Tagalog words & phrases with English translation.If you have contributions or comments email Steve
Filipino penpals 
Studying & Working in Singapore
 
Diploma in Hotel Management course in Singapore?
a cold = sipon  a cough = ubo
a little bit = katiting
a while ago = kanina
accept = tumanggap
abortion = magpapalaglag
(mug papa luck luck)
addiction = sugapa (su ga pa)
address = tirahan
absent = liban
abuse = abuso
aeroplane = eroplano
affection = malambing
afraid / frighten = takot
afternoon = hapon
age = gulang or taon
again = muli
(moo-LEE) ulit (oo-LET) or lagi
agriculture = pagsasaka
airport = paliparan
air = hangin 
aircon = erkon
airmail = ermeyl
alone by oneself = solo
always or again = lagi
amo = boss or employer
anaemic = anemia
and = at
angry = galit
annoyingly irritating  = makulit
answer = sagot
April = Abril
architect = arkitekto
Are you married =  may asawa ka na ba
Are you ready = handa ka na ba
Are you here alone? = Nag-iisa ka ?
(näg-ee-ee-säh ka)
arm of body = braso
armpit = kilikili
artist = pintor
arrive - dating
asleep = tulog
assistance = tulong
asthmatic = hika
at home = sa bahay
at the back = likuran
awake = gising
August = Agosto
aunt = tiya or tita
autumn = taglagas
available = maaaring kunin

back of body  = likod
bad = masama 
ball pen = bolpen
banana = saging
band = banda
bank = bangko
baptismal certificate = partida de bautismo
bathe = maligo 
bathroom = banyo
battery = baterya
be happy = maging masaya ka
beach = bay-bayin
bean curd dried = tokwa
bean fermented = tawsi
bean sprouts = toge
beans = sitaw
because = dahil sa / kasi (kah-SEH)
bed = kama
beef = karneng baka
beer = serbesa
big = malaki bigger = mas malaki
behind = likuran
bird = ibon
bite = kagat
bitter = mapait ; bitter melon = ampalaya
black – itim
bladder = pantog
blanket = kumot
blank – blangko
blood = dugo ;
blood test = pagsuri ng dugo
blouse = blusa (blue-sa)
boat = bapor
boastful or proud = yabang
body = katawan
boiled = nilaga

book = libro
bowl = mangkok
box or drawer = kahon
kah honn
bra = bra
bracelet = pulseras
brain = utak
brakes = preno
bread = tinapay  butter = mantekilya
breakfast = agahan
breasts = suso
broke / no money = hikahos
brother = kapatid na lalake
bukas = open
bull = toro
bus = bus;
bus station = terminal ng bus
busy with work = maraming trabaho
buttocks = puwit
buy = bili
bye = sige

cabinet = gabinete
cafeteria = kapeteriya
cake = keyk
camera = kamera
campaign = kampanya
cancel = kanselahin
candle = kandila
car = kotse
carefully = maingat 
take care = ingat
cash money = pera
cat = pusa
carpenter = karpintero
ceiling = kisame
cement = simento
champion = kampeon
change = baguhin
chase = habulan or habulin
cheap – mura
cheese = keso
chemical = kimiko
cheque = tseke
chest = dibdib
chicken = manok
child = anak ;
childless = walang anak
chin = baba
church = simbahan
clams = tulya
classroom = silid aralan
class = klase
clean = malinis
clearly = malinaw
client = kliyente
(kle-yen-teh)
climate = klima
closed = sarado

college = kolehiyo
comfort = kaaliwan
comical = komika
companion = kasama
computer = kompyuter
complicated = complikado
complication = complikasyon
contented = contento
cockroach = ipis
coconut milk = gata
coffee = kape
cold = malamig; cold  weather = maginaw
colours:
red = pula; orange = dalandan; yellow = dilaw; green = berde; blue = bughaw (bbok-how); brown = tssokolate; white = puti; black = itim
colleague = kasamahan
come here = halika
condoms = kondom
confirm = tiyakin
contraceptive = pampigil ng pagbubuntis
cooking = magluto
corner = kanto
correct = tama ho
cough = ubo
oo boh
cousin = pinsan
cow = baka
crabs = alimango
crazy = baliw
cream = krema
crew = pangkat
crime = krimen
criminal = kriminal
crocodile = buwaya
crops = pananim
cross = kurus
cruel = malupit
cup = tasa
curtain = kurtina
customs = adwana
cut = gupit 
cut hair = gupit buhok

