Kamusta
Common and informal Filipino greeting, meaning "how are you?".
Passt/ Passt scho!
Means “okay,” “alright,” or “sounds good”/ "It’s fine!", "It’s alright!"
Keri
Short for “carry” — means “I got this,” “I can handle it,” or “It's okay.”
Servas!
A friendly and informal way to say "hello" or "goodbye".
Bet!
To approve or affirm something; along the lines of “cool” or “I’m down”; can also mean you like something/someone
Na
In general, means "no" in English.
Char/ Charot
A joking way to say “just kidding!” after something sarcastic, bold, or teasing.
Zwieder
Grumpy, in a bad mood
Pa
Usually means "still," "yet," or "more." It adds the sense that something is continuing or there's something additional.
Wurscht / Is ma wurscht
Means “whatever” or “I don’t mind.” But tone matters — it’s relaxed, not rude.
Sana All
Used when you're (half-jokingly) jealous of someone’s good fortune — “Wish I had that too!”
Deppert
Stupid or silly ; Mild insult
Nalang
Can mean a lot of things based on the context. Loosely translates to ‘just,’ ‘only,’ ‘instead,’ often used to express a second choice.
Letz
Bad; You can call something letz if it is annoying to you.
Boogsh
An onomatopoeic Filipino slang word used to express excitement or something dramatic — like "slay!", “boom!”, or “wow!”
Dammisch
Mad/ Crazy ; Something your mom might call herself when you get on her nerves
Parang
Used to express similarity, uncertainty, or an impression. Similar to "like", “seems,” “looks like,” or “kind of.”
Oida
A catch-all slang word meaning “dude,” “whoa,” “WTF”, etc. Tone and context change the meaning entirely.
Nakakaloka
Literally translates to “makes you crazy”, but in slang usage, it means “That’s wild!”, “That’s crazy!”, etc.
Ned gschimpft is a globt
Not being scolded is praise enough