Express Emotions in Tagalog - Emosyon

Expressing Emotions

Sharing your feelings enables deeper communication.

Learn Tagalog words for emotions.

Basic Emotion Vocabulary

English	Tagalog	Pronunciation
Happy	masaya	ma-sa-ya
Sad	malungkot	ma-lung-kot
Angry	galit	ga-lit
Scared	takot	ta-kot
Surprised	nagulat	na-goo-lat
Tired	pagod	pa-god
Bored	bored	bored
Excited	excited	excited

Positive Emotions

English	Tagalog
Happy/Blessed	maligaya
Fun/Enjoyable	masaya
Grateful	nagpapasalamat
Hopeful	may pag-asa
Proud	ipinagmamalaki
Relieved	nakaahon
Loving	nagmamahal

Negative Emotions

English	Tagalog
Worried	nag-aalala
Nervous	kinakabahan
Depressed	nalulungkot
Irritated	inis
Jealous	nagseselos
Embarrassed	nahihiya
Lonely	nalulungkot / nami-miss

Expressing Your Feelings

Phrase	Meaning
Masaya ako	I'm happy
Malungkot ako	I'm sad
Galit ako	I'm angry
Pagod na ako	I'm tired
Kinakabahan ako	I'm nervous
Nami-miss kita	I miss you

Asking About Feelings

Phrase	Meaning
Kamusta ka?	How are you?
Okay ka lang ba?	Are you okay?
Bakit malungkot ka?	Why are you sad?
Anong problema?	What's the problem?

Example Conversation

Comforting a friend:

A: Kamusta ka? Okay ka lang ba? (How are you? Are you okay?)

B: Hindi masyado. Malungkot ako. (Not really. I'm sad.)

A: Bakit? Anong nangyari? (Why? What happened?)

B: Nag-break kami ng boyfriend ko. (My boyfriend and I broke up.)

A: Ay, sorry. Andito lang ako para sa'yo. (Oh, I'm sorry. I'm here for you.)

Sharing happy news:

A: Ang saya ko ngayon! (I'm so happy right now!)

B: Talaga? Bakit? (Really? Why?)

A: Pumasa ako sa exam! (I passed the exam!)

B: Wow, congrats! Masaya ako para sa'yo! (Wow, congrats! I'm happy for you!)

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