dala = bring
dahil = because
date of birth = petsa ng pagsilang
(pit-sa-nang  -pag-silang)
day = araw
December = Disyembre
delicious = sarap
depart = alis
diabetic = diabitis
diarroea = kurso
dinner = hapunan
dirty = madumi
Directions = direksyon :
up = taas; down = baba; left = kaliwa; right = kanan ; far = malayo; near = malapit; go = umalis; come = lumapit; direct = diretsco
disco = disko
dish of food = ulam
disturb = istorbo
divorced = hiwalay
dizzy = hilo
Do you agree? = payag ka
Do you live here? = Dito ba kayo nakatira? 
(dee-toh bäh käh-yoh näh-kä'tee-räh?)
Do you have a boyfriend = merong ka bang nobyo
do you have a problem = may problema ka ba
do you mind = puwede ba
do you mind if I sit here = maaring tumabi
Do you still love me? = Mahal mo pa ba ako?
Do you love me? = Mahal mo ba ako?

Do you like it here? = Gusto po ba ninyo rito? (goos-toh poh bäh neen-yoh ree-toh?)
don't be naughter = huwag sal bahe
(wog-sal-ba-hay)
don't = huwag
don't want = ayaw
doctor = doctor
dog = aso
door = pinto
down / below = ibaba
dress = baro
drink = iinom ; drunk = lasing
driver = drayber
dry = tuyo ; dry season = tag araw
drunk = lasing
duck = pato or itik

early = maaga
earrings = hikaw
ears = tenga
earthquake = lindol
eat = kumain
koo mah een
economical = economiko
educated = edukado
education = edukasyon
eggs = itlog
eggplant = talong
elevator = elevetor
electric = elekrik or kuryente
elegant = elegante
email = email
embrace = yakap or yapos
embarrassed = nahihiya
engineer = inhinyero
enough = sapat 
entrance = pasukan
envelope = sobre
end / finish = wakas
every day = araw araw
every night = gabi gabi 
excreta = tae
excuse me = mawalang galang
exit = labasan
expensive = mahal
express = ekspres
eye = mata

face towel = bimpo
false or forge = huwad (who-wat)
fan = bentilator
fantasy = pantasya
far = malayo
farm = bukid
farmer = magsasaka
fat = taba
father = tatay
february = Pebrero
fever = lagnat
film = pilm
finger = daliri (dah-lee-ri)
fingernail = kuko sa daliri
finish = tapor
fire = sunog
first = una
fish = isda
flat = walang
flight = flight
flood = nabasa
floor = sahig or lapag
foot = paa
flower = bulaklak
flour = arina
flood = baha
bah ha 
flu = trangkaso
fly = langaw
food = kain
foot of leg = paa
forest = gubat
fork = tinidor
formal = pormal
frank = prangka
fresh = sariwa
friday = biyernes
fried = prito
frog = palaka
front = harap
fruit = prutas
frustrated = bigo
full = puno
poo no

gambling = sugal
gangster = gangster
garlic = bawang
gas cylinder = tanke ng gas
get up = bangon
ginger = luya
gift = regalo
give aways = pasalubong
glass = baso
glad to meet you  = masaya ako nakilala ka
glass crystal = krista
goat = kambing
goat meat = karneng kambing
gold = ginto
gossip = tsismis
go away = alis or umalis
good = mabuti
good heart = mabuti buso
good morning = magandang umaga
(mah-gan-DAGNG-oo-MAH-gah)
good afternoon = magandang hapon
(mah-gan-DAGNG-HAH-pawn)
good evening  = magandang gabi
(mah-gan-DAGNG-gah-BEH)
governess = yaya
grandfather = lolo 
grandmother = lola
grape = ubas
group = grupo

hair = buhok
ham = hamon
handsome = guwapo
happy = masaya
happy person = talong masaya
have = may or mayroon
have you eaten = kumain ka na
have enough = busog
hard = matigas
he / she = siya
he / she is leaving – umaalis siya
head = ulo
heavy = mabigat
help = tulong
hello = kumusta
head = ulo
heart = puso
poe so
here = ditto
there =  diyan
honey = pulut pukyutan
hope = asa
horse = kabayo
hospital = ospital
hot = mainit (ma-ee-nit)
hotel = otel
house = bahay 
housewife = taong bahay 
how = paano
How do you do? = Kumusta ?
( koo-moos-täh ka)
How are you = kumusta ka
How can I help = paano ho maka tulong
how many = ilan
how many are you = kayo ilan
How much is this = magkano ho ito
how much = magkano (mag-KAH-noh)
horny = malibog
hug = yapusin
hungry = gutom
hurry = bilis (bih-LEASE)
husband = asawa

