Dalhin mo iyon sa kusina bago tayo kumain.

Yes. Dalhin mo iyon sa kusina bago tayo kumain is a command, meaning the speaker is telling someone to do something.

A very common command pattern in Filipino is:

• Verb + pronoun + other details

So here:

• Dalhin = bring
• mo = you
• iyon = that
• sa kusina = to the kitchen
• bago tayo kumain = before we eat

It is addressed to one person because of mo.

Dalhin comes from the root dala, which is related to carrying or bringing.

In this sentence, dalhin means bring it / bring that. This form is used because the sentence is focusing on the thing being brought — in this case, iyon.

A helpful contrast is:

• Magdala ka ng pagkain = Bring some food.
• Dalhin mo ang pagkain = Bring the food.

So dalhin is very natural when you are telling someone to move a specific thing to a specific place.

Filipino pronouns change form depending on their grammatical role in the sentence.

Here, the verb form dalhin goes with mo, not ka. So:

• Dalhin mo = Bring it / bring that
• not Dalhin ka

But with a different verb pattern, you would use ka:

• Magdala ka = Bring something / carry something

So the difference is tied to the verb form being used.

Yes. Mo here refers to you singular.

If you were talking to more than one person, you would normally use ninyo:

• Dalhin ninyo iyon sa kusina = You all bring that to the kitchen.

Ninyo can also be used as a polite form when speaking to one person respectfully.

Because that is a very normal word order in Filipino.

English often starts with the subject:

• You bring that to the kitchen

Filipino very often starts with the verb or predicate:

• Dalhin mo iyon sa kusina

So this sentence follows a common Filipino pattern:

• Verb + actor + object + place + time clause

That makes it sound natural, not unusual.

Iyon means that, usually something farther from both the speaker and the listener.

Compare the three common demonstratives:

• ito = this, near the speaker
• iyan = that, near the listener
• iyon = that over there, farther away from both

In casual speech, iyon is often shortened to 'yon or yun.

So a spoken version might sound like:

• Dalhin mo 'yon sa kusina...

Literally, sa is a very general location or direction marker. It can mean to, in, at, or on, depending on context.

Here, because the verb is about movement — dalhin — sa kusina means:

• to the kitchen

But in another sentence, sa kusina could mean:

• in the kitchen
• at the kitchen

So the verb and context help decide the best English translation.

Yes, bago here means before.

You are right that bago can also mean new. Filipino has many words that can have more than one meaning depending on structure.

Here it means before because it is followed by a clause:

• bago tayo kumain = before we eat

When bago means new, it usually acts like an adjective:

• bagong kotse = new car
• bagong bahay = new house

So the grammar tells you which meaning is intended.

Because tayo includes the person being spoken to.

In Filipino:

• tayo = we, including you
• kami = we, excluding you

So bago tayo kumain means:

• before we eat, including both the speaker and the listener

If the speaker meant before we eat, but not you, then kami would be used instead.

After words like bago, Filipino often uses the basic mag- or -um- verb form to talk about an action that is still upcoming relative to another action.

So:

• bago tayo kumain = before we eat

Even though the eating has not happened yet, kumain is the natural form here.

If you are thinking in English terms, it may feel strange because English marks the future differently. But in Filipino, after a time word like bago, the form kumain is very common and natural.

A very natural casual spoken version would be:

• Dalhin mo 'yon sa kusina bago tayo kumain.

The main change is that iyon is often reduced to 'yon or yun in everyday speech.

You might also hear polite versions such as:

• Dalhin mo po iyon sa kusina bago tayo kumain.
• Pakidalhin mo iyon sa kusina bago tayo kumain.

Those sound softer or more respectful than the plain command.