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Learning the Tagalog Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. Tagalog vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Tagalog Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | watawat |
| black | itim |
| blue | asul |
| brown | kayumanggi |
| gray | kulay-abo |
| green | berde |
| orange | kahel |
| purple | lila |
| red | pula |
| white | puti |
| yellow | dilaw |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Tagalog placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tagalog vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Tagalog Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| sizes | sukat |
| big | malaki |
| deep | malalim |
| long | mahaba |
| narrow | makitid |
| short | maikli |
| small | maliit |
| tall | matangkad |
| thick | makapal |
| thin | manipis |
| wide | malawak |
| tastes | kagustuhan |
| bitter | mapait |
| fresh | sariwa |
| salty | maalat |
| sour | maasim |
| spicy | maanghang |
| sweet | matamis |
| qualities | katangian |
| bad | masama |
| clean | malinis |
| dark | madilim |
| difficult | mahirap |
| dirty | marumi |
| dry | tuyo |
| easy | madali |
| empty | walang laman |
| expensive | mahal |
| fast | mabilis |
| foreign | dayuhan |
| full | puno |
| good | mabuti |
| hard | mahirap |
| heavy | mabigat |
| inexpensive | mura |
| light | liwanag |
| local | lokal |
| new | bago |
| noisy | maingay |
| old | luma |
| powerful | malakas |
| quiet | tahimik |
| correct | tama |
| slow | mabagal |
| soft | malambot |
| very | tunay |
| weak | mahina |
| wet | basa |
| wrong | mali |
| young | bata |
| food | pagkain |
| almonds | mga almendras |
| bread | tinapay |
| breakfast | almusal |
| butter | mantikilya |
| candy | kendi |
| cheese | keso |
| chicken | manok |
| cumin | kumin |
| dessert | dessert |
| dinner | hapunan |
| fish | isda |
| fruit | prutas |
| ice cream | surbetes |
| lamb | tupa |
| lemon | limon |
| lunch | tanghalian |
| meal | pagkain |
| meat | karne |
| oven | oben |
| pepper | paminta |
| plants | mga halaman |
| pork | baboy |
| salad | salad |
| salt | asin |
| sandwich | sanwits |
| sausage | batutay |
| soup | sopas |
| sugar | asukal |
| supper | hapunan |
| turkey | pabo |
| apple | mansanas |
| banana | saging |
| oranges | mga dalandan |
| peaches | mga milokoton |
| peanut | mani |
| pears | mga peras |
| pineapple | pinya |
| grapes | mga ubas |
| strawberries | strawberries |
| vegetables | mga gulay |
| carrot | karot |
| corn | papkorn |
| cucumber | pipino |
| garlic | bawang |
| lettuce | litsugas |
| olives | oliba |
| onions | mga sibuyas |
| peppers | peppers |
| potatoes | patatas |
| pumpkin | kalabasa |
| beans | patani |
| tomatoes | mga kamatis |
| alligator | buwaya |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | madala |
| bears | bears |
| bird | ibon |
| birds | ibon |
| bull | toro |
| bulls | bulls |
| cat | pusa |
| cats | cats |
| cow | baka |
| cows | cows |
| deer | usa |
| many deer | maraming mga usa |
| dog | aso |
| dogs | aso |
| donkey | asno |
| donkeys | donkeys |
| eagle | agila |
| eagles | eagles |
| elephant | elepante |
| elephants | elephants |
| giraffe | dyirap |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | kambing |
| goats | goats |
| horse | kabayo |
| horses | kabayo |
| lion | leon |
| lions | Lions |
| monkey | unggoy |
| monkeys | monkeys |
| mouse | mouse |
| mice | mice |
| rabbit | kuneho |
| rabbits | rabbits |
| snake | ahas |
| snakes | snakes |
| tiger | tigre |
| tigers | tigers |
| wolf | malayo sa gutom |
| wolves | wolves |
| objects | bagay |
