Tagalog

Tagalog - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Tagalog language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

sero

zero

1

isa

one

2

dalawa

two

3

tatlo

three

4

apat

four

5

lima

five

6

anim

six

7

pito

seven

8

walo

eight

9

siyam

nine

10

sampu

ten

11

labing-isa

eleven

12

labindalawa

twelve

13

labing-tatlo

thirteen

14

labing-apat

fourteen

15

labing-lima

fifteen

16

labing-anim

sixteen

17

labing-pito

seventeen

18

labing-walo

eighteen

19

labing-siyam

nineteen

20

dalawampu

twenty

30

tatlumpu

thirty

40

apatnapu

forty

50

limampu

fifty

60

animnapu

sixty

70

pitumpu

seventy

80

walumpu

eighty

90

siyamnapu

ninety

100

sandaan

hundred

1K

libo

thousand

1M

milyon

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

โšช

puti

white

โšซ

itim

black

๐Ÿ”ด

pula

red

๐Ÿ”ต

asul

blue

๐ŸŸก

dilaw

yellow

๐ŸŸข

berde

green

๐ŸŸฃ

lila

purple

๐ŸŸค

kayumanggi

brown

๐ŸŸ 

kahel

orange

๐ŸŒธ

kulay-rosas

pink

โญ

ginto

gold

๐ŸŒ‘

pilak

silver

โ˜๏ธ

abo

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

๐Ÿถ

aso

dog

๐Ÿฑ

pusa

cat

๐Ÿด

kabayo

horse

๐Ÿฎ

baka

cow

๐Ÿท

baboy

pig

๐Ÿฆ

ibon

bird

๐ŸŸ

isda

fish

๐Ÿญ

daga

mouse

๐ŸฆŠ

soro

fox

๐Ÿ‡

kuneho

rabbit

๐Ÿป

oso

bear

๐Ÿผ

panda

panda

๐Ÿจ

koala

koala

๐Ÿ˜

elepante

elephant

๐Ÿข

pagong

turtle

๐Ÿฆ’

dyirap

giraffe

๐Ÿฆ†

itik

duck

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

gagamba

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ

pamilya

family

๐Ÿง”

lalaki

man

๐Ÿ‘ฉ

babae

woman

๐Ÿ‘ฆ

lalaki

boy

๐Ÿ‘ง

babae

girl

๐Ÿ‘ถ

bata

child

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆณ

ama

father

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆณ

ina

mother

๐Ÿ‘ด

lolo

grandfather

๐Ÿ‘ต

lola

grandmother

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿฆฐ

kapatid na lalaki

brother

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฑ

kapatid na babae

sister

๐Ÿง‘

kaibigan

friend

๐Ÿ‘ฅ

mga tao

people

๐Ÿ™‹

tao

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

๐Ÿ 

bahay

house

๐Ÿข

gusali

building

๐Ÿซ

paaralan

school

๐Ÿช

tindahan

store

๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

kalsada

road

๐ŸŒ†

lungsod

city

๐ŸŒณ

puno

tree

๐Ÿ’ง

tubig

water

โ˜€๏ธ

araw

sun

โ˜๏ธ

ulap

cloud

๐Ÿ“š

libro

book

๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ

panulat

pen

๐Ÿ“ฑ

telepono

phone

๐Ÿ”‘

susi

key

๐Ÿš—

kotse

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

๐ŸŽ

mansanas

apple

๐ŸŒ

saging

banana

๐Ÿž

tinapay

bread

๐Ÿง€

keso

cheese

๐Ÿฅฉ

karne

meat

๐Ÿฅ›

gatas

milk

โ˜•

kape

coffee

๐Ÿต

tsaa

tea

๐Ÿ’ง

tubig

water

๐Ÿบ

serbesa

beer

๐Ÿท

alak

wine

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

pagkain

food

๐Ÿณ

itlog

egg

๐Ÿš

kanin

rice

๐Ÿฅ•

gulay

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

โ˜€๏ธ

araw

day

๐ŸŒ™

gabi

night

โฐ

oras

hour

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

linggo

week

๐Ÿ“…

buwan

month

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

taon

year

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Lunes

Monday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Martes

Tuesday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Miyerkules

Wednesday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Huwebes

Thursday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Biyernes

Friday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Sabado

Saturday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Linggo

Sunday

๐ŸŒ…

umaga

morning

๐ŸŒ†

gabi

evening

๐Ÿ•›

ngayon

now

๐Ÿ”œ

agad

soon

๐Ÿ•’

panahon

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

magsalita

to speak

๐Ÿšถ

maglakad

to walk

๐Ÿƒ

tumatakbo

to run

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

kumain

to eat

๐Ÿท

uminom

to drink

๐Ÿ˜ด

matulog

to sleep

๐Ÿ“–

magbasa

to read

โœ๏ธ

sumulat

to write

๐Ÿ‘€

makita

to see

๐Ÿ‘‚

marinig

to hear

๐Ÿ’ญ

mag-isip

to think

๐Ÿค”

alamin

to know

โค๏ธ

mahalin

to love

๐Ÿ‘

gustuhin

to like

๐Ÿ‘‹

dumating

to come

๐Ÿšช

magbukas

to open

๐Ÿ”’

isara

to close

๐Ÿ’ก

matuto

to learn

โž•

magbigay

to give

๐Ÿ’ธ

bilhin

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

๐Ÿ˜Š

masaya

happy

๐Ÿ˜ข

malungkot

sad

๐Ÿ˜ 

galit

angry

๐Ÿ‘

magaling

good

๐Ÿ‘Ž

masama

bad

โฌ†๏ธ

malaki

big

โฌ‡๏ธ

maliit

small

๐Ÿ†•

bago

new

๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ

luma

old

๐Ÿ’ฏ

marami

many

๐Ÿค

iilan

few

๐Ÿฅต

mainit

hot

๐Ÿฅถ

malamig

cold

๐Ÿ’ช

malakas

strong

๐Ÿ‘ถ

mahina

weak

โœจ

maganda

beautiful

๐Ÿ‘น

pangit

ugly

โœ…

tama

correct

โŒ

mali

wrong

โšก

mabilis

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

โž•

at

and

โžก๏ธ

ngunit

but

๐Ÿ‘‰

o

or

๐Ÿค”

dahil

because

๐Ÿ‘‰

kaya

so

๐Ÿคจ

gayunpaman

however

๐Ÿค”

samakatuwid

therefore

โž•

din

also

๐Ÿ•’

kailan

when

๐Ÿค”

kung

if

๐Ÿ•’

bago

before

๐Ÿ•’

pagkatapos

after

๐Ÿ•’

mula noon

since

๐Ÿ•’

habang

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ

guro

teacher

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ

doktor

doctor

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

inhinyero

engineer

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ

chef

chef

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ

magsasaka

farmer

๐Ÿ‘ฎ

pulis

police officer

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽจ

artista

artist

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ

manggagawa sa opisina

office worker

๐Ÿ”ฌ

siyentipiko

scientist

๐Ÿ›’

tindero

salesperson

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