Body, Health & the Calendar - Everyday Essentials

Two more everyday bundles round out your A1–A2 vocabulary: the words for your body and health — so you can say what hurts and ask for help — and the calendar: the days of the week and months of the year, for making plans and marking dates.

1. Ang Katawan — The Body

Tagalog	English
ulo	head
mata	eye(s)
ilong	nose
bibig	mouth
tenga	ear
kamay	hand
paa	foot / leg
tiyan	stomach

Masakit ang ulo ko. (My head hurts.)
Dalawa ang mata, isa ang ilong. (Two eyes, one nose.)

2. Kalusugan — Health

The key pattern: masakit ang [body part] for "my ___ hurts," and may [ailment] ako for "I have a ___" (using may from Lesson 10):

Tagalog	English
masakit	painful / it hurts
sakit	pain / illness
lagnat	fever
ubo	cough
sipon	cold / runny nose
gamot	medicine
doktor	doctor
ospital	hospital

May lagnat ako. (I have a fever.)
May sakit ako, kailangan ko ng gamot. (I'm sick, I need medicine.)
Masakit ang tiyan ko. (My stomach hurts.)
Saan ang ospital? (Where's the hospital?)

At the pharmacy: a botika is a drugstore. "May gamot ba para sa ubo?" (Is there medicine for a cough?) is a sentence worth memorizing whole.

3. Mga Araw ng Linggo — Days of the Week

The day names come from Spanish and are used every day:

Tagalog	English
Lunes	Monday
Martes	Tuesday
Miyerkules	Wednesday
Huwebes	Thursday
Biyernes	Friday
Sabado	Saturday
Linggo	Sunday

Anong araw ngayon? — Lunes ngayon. (What day is it today? — It's Monday.)
Sa Sabado tayo pupunta. (We'll go on Saturday.)

Watch out: Linggo means both Sunday and week — context tells you which. "Sa isang linggo" = in one week.

4. Mga Buwan — Months of the Year

Also from Spanish, and easy to recognize:

Enero — January	Hulyo — July
Pebrero — February	Agosto — August
Marso — March	Setyembre — September
Abril — April	Oktubre — October
Mayo — May	Nobyembre — November
Hunyo — June	Disyembre — December

Kailan ang kaarawan mo? — Sa Marso. (When's your birthday? — In March.)
Malamig sa Disyembre. (It's cool in December.)

Practice — Everyday Essentials

Exercise 1: Body & health

Fill in the missing word:

"My head hurts." → "Masakit ang _____ ko." (Answer: ulo)
"I have a fever." → "May _____ ako." (Answer: lagnat)
"I need medicine." → "Kailangan ko ng _____." (Answer: gamot)

Exercise 2: Days of the week

Give the Tagalog day:

"Monday" → "_____" (Answer: Lunes)
"Saturday" → "_____" (Answer: Sabado)
"Sunday" → "_____" (Answer: Linggo)

Exercise 3: Months

Give the Tagalog month:

"January" → "_____" (Answer: Enero)
"March" → "_____" (Answer: Marso)
"December" → "_____" (Answer: Disyembre)

Why This Lesson Matters

Being able to say what hurts, ask where the pharmacy is, and name the day and month are exactly the "matters of immediate need" that define A2. With these bundles you can take care of yourself, make plans, and mark the calendar — the last vocabulary pieces of your solid A1–A2 foundation. Check the Can-Do Checklist to see how far you've come!

Katawan, Kalusugan at Kalendaryo