I = ako
ah koh
I am going home = uuwi na ako(oo-oo-wi na ako)
I am going to work = ako punta trabaho
I am leaving = umaalis ako
ice = yelo (yeh-loh)
I'm at home = nasa bahay ako
I didn’t do it = hindi ko iyon ginawa
I don’t like it = ayoko nito
I don't want = Ayoko (ah-yo-ko)
I don't know = Diko alam
I don't understand = Hindi ko maintindihan
(hin-DEE koh ma-in-TIN-dih-HAN)
If = kung

ignorant = ignorante
I have enough = busog na ako
I have to wait = dapat akong maghintay
illegal = puslit
I like to see you again = gusto kitang Makita uli
I like you = gusto ko ikaw
I love you = Mahal kita
I’m not interested = hindi ako interesado
I’ll give you a call = tatawag ako
I’m ill or sick = may sakit ho ako
I’m lost = nwawala ako
I’m married = may asawa na ako
I’m single = wala pa akong asawa
I’m sorry = sori ho
I’ve been raped = ginahasa ako
I’ve been robbed = ninakawan ako
I don't love you = Hindi kita mahal
identification = ID
immigration = imigrasyon
impossible = impossibly (im-po-si-bli)
in front = harapan at the back/behind
likod/likuran
injection = ineksiyon
injury = kapinsalaan
inside = loob (loo-opt)
inside the car = sa loob ng awto
inhuman = walang awa
island = pulo
intelligence = kaalam
intimate = matalik
it’s Ok = ayos lang
I want = Gusto ko
I will fetch you = susunduin ko ikaw
I want to spend the rest of my life with you =
Gusto kitang makasama habang buhay.
I want to marry you. = Gusto na kitang pakasalan

January = enero
jewelry = alahas
joy = galak
juice = katas
July =  Hulyo
June = Hunyo
just a minute = teka muna 

goat = kambing
kangkong = kangkong
garlic = bawang
karma = karma
key = susi
kidney = bato
kin = kaangkan
kind = mabait
kiss = halik
kitchen = kusina
knew = tuhod
knife = kutsilyo

late = late ; late again = lagi late
late again why = bakit lagi late
later = mamaya
lazy = tamad
lay down = higa 
leader = lider
leaf = dahon
leather = balat
leave = alis
left
( as in direction) = kaliwa 
legs = binti
lesbian = lesbyana

lesson = liksyon (leg-shorn)
let’s go = tayo na
letter = sulat
length = sukat
library = aklatan
lice = kuto
lick=dilaan
light = ilaw
lie down = higa
light in weight = magaang
like this / in this manner = ganito
lime = dayap
lion = leon
lipstick = lipistik
list = lista
liver = atay
lobster = ulang
long = haba  
lock = kandado
long live! = Mabuhay (ma-BOO-high)
loudly = malakas
love you = mahal kita
luck = swerte (swear-tee) lucky = maswerte
lunch = tanghalian
lungs = baga

magazine = magasin
maize corn = mais
mango = mangga
many = marami
many thanks = maraming salamat
marital status = may asawa or kasal
market = palengke
mass = misa
massage = masahe
mattress = kutson
may I = puwede
may (month) = mayo
me = ako ;
me / my = sa akin; mine = akin
meal = pagkain
meat = karne
mechanic = mekaniko
medicine = medisina
meet = met 
meeting = miting
men = lalake
menstruation = regla (rag-glah)
metal = metal
milk = gatas
miracle = milagro
modern = moderna
model = modelo
Monday = Lunes
monkey = unggoy (ong-goi)
month or moon  = buwan
morning = umaga
mosquito = lamok
motel = motel
mother = nanay
mouth = labi-bibig
museum = museo
mussels = tahong
my treat = akong taya
mysterious = misteryosa

naggingly irritating = makulit
nails = kuko
naked = hubad
nice = sarap
nice body = maganda katawan
name = pangalan
(pang ga lan)
nationality = nasyonalidad
near = malapit
necklace = kuwintas
new = bago
nose = ilong
north
= hilaga  east =  silangan  west = kanluran  south = timog  
no – hindi (hin_DEH)
no = wala (wa-LAH)
no thank you = hindi salamat na lang
noisy = maingay
November = Nobyembre
number – numero
nurse = nurs
numbers = numero : 0 = wala; 1 = isa; 2 = dalawa ; 3 = tatlo ; 4 = apat; 5 = lima ; 6 = anim ; 7 = pito ; 8 = walo ; 9 = siyam ; 10 = sampu

