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As a Tagalog language teacher for the past 20 years, I have found that learning a new language is always exciting. Today, we will be learning about the days of the week and months of the year in Tagalog. This is an essential part of Tagalog vocabulary and will help you in everyday conversations with native speakers.

Days of the Week

Let's start by looking at the days of the week in Tagalog. The names of the days of the week in Tagalog are influenced by Spanish language, which has a significant impact on Tagalog.

Here are the Tagalog names of the days of the week, along with their Spanish equivalents:

Tagalog	Pronunciation	Spanish	English
Lunes	loo-nes	lunes	Monday
Martes	mar-tes	martes	Tuesday
Miyerkules	mee-yer-koo-les	miércoles	Wednesday
Huwebes	hoo-web-es	jueves	Thursday
Biyernes	bee-yer-nes	viernes	Friday
Sabado	sah-bah-do	sábado	Saturday
Linggo	ling-go	domingo	Sunday

• Note that Spanish "miércoles" and "jueves" have been Tagalized to "Miyerkules" and "Huwebes", respectively.

It is interesting to note that the Tagalog word for "week" is "linggo", which is the same as the Spanish word for "Sunday".

Now that you have learned the days of the week in Tagalog, let's move on to the months of the year.

Months of the Year

Tagalog also follows the Gregorian calendar for the months of the year. The names of the months in Tagalog follow a similar pattern to the days of the week, with some Spanish influence.

Here are the Tagalog names of the months of the year, along with their Spanish equivalents:

Tagalog	Pronunciation	Spanish	English
Enero	eh-ner-o	enero	January
Pebrero	peb-er-o	febrero	February
Marso	mar-so	marzo	March
Abril	ah-bril	abril	April
Mayo	mah-yo	mayo	May
Hunyo	hoo-nyo	junio	June
Hulyo	hoo-lyo	julio	July
Agosto	ah-gos-to	agosto	August
Setyembre	set-yem-bre	septiembre	September
Oktubre	ok-too-bre	octubre	October
Nobyembre	no-byem-bre	noviembre	November
Disyembre	dee-sem-bre	diciembre	December

• Note that Tagalog has added the letter "y" in months such as "Mayo", "Hunyo", and "Hulyo".

Learning the names of the days of the week and months in Tagalog will definitely help you in everyday conversations, especially when setting a meeting or scheduling an appointment. It is interesting to note that Filipinos still use the Spanish calendar, despite being under American rule for almost 50 years.

I hope you found this lesson informative and enjoyable. Don't forget to practice the days of the week and months of the year in Tagalog regularly to become comfortable using them in conversation.

Table of Contents - Tagalog Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Basic Greetings and Introductions

• Greetings and Farewells
• Introducing Yourself

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Basic Sentence Structure

• Subject-Verb-Object
• Pronouns

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-20
• Days and Months
• Telling Time

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Asking Questions

• Question Words
• Yes/No Questions

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Everyday Activities

• Daily Routine
• Hobbies and Interests

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Present Tense

• Regular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs

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Food and Drink

• Common Foods
• Eating Out

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Past Tense

• Regular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Asking for Directions

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Future Tense

• Regular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs

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Shopping and Services

• Shopping Vocabulary
• Banking and Postal Services

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Filipino Customs and Traditions

• Festivals and Celebrations
• Family and Social Life

Related Lessons

• Months of the Year
• Say Yes
• Eating Out
• How to say Good Bye?
• Family
• Days, Months, and Seasons
• Geography
• Shopping Vocabulary
• Business and Work
• Food and Drinks