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Period between 6:00 in the morning and just before 12:00 noon when the sun isĪlready up in the sky. Hence, the time between 1:00 and 5:00 o' clock in the morning is madaling araw or dawn. Madaling araw literally means "the sun hurrying to show up" in the sky. The word araw refers to the sun, and gabi refers to night Ng hapon" (third hour in the afternoon) or " IKA-DALAWAMPUT-ISA ng Enero" (theĬultures, Filipinos tell time based on the sun's position in the sky. IKA may also be used to convey the order of time Ordinal numbers in Tagalog are formed by using the prefixes IKA. In this manner, even radio stations in Metro Manila.
OneĬould even hear radio announcers in Tagalog-speaking regions of the Philippines tell time For example, it is common to hear Tagalog-speakers say "sampung minuto bago mag-alas diyes ng umaga" (it is now ten minutes before ten in the morning). It is interesting to note that in telling time, Filipinos even mix the Malay and Spanishįorm very often. Piso, dalawang daang piso, isang libong piso ). To weight ( e.g., isang kilo ), objects, things, and people (e.g., sampung daliri, limang kotse, tatlong magkakapatid ), as well as counting money ( e.g., sampung However, Tagalog speakers often use the Malay-based counting numbers with reference Hapon ) and ocassionally when counting money ( e.g., Numbers in telling time (e.g., ala una ng To hear Filipinos (even non-Tagalog speakers) use the Spanish-based counting Numbers basically follow either the Malay or Spanish root words.