Count Numbers and Money in Filipino or Tagalog Language
Whenever and wherever you deal with Filipinos, you are likely to mention something about numbers and money.
If and when you come to the Philippines, you may find yourself counting money that you give to and get from Filipino vendors, who usually sell souvenirs from across the country’s 7,107 unique islands.
Outside of the Philippines, you may realize that you are working with or even hiring Filipinos for various jobs that would, of course, require payments to them.
Whatever is the case, it is very helpful to learn words and expressions about numbers and money in the Filipino or Tagalog language.
Learning these words would definitely cut down the language barrier between you and your Filipino friend or acquaintance.
Yes, many Filipinos can speak English so using English words and expressions for numbers and money would also be fine.
Just the same, you’ll never know when knowing Filipino phrases about numbers and money might come in handy.
So better learn these words and expressions while you can.
Good luck!
Note: To tell an amount, just mention the number and add the word “piso” that means Philippine peso in the Filipino or Tagalog language.
Numbers and Money in Filipino or Tagalog Language
Filipino or Tagalog Language
| English
|
|---|---|
Numbers 1-10
| |
wala
| zero
|
sero
| |
isa
| one
|
dalawa
| two
|
tatlo
| three
|
apat
| four
|
lima
| five
|
anim
| six
|
pito
| seven
|
walo
| eight
|
siyam
| nine
|
sampu
| ten
|
Numbers 11-19
| |
*Affix the word "labing" before the basic number word.
| |
labing-isa
| eleven
|
labing-dalawa
| twelve
|
labing-tatlo
| thirteen
|
labing-apat
| fourteen
|
labing-lima
| fifteen
|
labing-anim
| sixteen
|
labing-pito
| seventeen
|
labing-walo
| eighteen
|
labing-siyam
| nineteen
|
Numbers 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90
| |
*Combine the basic number word and add "pu" that stands for "sampu" or ten in Filipino. In some cases, add "na".
| |
dalawampu [dalawa + sampu]
| twenty
|
tatlompu [tatlo + sampu]
| thirty
|
apatnapu [apat + sampu]
| forty
|
limampu [lima + sampu]
| fifty
|
animnapu [anim + sampu]
| sixty
|
pitompu [pito + sampu]
| seventy
|
walompu [walo+ sampu]
| eighty
|
siyamnapu [siyam + sampu]
| ninety
|
Numbers 21-29
| |
*Combine "dalawampu" that means 20, "at" that means "and", and the basic number word. To shorten "at", just delete "a" and replace it with an apostrophe (').
| |
*Follow the same steps for numbers 31-39, 41-49, 51-59, 61-69, 71-70, 81-89 and 91-99.
| |
dalawampu't isa
| twenty-one
|
dalawampu't dalawa
| twenty-two
|
dalawampu't tatlo
| twenty-three
|
dalawampu't apat
| twenty-four
|
dalawampu't lima
| twenty-five
|
dalawampu't anim
| twenty-six
|
dalawampu't pito
| twenty-seven
|
dalawampu't walo
| twenty-eight
|
dalawampu't siyam
| twenty-nine
|
Other Numbers
| |
daan
| hundred
|
* Combine the basic number words and add "daan" to make them hundreds.
| |
libo
| thousand
|
* Combine the basic number words and add "libo" to make them thousands.
| |
milyon
| million
|
* Combine the basic number words and add "milyon" to make them millions.
| |
bilyon
| billion
|
* Combine the basic number words and add "bilyon" to make them billions.
| |
Estimated Numbers
| |
isa-isa
| ones
|
one by one
| |
sampu-sampu
| tens
|
ten by ten
| |
daan-daan
| hundreds
|
hundred by hundred
| |
libo-libo
| thousands
|
thousand by thousand
| |
milyon-milyon
| millions
|
million by million
| |
bilyon-bilyon
| billions
|
billion by billion
| |
Ordinal Numbers
| |
*Affix "pang" to show that a number is ordinal.
| |
pang-una
| first
|
pangalawa
| second
|
pangatlo
| third
|
pang-apat
| fourth
|
pang-lima
| fifth
|
pang-anim
| sixth
|
pang-pito
| seventh
|
pang-walo
| eighth
|
pang-siyam
| ninth
|
pang-sampu
| tenth
|
una
| first
|
huli
| last
|
Buying - Prices and Change
| |
Ilan?
| How many?
|
wala
| none
|
marami
| many
|
kaunti
| few
|
konti
| some
|
little
| |
Magkano?
| How much?
|
Magkano ito?
| How much is this?
|
Magkano dito?
| How much for this?
|
Magkano lahat?
| How much for everything?
|
Magkano sukli?
| How much is the change?
|
Magkano sukli ko?
| How much is my change?
|
May sukli pa ako.
| I still have change.
|
Nasaan sukli ko?
| Where's my change?
|
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