Pakete ito.

In Filipino, sentences like this often put the predicate first.

So Pakete ito is literally structured like:

• pakete = package
• ito = this

A natural English translation is This is a package, but the Filipino structure is more like A package, this or Package this.

This predicate-first pattern is very common in Filipino, especially in simple identification sentences.

Ito means this.

It is a demonstrative pronoun, used for something near the speaker.

Examples:

• Ito = this
• Iyan / 'yan = that, near the person being spoken to
• Iyon / 'yon = that, farther away from both speaker and listener

So in Pakete ito, ito points to something close by: this.

There is no separate word for is in this sentence.

Filipino often uses zero copula in simple present-tense identification sentences. That means English is/am/are is often just understood rather than spoken.

So:

• Pakete ito = This is a package
• not because ito means is, but because Filipino simply does not need a word there

This is very normal Filipino grammar.

Yes, you can say Ito ay pakete, and it also means This is a package.

However, there is a difference in style:

• Pakete ito sounds very natural and common
• Ito ay pakete is more formal or bookish in tone

You may also see:

• Ito'y pakete = shortened form of Ito ay pakete

In everyday speech, Pakete ito is very natural.

Filipino does not use articles exactly the way English does.

In English, you need a/an:

• This is a package

In Filipino, you can simply say:

• Pakete ito

The idea of a package is understood from context.

If you want, you can add isang:

• Isa itong pakete
• Ito ay isang pakete

But in many basic sentences, leaving it out is completely normal.

Pakete is a borrowed word, ultimately from Spanish paquete.

That is very common in Filipino. Many everyday words came from Spanish and were adapted to Filipino spelling and pronunciation.

So even though pakete is borrowed, it is a normal Filipino word today.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• pakete → pa-KE-te
• ito → i-TO

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

pa-KE-te i-TO

Each vowel is usually pronounced clearly:

• a as in father
• e as in bed
• i as in machine
• o as in more (but usually shorter and cleaner)

By itself, Pakete ito is normally understood as a complete sentence: This is a package.

If you want to say this package as a noun phrase, Filipino usually uses:

• paketeng ito = this package

Here, -ng links the noun and ito.

So:

• Pakete ito = This is a package
• Paketeng ito = this package

That small difference is important.

Use them based on distance:

• ito = this, near me (the speaker)
• iyan / 'yan = that, near you (the listener)
• iyon / 'yon = that, farther from both of us

So if the package is near you, you say:

• Pakete ito

If it is near the other person, you might say:

• Pakete iyan

If it is farther away:

• Pakete iyon

Yes, it is a full and correct sentence.

Filipino often allows very short sentences, especially when identifying something. Since the meaning is is understood, Pakete ito is complete on its own.

So even though it is only two words, it works just like a full English sentence:

• This is a package