obligation = oligasiyon
occasion = okasyon
October = Oktubre
office = opis (o-pis)
oil = langis
old = matanda
older brother = kuya
older sister = ate
one = isa
ee sah 2 = dalawa 3 = tatlo 4 = apat
onion = sibuyas
only - lang
open = buksan
opinion = opinyon
opposite = ibayo
orange = dalandan
our = sa amin or sa atin
outside = labas
ousted = naalis
owing or debt  = utang
oysters = talaba

packet = pakete
pain = sakit  painful = masakit
papaya = papaya
pants = pantaloon
panty = salawal
park = parke
passport number = numero passporte
pay = bayad ; 
pay quickly = bilis bayad
person = tao
penis = tete
pepper = paminta
pig = baboy
pillow = unan
photographer = potograpo
pineapple = pinya
pink = rosas
place of birth = lugar na sinilangan
plate = plato
plumber = tubero
plenty = marami
Please leave me alone! = Puwede bang iwanan mo ako?
(Pooh-weh-deh bäng ee-wäh-nän moh äh-koh?)
Police = pulis
politics = politika
poor = mahirap
pork = karneng baboy
position = posisyon
post office = pos opis
pump = bomba
pregnant = buntis
prepared = preparado
pretty / beautiful = maganda
private = privado
priest = padre
problem = problema
product = produkto
profession = propesyon
profit = tubo
program = programa
prohibited = bawal
prostitute = puta
province = probinsya
puncture = butas

quarrel = babag
quickly / fast = mabilis
quite = tahimik

radiator = radyetor
rain = ulan
rainy season = tag ulan
rank = ranggo
rash = butliglump = bukol
ration = rasyon
rat or mouse = daga
read = basa
bahsah reading = magbasa
ready = handa
real = tunay  
really or truly = talaga
red = pula
rest / relax = pahinya
restaurant = restauran
return = balik
revolver / pistol  = rebolber
religion = relihiyon
rheumatism = rayuma
ribs = tadyang

Rice:
unmilled rice = palay; milled rice = bigas ; cooked rice = kanin; porridge = lugaw; fried rice = sinangag (si-nang-nup)

rich = mayaman
right
(direction)  = kanan 
right = tama
ring = singsing
rival = kaagaw
river = ilog
rock = batu
rocky = batuhan
room = kuwarto
roommate = kakuwarto
rope = lubid
route = ruta
rude = bastos

sad = malungkor
saffron = ksubha
salt = asin;
salty = maalat
sand = buhangin
Saturday = sabado
saucer = platito
sayang = what a pity
school = paaralan;
school fee = paaralan tuition
sea = dagat
season = panahon
secret = sekreto
seduce = akitin
see = tingnan or tingin
see you later = sige
sell = tinda or benta
service = serbisyo
self service = sariling serbisyo
September = Setyembre
sex
(as in gender) = kasarian
shame = hiya
shampoo = syampo
shivery = nanginginig
shoes = sapatos
shoulder = balikat
shower = dutsa
short = maiksi or maikli
short cut = daang tapatan
shrimp = hipon
simple = yano
single = walang asawa
sibling = kapatid
silver = pilak
sit down = umupo 
sister = kapatid  na babae
skin = balat
skirt = palda
sleep - tulog sleepy = antok
sleeping = natutulog
slight fever = sinat
slowly = dahan
small = mali it
small hot chilli = labuyo
smart / clever = magaling
snack = meryenda
snake = ahas
sneeze = bahin
bah heen
snore = hilik
soap = sabon
social = sosyal
soldier = sundalo
soup = sopas or sabaw
sofa = supa
softly = mahina
sometimes = kung minsan
sour = maasim
soy sauce = toyo
spicy = maanghang
spider = gamba
spoon = kutsara
sprain = pilay
spring = tagsibol
spring roll = lumpia
stamps = selyo
still = pa
stingy = kuripoot
steamed buns = siopau 
stupid = gago
stomach = tiyan
stop here = para na ditto
storm = bagyo
stove = kalan
straight ahead =
deretso  

string beans = sitaw
suck or sip = sipsip
sugar = asukal ; sugar cane = tubo
summer = tag araw
sun = araw ; sun glass =  sanglas
sunday = lingo
sure = sigurado 
surrender = suko
suspended = suspendido
sweater = sweter
sweet = matamis; sweet potato = kamote
sweep = walis
swimming = paglangoy

