Adding po makes it polite!
Anong oras na po?
What time is it?
(speaking to older people)
Ano?
What?
Anong…
What…
oras
time
na
now / already
Anong oras na?
What time is it?
(casual)
Filipinos most commonly use Spanish-derived number words to tell time.
1:00 ala-una – one o’clock
2:00 alas-dos – two o’clock
3:00 alas-tres – three o’clock
4:00 alas-kwatro – four o’clock
5:00 alas-singko – five o’clock
6:00 alas-sais – six o’clock
7:00 alas-siyete – seven o’clock
8:00 alas-otso – eight o’clock
9:00 alas-nwebe – nine o’clock
10:00 alas-dyes – ten o’clock
11:00 alas-onse – eleven o’clock
12:00 alas-dose – twelve o’clock


