Aralin
Pagsasabi ng Oras
(Telling Time)
How to ask “What time is it?”
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2 different ways to ask
1) Anong oras na? [What time is
it?]
2) Ala(s) [Spanish number] na ba?
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Example: Alas tres na ba? [Is it 3
o’clock yet?]
How to respond to the question…
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If someone asks, “Anong oras
na?”
Use the following Syntax:
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Ala(s) + (Spanish number) + na.
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Examples:
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Alas tres na. [Three o’clock.]
Ala una na. [One o’clock.]
Alas otso na. Di-ba? [Eight o’clock.
Right?]
Tsart ng Oras: Kastila
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1:00 ala una
2:00 alas dos
3:00 alas tres
4:00 alas
kuwatro
5:00 alas
singko
6:00 alas sais
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7:00 alas siyete
8:00 alas otso
9:00 alas
nuwebe
10:00 alas diyes
11:00 alas onse
12:00 alas dose
What if it’s AM or PM?
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Filipino is a rich language
There are words that express time such as:
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UMAGA
TANGHALI
HAPON
GABI
HATINGGABI
MADALING ARAW
n.u. (5-11:55)
n.t. (12-1:00)
n.h. (1-5:00)
n.g. (6-11:55)
h.t. (12-12:55)
m.a. (1:00-4:00)
In English, you only have “AM” and “PM.”
In Filipino, we have n.u. –ng umaga and
n.g.- ng gabi and the other time
expressions above.…
What if it’s AM or PM? Cont….
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A more complete answer is:
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Ala(s) + (Spanish number) + NG +
(time expression)
Halimbawa:
Alas dos ng madaling-araw.
[2:00am]
 Ala una ng hapon.
[1:00pm]
 Alas siyete ng gabi. [7:00pm]
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What if its not exactly on the
hour? Cont……
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Then use the following
vocabulary:
y medya = and half
 Menos = minus, less
 Menos kinse para ala una = 15
minutes before one o’clock
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More Vocabulary before we
continue…
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13 – trese
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14 – katorse
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15 – kinse
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16 – disisais
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17 – disisiyete
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18 – disiotso
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19 – disinuwebe
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20 - beynte
21 – beynte-uno
22 – beynte-dos
23 – beynte-tres
26 – beynte sais
30 – trenta
31 – trentay-uno
32 – trentay-dos
40 - kuwarenta
What if it’s not exactly on the
hour? (The Answer.)
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Examples
2:30  Alas dos y medya.
 5:30  Alas singko y medya.
 10:37  Alas diyes trentay-siyete.
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But what about 3:45? Or 6:53?
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“Menos RULE”:
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IF the time is over 40min then, subtract 60 (time) = (a number between 4-20)
Menos + Spanish number (4-20) + para +
time its gonna be
 Example: 5:47am
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Menos trese para alas sais ng umaga.
Kaya, paano sasabihin ang…
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8:15 pm
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10:43 am
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Menos disisiyete para alas onse ng umaga
Alas diyes kuwarentay tres ng umaga
6:21 pm
 Alas sais beynte-uno ng gabi
12:29 am
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Alas otso kinse ng gabi
Alas dose y beynte-nuwebe ng hatinggabi
5:45 pm
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Menos kuwarto para alas sais ng gabi.
Menos kinse para alas sais ng gabi.
Adverbial Particles: na, pa
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Na:
It signifies a completed action
 Translates to already
 ex: May alas dose na ba? “Is it 12:00
o’clock now/yet”?
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Pa
May signify an incompleted or
completed action
 Translates to yet or sometime ago
 ex: Hindi pa.
‘Not yet. .’
 ex: Kanina pa.
‘sometime ago’ or
‘a while back’
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Adverbial Particles: na, pa Vocabulary
Tanghali na - already (timewise); it’s late
 Maaga pa - early yet
 Huli na - late already
 Pasado na - past already
 Malapit na - close/near
 Kanina pa - sometime ago
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Talking about time Schedules
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How to say “What time is our
English class?” in Filipino.
Anong oras ang klase sa
Ingles? [What time is our English class?]
So the pattern is:
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Anong oras + ang + subject
The subject could be Science
(Agham), Math (Matematika),
Psychology (Sikolohiya) etc….
Tsart ng Oras sa Tagalog
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1:00 ikaisa
2:00 ikalawa
3:00 ikatlo
4:00 ikaapat
5:00 ikalima
6:00 ikaanim
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7:00 ikapito
8:00 ikawalo
9:00 ikasiyam
10:00 ikasampu
11:00 ikalabing-isa
12:00 ikalabindalawa
How to respond to the question
using Tagalog/Filipino numerals…
If someone asks “Anong oras na?”
 Syntax:
 ika + (Tagalog number)
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Examples:
 Ikaisa. [One o’clock.]
 Ikatlo. [Three o’clock.]
 Ikalabing-isa. [Eleven o’clock]
 Ikawalo. [Eight o’clock]
 Ikasiyam. [Nine o’clock]
 Ikasampu na. [Ten o’clock]
Putting it all together…
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So far you’ve learned:
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how to say the Spanish number (una,
dos, tres, kuwatro, apat, lima, anim …)
add the time of day (umaga, tanghali,
hapon, madaling-araw, at hatinggabi.)
talk about a subject (class)
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Lets make a complicated sentence!
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Tuwing Sabado, | alas diyes y
medya ng umaga| ang klase ko |
sa Agham.
Every Saturday, my class in Science is
10 a.m.
How would you say…
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We (incl) are going to play basketball at 3:59pm.
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Maglalaro tayo ng basketbol mamayang
alas kuwatro ng hapon.
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Can I meet you later at 7pm?
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Pwede ba tayong magkita mamayang alas
siyete?
I have a meeting to go to at 11:37 tonight.
Meron akong miting na pupuntahan
mamayang alas onse trentay siyete
ngayong gabi.
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Are you going to be there at 4:30pm?
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Pupunta ka ba ngayong alas kuwatro y
medya ng hapon?
Subukan mo nga!
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12:20 pm__________________________
11:55 am__________________________
1:30 am ___________________________
3:03 pm___________________________
7:31 pm___________________________
4:25 am___________________________
2:47 pm___________________________
5:43 pm___________________________
9:40 am___________________________
6:57 pm___________________________
8:19 am___________________________
Iba pang talasalitaan:
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Araw-araw - everyday
Linggo-linggo- every week
Buwan-buwan- everymonth
Tuwing – every
Tuwing hapon- every afternoon
Lingguhan- weekly
Bukas- tomorrow
Mamaya- later
Isang segundo- 1 second
Minsan- sometimes
Madalas/ palagi/ parati- often, always
Madalang- seldom
Ngayon- now, today
When… Kailan, noong, kapag
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To ask a question: “Kailan ang
kaarawan mo? When is your birthday?
To indicate past time: “Noong unang
panahon…” A long, long time ago… In the olden
days… “Noong bata pa ako…” When I was
still young…
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Future time: Sa darating na Lunes
When, whenever: “Kapag may sakit
ako…” When(ever) I am sick…
When: “Nang dumating ako…” When I
arrived…