| bathroom | banyo |
| bed | kama |
| bedroom | silid-tulugan |
| ceiling | kisame |
| chair | upuan |
| clothes | mga damit |
| coat | amerikana |
| cup | tasa |
| desk | mesa |
| dress | damit |
| floor | palapag |
| fork | tinidor |
| furniture | mga kasangkapan sa bahay |
| glass | salamin |
| hat | sombrero |
| house | bahay |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | dyaket |
| kitchen | kusina |
| knife | kutsilyo |
| lamp | ilawan |
| letter | sulat |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | pahayagan |
| notebook | kuwaderno |
| pants | pantalon |
| paper | papel |
| pen | pluma |
| pencil | lapis |
| pharmacy | parmasya |
| picture | larawan |
| plate | plato |
| refrigerator | ref |
| restaurant | restawran |
| roof | bubong |
| room | kuwarto |
| rug | alpombra |
| scissors | gunting |
| shampoo | shampoo |
| shirt | sando |
| shoes | sapatos |
| soap | sabon |
| socks | medyas |
| spoon | kutsara |
| table | mesa |
| toilet | banyo |
| toothbrush | sipilyo ng ngipin |
| toothpaste | tutpeyst |
| towel | tuwalya |
| umbrella | payong |
| underwear | damit na panloob |
| wall | pader |
| wallet | pitaka |
| window | bintana |
| telephone | telepono |
| this | ito |
| that | na |
| these | mga ito |
| those | iyon |
| Questions | Tanong |
| how? | kung paano? |
| what? | ano? |
| who? | sino? |
| why? | bakit? |
| where? | kung saan? |
| different objects | iba't-ibang mga bagay |
| art | sining |
| bank | bangko |
| beach | tabing-dagat |
| book | libro |
| by bicycle | sa pamamagitan ng bisikleta |
| by bus | sa pamamagitan ng bus |
| by car | sa pamamagitan ng kotse |
| by train | sa pamamagitan ng tren |
| cafe | karinderya |
| country | bansa |
| desert | disyerto |
| dictionary | talahuluganan |
| earth | lupa |
| flowers | bulaklak |
| football | putbol |
| forest | kagubatan |
| game | laro |
| garden | hardin |
| geography | heograpya |
| history | kasaysayan |
| house | bahay |
| island | isla |
| lake | dagat-dagatan |
| library | aklatan |
| math | matematika |
| moon | bulan |
| mountain | bundok |
| movies | sine |
| music | musika |
| ocean | karagatan |
| office | opisina |
| on foot | lakad |
| player | manlalaro |
| river | ilog |
| science | agham |
| sea | dagat |
| sky | langit |
| soccer | putbol |
| stars | stars |
| supermarket | supermarket |
| swimming pool | swimming pool |
| theater | teatro |
| tree | puno |
| weather | panahon |
| bad weather | masamang panahon |
| cloudy | maulap |
| cold | malamig |
| cool | lumamig |
| foggy | mahamog |
| hot | mainit |
| nice weather | ganda ng panahon |
| pouring | pagbuhos |
| rain | ulan |
| raining | Malakas |
| snow | snow |
| snowing | may snow |
| ice | yelo |
| sunny | maaraw |
| windy | mahangin |
| spring | tagsibol |
| summer | tag-init |
| autumn | taglagas |
| winter | taglamig |
| people | mga tao |
| aunt | tiyahin |
| baby | sanggol |
| brother | kapatid na lalaki |
| cousin | pinsan |
| daughter | iha |
| dentist | dentista |
| doctor | doktor |
| father | ama |
| grandfather | lolo |
| grandmother | lola |
| husband | asawa |
| mother | ina |
| nephew | pamangking lalaki |
| niece | pamangking babae |
| nurse | nars |
| policeman | parak |
| postman | magdadala ng sulat |
| professor | propesor |
| son | anak |
| teacher | guro |
| uncle | tiyuhin |
| wife | asawa |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Tagalog. Once you're done with the Filipino Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Tagalog lessons here: Learn Tagalog. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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