English–Tagalog Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ako	I am ready now. Handa na ako ngayon.
you	pronoun	ikaw	You are very kind. Napakabait mo.
he	pronoun	siya	He is my brother. Siya ang kapatid kong lalaki.
she	pronoun	siya	She is my sister. Siya ang kapatid kong babae.
we	pronoun	kami	We are going home. Uuwi na kami.
they	pronoun	sila	They are at school. Nasa paaralan sila.
what	pronoun	ano	What is your name? Ano ang pangalan mo?
where	adverb	saan	Where is the house? Saan ang bahay?
when	adverb	kailan	When will you come? Kailan ka darating?
who	pronoun	sino	Who is that man? Sino ang lalaking iyon?
why	adverb	bakit	Why are you sad? Bakit ka malungkot?
how	adverb	paano	How do you know? Paano mo nalaman?
to be	verb	maging	I want to be strong. Gusto kong maging malakas.
to have	verb	magkaroon	I have a new book. May bago akong aklat.
to do	verb	gumawa	I will do the work. Gagawin ko ang trabaho.
to go	verb	pumunta	We go to school daily. Pumupunta kami sa paaralan araw-araw.
to come	verb	dumating	Please come here now. Pakiusap, dumating ka rito ngayon.
to see	verb	makita	I can see the moon. Nakikita ko ang buwan.
to know	verb	malaman	I know the answer. Alam ko ang sagot.
to think	verb	mag-isip	I need to think carefully. Kailangan kong mag-isip nang mabuti.
to want	verb	gusto	They want more food. Gusto nila ng mas maraming pagkain.
to need	verb	kailangan	We need clean water. Kailangan namin ng malinis na tubig.
to make	verb	gumawa	She will make tea. Gagawa siya ng tsaa.
to take	verb	kunin	Take the book inside. Kunin mo ang aklat sa loob.
to give	verb	magbigay	Please give me water. Pakiusap, bigyan mo ako ng tubig.
to say	verb	sabihin	I will say the truth. Sasabihin ko ang totoo.
to tell	verb	sabihin	Tell me your story. Sabihin mo sa akin ang kuwento mo.
to ask	verb	magtanong	I want to ask something. Gusto kong magtanong ng isang bagay.
to find	verb	hanapin	We must find the key. Dapat nating hanapin ang susi.
to look	verb	tumingin	Look at the sky. Tumingin ka sa langit.
to use	verb	gamitin	Use this clean cup. Gamitin mo itong malinis na tasa.
to work	verb	magtrabaho	They work every morning. Nagtatrabaho sila tuwing umaga.
to eat	verb	kumain	The child will eat rice. Kakain ng kanin ang bata.
to drink	verb	uminom	I drink hot coffee. Umiinom ako ng mainit na kape.
to sleep	verb	matulog	The baby wants to sleep. Gustong matulog ng sanggol.
to walk	verb	maglakad	We walk to school. Naglalakad kami papuntang paaralan.
to run	verb	tumakbo	The boy can run fast. Mabilis tumakbo ang batang lalaki.
to read	verb	magbasa	She likes to read books. Mahilig siyang magbasa ng mga aklat.
to write	verb	sumulat	Please write your name. Pakisulat ang pangalan mo.
to speak	verb	magsalita	He can speak Tagalog. Marunong siyang magsalita ng Tagalog.
to listen	verb	makinig	Please listen to me. Makinig ka sa akin.
to hear	verb	marinig	I can hear music. Naririnig ko ang musika.
to buy	verb	bumili	We will buy fresh fish. Bibili kami ng sariwang isda.
to sell	verb	magbenta	They sell bread here. Nagbebenta sila ng tinapay dito.
to pay	verb	magbayad	I will pay now. Magbabayad na ako ngayon.
to help	verb	tumulong	Please help your friend. Tulungan mo ang kaibigan mo.
to love	verb	mahalin	I love my family. Mahal ko ang pamilya ko.
to live	verb	manirahan	We live in the city. Nakatira kami sa lungsod.
to die	verb	mamatay	All people will die. Lahat ng tao ay mamamatay.
to learn	verb	matuto	Children learn very quickly. Mabilis matuto ang mga bata.
to teach	verb	magturo	They teach at school. Nagtuturo sila sa paaralan.
to open	verb	buksan	Open the door slowly. Buksan mo ang pinto nang dahan-dahan.
to close	verb	isara	Please close the window. Pakisara ang bintana.
person	noun	tao	Every person needs water. Bawat tao ay nangangailangan ng tubig.
man	noun	lalaki	That man is tall. Matangkad ang lalaking iyon.
