TAGALOG LANG Did you know that Tagalog Lang translates as "Tagalog Only" in Tagalog?

ama
father

ama-amahan
foster father

ang aking ama
my father

Ikaw ang aking ama.
You are my father.

The Tagalog word ama is more formal than tatay.

Sino ang ama mo?
Who's your father?

Sinong tatay mo?
Who's your daddy?



Sino ang ama ng batang ito?
Who is the father of this child?


ang sakripisyo ng isang ama
the sacrifice of a father


Ama Namin
Our Father (the Lord's Prayer)


Ang ama ko'y presidente ng Pilipinas.
My father's the president of the Philippines.