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Kumusta simply means hello or how are you or wassup! and is the most common word of greeting in Tagalog (used as a noun or interjection, usually as a question).  

Word Usage:  

Kumusta ka, aking mahal? 
(How are you, my love?) 
or (Wassup baby?) 
or even (How’s it hangin’, my little sugar pie?)  

Hindi ako kinamusta ng aking kalaguyo. 
(I didn’t get a hello from my lover.) 
or (I failed to acquire a meaningful hello from my mate.) 
or even (My girlfriend gave me the cold shoulder and didn’t even notice my existence in this cruel, painful world… *sob*)  

Nagkamustahan kami ng aking mga kaibigan kagabi. 
(My friends and I said hello to each other last night.) 
or (Me and my homies did the wassup thang last night.) 
or even (Me and my posse exercised our god-given right to say “how the fuck are ya?” before we did bonghits last night.)

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