Featured Image: Kapampangan written in Kulitan script (source: Wikipedia)

Here are common words or sentences you might want to know:

COMMON GREETINGS

• Good morning – Mayap a abak
• Good afternoon – Mayap a gatpanapun
• Good evening – Mayap a bengi
• How are you – Komusta ka?
• Excuse me – panapaya mu ku
• Welcome – Malaus kayu/ko pu
• Many thanks – Dakal a Salamat
• Kissing the hand of elderly – Siklod pu
• Response to kissing hand by elderly – Dispu (contracted)
• I love you – Kaluguran da ka
• I miss you – Agaganaka da ka/Pagdulapan da ka

COMMON PHRASES

• How much is this? – Magkanu ini?
• Let’s eat – Mangan ta na
• Have you eaten? – Mengan na ka?
• What have you eaten? – Nanu ing pengan mu?
• Let’s go – Tara na
• Let’s go home – Muli ta na
• You can go/leave – Mako na ka
• For what do you wait? Nanung panayan mu?
• I’m here / We’re here – Atiu na ku / Atiu na kami
• Where are you going? – Nokarin ka munta?
• Where have you been? – Nokarin ka ibat?
• How to go to  – Makananu munta king
• I will buy this/that – Saliwan ke ini /ita
• I likes this/that – Buri ke ini/ita
• How old are you? – Pilan na ka banwa?
• What can I do for you? – Nanu maliari kung daptan keka?
• I will leave you – Lakwan da ka
• Take care – Mimingat ka
• Go here – Mekeni (contracted)
• Yes – Wa
• No – Ali
• Stop – Tuknang
• Move – Galo
• Faster – Lagwa
• Curse/swear words – Panagkas

COUNT

• One – Metung
• Two  – Adua
• Three – Atlu
• Four – Apat
• Five – Lima
• Six – Anam
• Seven – Pitu
• Eight – Walu
• Nine – Siyam
• Ten – Apulu
• One Hundred – Dinalan
• Two Hundred – Adwang dalan

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DESCRIBE

• Delicious – Manyaman
• Ugly – Matsura
• Cold – Marimla
• Hot – Mapali
• Small – Malati
• Big – Madagul
• Short – Makuyad
• Plenty – Dakal
• Few – Ditak
• Long – Makaba
• High – Matas
• Low – Mababa
• Sharp – Mataram
• Blurry – Malabug
• Bloody – Maraya
• Dry – Malangi
• Sultry/Humid – Malisangan
• Aromatic – Mabanglu
• Stinking – Mabuluk
• Far – Malawut
• Near – Malapit
• It is high – Matas iya
• It is deep – Malalam ya
• Full – Mitmu / sapak
• You are beautiful/handsome – Malagu ka (female), Masanting ka (male)
• Rare – Malagad
• Frequent – Maralas
• Direction to the fields – Paralayunan
• Too much excited – Samal
• Too bright – Masala
• Dark – Madalumdum
• Overcast – Malulam
• Dirty – Madinat
• Slippery – Matalusad / Mataluras
• Every – Sabla
• Later – Pota

DIRECTIONS

• Here – Keni
• There – Keta / Karin
• Left – Kayli
• Right – Wanan
• Up / Overhead – Babo
• Low / Underhead – Lalam
• Go Upstairs – Manik
• Go Downstairs – Tipa
• Going inside/Inward – Papalub
• Going outside/Outward – Papaluwal
• Westward – Albugan
• Northward- Amianan
• Eastward – Aslagan
• Southward – Abagatan

RELATIONSHIP

• Mother – Ima / Indu
• Father – Tatang/Ibpa
• Parent – Pengari
• Older brother – Koya
• Older Sister – Achi
• Sibling – Kapatad
• Grandfather – Ingkong
• Grandmother – Apu
• Aunt – Dara
• Uncle – Bapa
• Cousin – Pisan
• Younger Sibling – Wali
• First Cousin – Pisan alang pilatan

PLANTS/ANIMALS/INANIMATE OBJECTS

• Plant – tanaman
• Flower – Sampaga
• Tree – Punu
• Animal – Ayup
• Mouse – Dagis
• Dog – Asu
• Cat – Pusa
• Pig – Babi
• Pet – Sese
• Chick – Sisi
• Chair – Luklukan
• Door – Pasbul
• House – Bale
• Window – Awang
• Stairs – Eran
• Water – Danum
• Food – Pamangan
• Wall – Pader
• Vehicle – Saken
• Bridge – Tete
• Light – Sulu
• Clothes – Malan
• Short pants – Salol
• Pillow – Ulnan
• Blanket – Ulas
• Bed – Pitudturan
• Earthquake – Ayun
• Birthday – Pangabait
• Short Pants – Salol
• Sweater – Sambra

PLACE

• Town – Balen
• City – Lakanbalen

ACTIONS

• Give – Dinan
• Go – Munta; Went – Minta
• Leave – Lakwan
• To land – Dugpa
• Fly – Sulapo
• Run – Pulayi
• Jump – Lukdang
• Step on – Dakurak
• Steal – Manako
• Pilfer or Filching – Mangoryet
• Stop – Tuknang
• Get – Kumwa
• Buy – Sali
• Slice – Gili
• To shout – Gulisakan
• To Speak – Sumabi
• To play – pyalungan
• To own – Babandian
• To wear clothes – Miblas
• To fix – Samasnan
• To cut – Pututan
• To apologize – Mangamanung kapagmasakitan
• Slurp – Ilupan
• Gulp – Aldukan
• Actively Participate – Makipagtalamitam
• To call – Awsan
• To wash clothes – Mamipi
• To catch fish – Mamadwas

TIME/DATE

• Year – Banwa
• Month – Bulan
• Day – Aldo
• Hour – Oras
• Minute – Minutu
• End of <month> – Mapupus ning <bulan>

BODY PARTS

• Head – Buntuk
• Eyes – Mata
• Ears – Balugbug
• Nose – Arung
• Face – Lupa
• Forehead – Kanuan
• Neck – Batal
• Nape – Tundun
• Mouth – Asbuk
• Teeth – Ipan
• Tongue – Dila
• Upper Arm – Takde
• Hands – Gamat
• Finger – Taliri
• Forefinger – Panuldu
• Thumb – Tindaragul
• Finger Nails – kuku
• Elbow -Siku
• Feet – Bitis
• Upper Stomach – Dungus
• Lower Stomach – Atiyan
• Navel – pusad
• Chest – Salu
• Shoulder – Pago
• Hips – Papaluan
• Buttocks – Buldit
• Knee – Tud
• Shin – Lulud
• Upper Leg – Puad
• Lower Leg – Butit