Hungry? How to start buying meals in Filipino? These are several of the inquiries you’ll have whenever venturing in a Filipino speaking region. Learn More
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Please click here to find out the Filipino dinner keyword phrases readily you can use when it comes to buying meals in Filipino eating places and coffee shops.
| A table for one person/two people, please. | Mesa para sa isa/dalawang katao, please. (...) |
| Can I look at the menu, please? | Pwedeng makita ang menu, please? (pweh-deng mah-kee-tah ahng meh-noo) |
| Can I look in the kitchen? | Pwedeng makita ang kusina? (pweh-deng mah-kee-tah ahng koo-see-nah) |
| Where's the bathroom/washroom? | Nasaan ang C.R.? (nah-sah-ahn ahng see-ar) |
| Is there a house specialty? | Meron ba kayong specialty? (meh-ron bah kah-yong spe-shal-tee) |
| Is there a local specialty? | Meron ba kayong local specialty? (...) |
| I'm a vegetarian. | Vegetarian ako. (...) |
| I don't eat pork. | Hindi ako kumakain ng baboy. (Heendee ako koomah-kain nang ba-boy) |
| I don't eat beef. | Hindi ako kumakain ng karne. (...) |
| I only eat kosher food. | Kosher lang ang kinakain ko. (...) |
| Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) | Pwede mong gawing "lite", please? (...) |
| It's salty. | Maalat ito |
| It's so sweet. | Napakatamis nito |
| It's so spicy. | Napakaanghang ito |
| fixed-price meal | fixed-price meal (...) |
| à la carte | a la carte (...) |
| breakfast | almusal (al-moo-sal) |
| lunch | tanghalian (tang-hah-lee-ahn) |
| snack (meal) | meriyenda ('mer-yen-dah) |
| supper | hapunan (ha-poo-nan) |
| I want _____. | Gusto ko ng _____. (GOOS-to koh) |
| I want a dish called _____. | Gusto ko ng ulam na _____. (...) |
| chicken | manok (mah-nok) |
| beef | karne (kar-ne) |
| fish | isda (is-DAH) |
| ham | hamon (...) |
| food | pagkain(pag-kah-een) |
| drinks | inumin(ee-noo-min) |
| sausage | longganisa (local sausage) (...) |
| cheese | keso (keh-soh) |
| eggs | itlog (eet-LOG) |
| salad | ensalada (...) |
| corn | mais |
| (fresh) vegetables | (sariwang) gulay (goo-LIE) |
| (fresh) fruit | (sariwang) prutas (proo-TAS) |
| bread | tinapay (ti-nah-PIE) |
| fastfood | fastfood |
| toast | toast (...) |
| noodles | pansit or noodles (...) |
| rice | kanin (KA-nin)/bigas (bee-GAS, used for uncooked rice) |
| beans | beans (...) |
| raw | hilaw (HEElaw) |
| cooked | luto (LOOto) |
| fried | prito |
| fried chicken/fish/egg | pritong manok/isda/itlog |
| grilled/roasted | inihaw |
| boiled | nilaga |
| salt | asin (uh-SEEN) |
| sugar | asukal |
| cooking oil | mantika (man-TEE-ka) |
| garlic | bawang |
| onion | sibuyas |
| black pepper | paminta(...) |
| soy sauce | toyo(to-yo) |
| butter | margarina or mantikilya (...) |
| Can/May I have a glass of _____? | Pwedeng/Maaaring makahingi ng isang basong _____? (pweh-deng/mah-ah-ring mah-kah-hee-ngi nahng ee-sang bah-song) |
| Can/May I have a cup of _____? | Pwedeng/Maaring makahingi ng isang tasang_____? (...) |
| Can/May I have a bottle of _____? | Pwedeng/Maaaring makahingi ng isang boteng _____? (...) |
| coffee | kape (ka-FEH) |
| tea (drink) | tsaa (cha-AH) |
| iced tea | iced tea (no direct translation) |
| chocolate | tsokolate |
| ice | yelo(yeh-lo) |
| juice | juice (...) |
| water | tubig (TOO-BEEG) |
| beer | serbesa(formal), beer(casual)(...) |
| red/white wine | red/white wine (...) |
| May I have some _____? | Maaaring makahingi ng_____? (...) |
| dessert | panghimagas(formal), dessert(casual) (...) |
| Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) | Excuse me, waiter? (...) |
| I'm finished/done. | Tapos na ako. or Tapos na akong kumain. (tah-pohs NAH uh-KOH or tah-pohs NAH uh-KOHNG KOO-mah-in) |
| It was delicious. | Masarap ang pagkain. (muh-suh-RAHP yan) |
| Please clean the table. | Pakilinis ang mesa. (...) |
| Can I get the bill, please. | Yung bill, please. (...) |
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