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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year - Masaganang Bagong Taon Sa Lahat

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
'Happy New Year' in Tagalog

manigo
prosperous

bago
new

bagong...
new...

taon
year

Manigong Bagong Taon!
A Prosperous New Year!
(traditional greeting for the new year)

Manigong Bagong Taon sa Iyo!
A Prosperous New Year to You!
(singular; spoken to one person)

Manigong Bagong Taon sa Inyo!
A Prosperous New Year to You!
(plural; spoken to many)

Manigong Bagong Taon sa Inyong Lahat!
A Prosperous New Year to All of You!

Maligayang...
Happy... Joyful... Merry...

Maligayang Bagong Taon!
Happy New Year! (not a common greeting)

The Tagalog word for 'abundant' or 'plentiful' is masagana.

Masaganang Bagong Taon Sa Lahat!
A Bountiful New Year to Everyone!
(also a common greeting for the new year)

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas - Maligayang Pasko!

Filipino church goers gather outside a church during the first dawn mass in suburban Las Pinas, so+uth of Manila, Philippines. (AP Newswire)
'Merry Christmas' in Tagalog
The Tagalog word for Christmas is Pasko.

maligaya
joyful, happy

Maligayang...
Merry...

Pasko
Christmas

Maligayang Pasko!
Merry Christmas!

Sana maligaya ang Pasko mo.
I hope your Christmas is merry.

Bisperas ng Pasko
Christmas Eve

Ang Pasko ay sa ika-25 ng Disyembre.
Christmas is on the 25th of December.