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
⚪
puti
white
⚫
itim
black
🔴
pula
red
🔵
asul
blue
🟡
dilaw
yellow
🟢
berde
green
🟣
lila
purple
🟤
kayumanggi
brown
🟠
kahel
orange
🌸
kulay-rosas
pink
⭐
ginto
gold
🌑
pilak
silver
☁️
abo
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
aso
dog
🐱
pusa
cat
🐴
kabayo
horse
🐮
baka
cow
🐷
baboy
pig
🐦
ibon
bird
🐟
isda
fish
🐭
daga
mouse
🦊
soro
fox
🐇
kuneho
rabbit
🐻
oso
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elepante
elephant
🐢
pagong
turtle
🦒
dyirap
giraffe
🦆
itik
duck
🕷️
gagamba
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
pamilya
family
🧔
lalaki
man
👩
babae
woman
👦
lalaki
boy
👧
babae
girl
👶
bata
child
👨🦳
ama
father
👩🦳
ina
mother
👴
lolo
grandfather
👵
lola
grandmother
🧑🦰
kapatid na lalaki
brother
👩🦱
kapatid na babae
sister
🧑
kaibigan
friend
👥
mga tao
people
🙋
tao
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
bahay
house
🏢
gusali
building
🏫
paaralan
school
🏪
tindahan
store
🛣️
kalsada
road
🌆
lungsod
city
🌳
puno
tree
💧
tubig
water
☀️
araw
sun
☁️
ulap
cloud
📚
libro
book
🖊️
panulat
pen
📱
telepono
phone
🔑
susi
key
🚗
kotse
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
mansanas
apple
🍌
saging
banana
🍞
tinapay
bread
🧀
keso
cheese
🥩
karne
meat
🥛
gatas
milk
☕
kape
coffee
🍵
tsaa
tea
💧
tubig
water
🍺
serbesa
beer
🍷
alak
wine
🍽️
pagkain
food
🍳
itlog
egg
🍚
kanin
rice
🥕
gulay
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
araw
day
🌙
gabi
night
⏰
oras
hour
🗓️
linggo
week
📅
buwan
month
🗓️
taon
year
🗓️
Lunes
Monday
🗓️
Martes
Tuesday
🗓️
Miyerkules
Wednesday
🗓️
Huwebes
Thursday
🗓️
Biyernes
Friday
🗓️
Sabado
Saturday
🗓️
Linggo
Sunday
🌅
umaga
morning
🌆
gabi
evening
🕛
ngayon
now
🔜
agad
soon
🕒
panahon
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
magsalita
speak
🚶
maglakad
walk
🏃
tumatakbo
run
🍽️
kumain
eat
🍷
uminom
drink
😴
matulog
sleep
📖
magbasa
read
✍️
sumulat
write
👀
makita
see
👂
marinig
hear
💭
mag-isip
think
🤔
alamin
know
❤️
mahalin
love
👍
gustuhin
like
👋
dumating
come
🚪
magbukas
open
🔒
isara
close
💡
matuto
learn
➕
magbigay
give
💸
bilhin
buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
masaya
happy
😢
malungkot
sad
😠
galit
angry
👍
magaling
good
👎
masama
bad
⬆️
malaki
big
⬇️
maliit
small
🆕
bago
new
🕰️
luma
old
💯
marami
many
🤏
iilan
few
🥵
mainit
hot
🥶
malamig
cold
💪
malakas
strong
👶
mahina
weak
✨
maganda
beautiful
👹
pangit
ugly
✅
tama
correct
❌
mali
wrong
⚡
mabilis
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
at
and
➡️
ngunit
but
👉
o
or
🤔
dahil
because
👉
kaya
so
🤨
gayunpaman
however
🤔
samakatuwid
therefore
➕
din
also
🕒
kailan
when
🤔
kung
if
🕒
bago
before
🕒
pagkatapos
after
🕒
mula noon
since
🕒
habang
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
guro
teacher
🧑⚕️
doktor
doctor
👩💻
inhinyero
engineer
👨🍳
chef
chef
🧑🌾
magsasaka
farmer
👮
pulis
police officer
🧑🎨
artista
artist
🧑💼
manggagawa sa opisina
office worker
🔬
siyentipiko
scientist
🛒
tindero
salesperson
Your Tagalog Journey Starts Now!
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