This tutorial is good for beginners in Tagalog. Today, we shall revisit the topic on Body Parts but with additional new information. You'll learn how to construct simple phrases and you'll learn a few Tagalog verbs and pronouns. For the most part, this will teach you how to say plural nouns in Tagalog.

The particle “mga” is the plural marker to a noun. 

Examples of Tagalog Nouns:

1. Dalirì (finger)


2. Kukó (finger nail)


3. Palad (palm)


4. Kamáy (hand) 


5. Ulo (head)


6. Pisngí (cheek)


7. Taingá (ear)


8. Leég (neck)

Plural Nouns:

1. Mga dalirì (fingers)


2. Mga kukó (finger nails)


3. Mga palad (palms)


4. Mga kamáy (hands) 


5. Mga ulo (heads)


6. Mga pisngí (cheeks)


7. Mga taingá (ears)


8. Mga leég (necks)

Introduction To Pronouns:

1. Ko (my, first person)


2. Mo (your, second person)


3. Niyá (his/her, third person)


4. Ninyó (your, plural; third person)

Kamáy ko (my hands)

Mga kamáy ko (my fingers)

Mga palad ko (my palms)

Mga kukó ko (my finger nails)

Introduction To Verbs:

Hawak (hold)

Hawak ko (I’m holding)

Hawak mo ang phone (you’re holding the phone)

Hawak ko ang bolpen (I’m holding the ballpen)

Turò (point)

Turo mo (you point)

Iturò ang pintô (you point the door)

Iturò ang kisame (you point the ceiling)

Iturò ang bintanà (you point the window)

Iturò ang sahíg (you point the floor)

Hawakan ang mga ulo ninyó (hold your heads)

Hawakan ang mga leég ninyó (hold your necks)

Riníg (listen, hear)

Makiníg (listen: imperative, to listen infinitive)