Re: Tagalog

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>I'm from the Philippines -- here goes.
>
>"magandang umaga"    = good morning
>"magandang tanghali" = good afternoon
>"magandang gabi"     = good night
>"kumusta"            = how are you?
>"salamat"            = thanks
>"paki..."            = would you please...
>   e.g. "pakitulong" = would you please help
>
>...and its important to use "po" (meaning 'sir/maam') after these
>polite nothings towards either a stranger, an elder, or someone
>important (e.g. teacher, doctor, policeman, etc.).
Just a small note on "maganda" (the -ng is a linker, BTW), is that it
actually means "beautiful". So, "magandang umaga" literally means
"beautiful day".  I've also seen  "kumusta" written and said as "kamusta".
Kamusta/kumusta is interesting because my Tagalog teacher says this comes
from "como está". Salamat is of course related to selamat from Indonesian.