table = mesa
meh sah
take = kunin
or sakay (sar-kai)
take care or watch out = ingat
take bus = sakay bus (sar-kai-bus)
tall / high = mataas
tampon = tampon
tank = tanke
taon = year
tea = tsaa (charr)
teacher – guro or titser
teeth = ipin
telephone = telepono
temperature = temperatura
testicles = bayag
thank you = salamat (sah-LAH-mat)
that’s fine = ayos
theatre = teatro
they = sila
see lah
theirs = kanila;
there = diyan; they – sila
that one = iyan (ee-YAN)
that is bad = masama yan
thigh = hita (he tar)
thin = payat
thick = makapal
thirsty = uhaw
this is mine = iyan ay akin
this is my car = awto ko ito
Thursday = huwebes
ticket = tiket
tiger = tigre
tight = masikip
tired = pagod
tissue = tisyu
to buy = bumili 
to call by phone = tawag
to come closer = lumapit
to drink = uminom;
to eat = kumain
to leave = umalis
to live life = mabuhay
to love = umibig
to meet = magtagpo
to return = magbalik
to stay = matirato
to swim = lumnagoy
today = ngayong araw
toenail = kuko sa paa
toilet = toilet  or CR
tomato = kamatis
tomorrow = bukas
tonight = ngayong gabi
toothpaste = tutpeyst;
toothpick = tutpik
touch = hipo
tourist = tourista
towel = tuwalya
town = bayan
train = tren;
train station = istasyon ng tren
tree = punong kahoy
treasurer = tresurera
true = totoo
Tuesday = Martes
turkey = pabo
turn around
= umikot 
tv = tv
typhoon = bagyo

ugly = pangit
umbrella = payong
umuwi = to go home
uncle = tiyo
unconcious or faint = himatay
unfaithful - lilo
up / above = itass
rine = ihi
ee he
urgent = apurahan

vagina = pekpek
or puke
VD = sakit sa babae
vegetables = gulay
vein = ugat
village = baryo
visa = bias
vomit = suka

waiter = weyter; waitress = weytres
wait = hintay
wall = ding ding
walk = lakad
without = walang
want or like to have = gusto
warm = medyo mainit
wash the clothes = labahan  
wash = hugas
watch = relos; 
Watch out or take care = ingat
watching tv = manood ng tv
water = tubig
watermelon = pakwan
we = tayo or kami
weak = nanghihina
Wednesday = miyerkoles
week = lingo
weigh = timbang
wet = basa

what = ano; when = kailan; where = saan; who = sino; why = bakit; whose = kanino; paana = how
what is this = ano ito
what a pity = sayang
what are you doing = anong ginagawa mo
Where are you going = saan ka pupunta 
What did you say = ano po
What do you think = anong palagay mo
what time is it = anong oras na
what’s the address = ano ho ang adres
what’s the matter = anong problema
What time shall we meet? = Anong oras tayong magkikita?
(Äh-nohng oh-räs täh-yohng mäg-kee-kee-täh?)
when is he coming = kailan siya darating
when pay balance = kailan bayad balanse
where are you going = saan ka pupunta
Where can I find =  saan meron
(sa-aunt-may-rone)
where do you live = saan kayo nakatira
where does it hurts = saan sumasakit
where is the bathroom = Nasaan ang banyo
(NA-sa-AN ang BAN-yoh)
Whats your name = Ano pangalan mo
(Äh-noh päng-äh-län mo)
Where are you from? = Taga saan ka? (tä-gäh säh-än kä?)
Where do you work? = Saan ka trabaho? (Säh-än ka-trä-bäh-ho?)
What do you do for a living? = Ano po ang trabaho ninyo? (Äh-noh poh ähng träh-bäh-hoh neen-yoh?)
What are you studying? = Ano po ang pinagaaralan ninyo? (Äh-noh poh ähng pee-näg-äh-äh-rä-län neen-yoh?)

wheel – gulong
when = nang
white = puti
who’s that = sino  ito
wide = malapad
widow / widower = balo
wife = asawa
wind = hangin
wine = alak
ah luck 
window = bintana
Windy = mahangin
winter = taglamig
with = may
woman = babae
won = nanalo
wood = kahoy
work = trabaho
wound = sugat
write = sulat
soo laht
wrong = mali


yam = ubi
year = taon
yell or shout = hiyaw
yes = oo
yesterday = kahapon
you = ikaw
or ka
young = batapa
you are leaving = umaalis ka
you’re not my type =  hindi kita tipo
you’re welcome = walang anuman
yours = iyo
his / hers = atin
you are dear to me = Mahal ka sa akin

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