NT (ng tanghali)
The Tagalog abbreviation n.t. is short for ng tanghali.
This abbreviation is used to distinguish noon from midnight. Englsh speakers would say 12:00 PM or "twelve noon."
12:00 n.t. = 12:00 pm
alas-dose ng tanghali
twelve o'clock noon
12:00 n.g. = 12:00 am
alas-dose ng gabi
twelve o'clock at night, midnight
alas-dose ng tanghali
twelve o'clock noon
12:00 n.g. = 12:00 am
alas-dose ng gabi
twelve o'clock at night, midnight
The Tagalog word for noon is tanghali and for midnight is hatinggabi.
nu = ng umaga
am = in the morning
nh = ng hapon
pm = in the afternoon
ng = ng gabi
pm = at night
am = in the morning
nh = ng hapon
pm = in the afternoon
ng = ng gabi
pm = at night
Filipinos are taught these Tagalog abbreviations in school but rarely use them.