The national language is Tagalog which includes a few words of Spanish and Malay. Emphasize the middle syllable of TaGAlog. Like AH in the middle.
English - Tagalog
Good morning - Magandan(g) umaga sound like mag-an-dumb, ooh, ma, gar as in garden
good afternoon - magandang babi
thank you - salamat (like salaam, or shalom, arabic and Hebrew for peace, as in the word Jeru-salem
help - tulong
are you okay - okay ka lang (ka is you)
I am okday - ayas lang ako
goodbye = paalam (like b for 'bye turned upside down, followed by salaam with the s at the start
breakfast - agahan
lunch - Tanghalion
I am looking for the words for please, dinner, and good night. I expect to find them in the phrase book in Wikivoyage, if not in Translate Google.
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