writing "Jose"
Use it in a sentence:
Jesus si Jose Rizal.
Jamon
Magaling na manunulat
Jose Rizal is a good author.
X "x"
x-ray X-ray x-ray
Other Filipino words that start with X
Did you know?
X is a foreign letter and is usually found in adopted foreign words and names of people and places.
xylophone
Practice writing " x-ray "
Use it in a sentence:
Bicol Express kaniyang
The x-ray showed her bones.
ang
Nakita sa x-ray
mga buto.
-
Y "y"
ye-lo Yelo ice
Other Filipino words that start with Y
Practice writing "yelo"
Use it in a sentence:
The ice is cold.
yema yakap
Malamig
yuko
ang yelo.
Zipper zipper
zi-per
Z "z"
Other Filipino words that start with Z
Did you know?
Z is a foreign letter and is usually found in adopted foreign words and names of people and places.
Zamboanga City
Practice writing " zipper "
Use it in a sentence:
Zarzuela zipper. The zipper broke.
Nasira ang
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