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Tagalog Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some Tagalog words related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table of 15 Tagalog words related to animals, with their pronunciation and translation in English.

Word in Tagalog	Pronunciation	Translation in English
aso	/ˈaso/	dog
pusa	/ˈpusa/	cat
ibon	/ˈibon/	bird
tao	/ˈtao/	person
baka	/ˈbaka/	cow
baboy	/ˈbaboy/	pig
kabayo	/kaˈbayo/	horse
manok	/maˈnok/	chicken
daga	/ˈdaga/	rat
kuneho	/kuˈneho/	rabbit
usa	/ˈusa/	deer
kalabaw	/kaˈlabaw/	buffalo
tigre	/ˈtigre/	tiger
leon	/ˈleon/	lion
elepante	/eˈlepante/	elephant

Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above:

• Ang aso ay nag-uugoy. (/ˈang ˈaso ˈay ˈnag-uːgoj/) – The dog is barking.
• Mayroon akong isang pusa. (/maˈjroːn ˈakong ˈisang ˈpusa/) – I have one cat.
• Ang ibon ay naglilipad. (/ˈang ˈibon ˈay ˈnagliːpad/) – The bird is flying.
• Mayroon akong dalawang tao. (/maˈjroːn ˈakong ˈdalawaŋ ˈtao/) – I have two people.
• Ang baka ay naglalakad. (/ˈang ˈbaka ˈay ˈnaglaːlakad/) – The cow is walking.
• Mayroon akong isang baboy. (/maˈjroːn ˈakong ˈisang ˈbaboy/) – I have one pig.
• Ang kabayo ay tumatakbo. (/ˈang kaˈbayo ˈay ˈtumaːtakbo/) – The horse is running.
• Mayroon akong dalawang manok. (/maˈjroːn ˈakong ˈdalawaŋ ˈmanok/) – I have two chickens.
• Ang daga ay naglalakad. (/ˈang ˈdaga ˈay ˈnaglaːlakad/) – The rat is walking.
• Mayroon akong isang kuneho. (/maˈjroːn ˈakong ˈisang ˈkuneho/) – I have one rabbit.
• Ang usa ay tumatakbo. (/ˈang ˈusa ˈay ˈtumaːtakbo/) – The deer is running.
• Mayroon akong isang kalabaw. (/maˈjroːn ˈakong ˈisang ˈkalabaw/) – I have one buffalo.
• Ang tigre ay naglalakad. (/ˈang ˈtigre ˈay ˈnaglaːlakad/) – The tiger is walking.
• Mayroon akong isang leon. (/maˈjroːn ˈakong ˈisang ˈleon/) – I have one lion.
• Ang elepante ay naglalakad. (/ˈang eˈlepante ˈay ˈnaglaːlakad/) – The elephant is walking.

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