woman	noun	babae	The woman is kind. Mabait ang babae.
child	noun	bata	The child is sleeping. Natutulog ang bata.
boy	noun	batang lalaki	The boy runs fast. Mabilis tumakbo ang batang lalaki.
girl	noun	batang babae	The girl is happy. Masaya ang batang babae.
family	noun	pamilya	My family eats together. Sabay-sabay kumakain ang pamilya ko.
mother	noun	ina	My mother is cooking. Nagluluto ang ina ko.
father	noun	ama	My father works hard. Masipag magtrabaho ang ama ko.
friend	noun	kaibigan	My friend is here. Narito ang kaibigan ko.
house	noun	bahay	Their house is big. Malaki ang bahay nila.
home	noun	tahanan	I am going home. Uuwi na ako.
school	noun	paaralan	The school is near. Malapit ang paaralan.
city	noun	lungsod	This city is busy. Abala ang lungsod na ito.
country	noun	bansa	Our country is beautiful. Maganda ang ating bansa.
world	noun	mundo	The world is changing. Nagbabago ang mundo.
street	noun	kalye	The street is long. Mahaba ang kalye.
room	noun	silid	This room is clean. Malinis ang silid na ito.
time	noun	oras	Time goes very fast. Mabilis lumipas ang oras.
day	noun	araw	Today is a good day. Magandang araw ngayon.
night	noun	gabi	The night is cold. Malamig ang gabi.
morning	noun	umaga	The morning is शांत?
evening	noun	gabi	We walk every evening. Naglalakad kami tuwing gabi.
week	noun	linggo	A week has seven days. Ang isang linggo ay may pitong araw.
month	noun	buwan	This month is busy. Abala ang buwang ito.
year	noun	taon	This year feels new. Parang bago ang taong ito.
today	adverb	ngayon	I am busy today. Abala ako ngayon.
tomorrow	adverb	bukas	We will leave tomorrow. Aalis kami bukas.
yesterday	adverb	kahapon	She arrived yesterday morning. Dumating siya kahapon ng umaga.
now	adverb	ngayon	Come here now. Halika rito ngayon.
sun	noun	araw	The sun is hot. Mainit ang araw.
moon	noun	buwan	The moon is bright. Maliwanag ang buwan.
star	noun	bituin	That star is bright. Maliwanag ang bituing iyon.
sky	noun	langit	The sky is blue. Asul ang langit.
earth	noun	daigdig	The earth is our home. Ang daigdig ang ating tahanan.
fire	noun	apoy	The fire is hot. Mainit ang apoy.
water	noun	tubig	Water is very important. Napakahalaga ng tubig.
rain	noun	ulan	The rain is strong. Malakas ang ulan.
wind	noun	hangin	The wind feels cold. Malamig ang hangin.
tree	noun	puno	The tree is tall. Matangkad ang puno.
flower	noun	bulaklak	The flower is beautiful. Maganda ang bulaklak.
mountain	noun	bundok	That mountain is high. Mataas ang bundok na iyon.
river	noun	ilog	The river is wide. Malapad ang ilog.
sea	noun	dagat	The sea is calm. Maaliwalas ang dagat.
food	noun	pagkain	The food is delicious. Masarap ang pagkain.
bread	noun	tinapay	I bought fresh bread. Bumili ako ng sariwang tinapay.
rice	noun	bigas	We need more rice. Kailangan namin ng mas maraming bigas.
meat	noun	karne	The meat is cooked. Luto na ang karne.
fish	noun	isda	The fish is fresh. Sariwa ang isda.
egg	noun	itlog	I ate one egg. Kumain ako ng isang itlog.
milk	noun	gatas	The child drinks milk. Umiinom ng gatas ang bata.
fruit	noun	prutas	This fruit is sweet. Matamis ang prutas na ito.
tea	noun	tsaa	She drinks hot tea. Umiinom siya ng mainit na tsaa.
coffee	noun	kape	I drink coffee daily. Umiinom ako ng kape araw-araw.
head	noun	ulo	My head hurts today. Masakit ang ulo ko ngayon.
eye	noun	mata	Her eye is red. Pula ang mata niya.
ear	noun	tainga	My ear can hear. Nakakarinig ang tainga ko.
mouth	noun	bibig	Open your mouth wide. Ibuka mo nang malaki ang bibig mo.
nose	noun	ilong	My nose is cold. Malamig ang ilong ko.
hand	noun	kamay	Wash your hand first. Hugasan mo muna ang kamay mo.
foot	noun	paa	My foot is sore. Masakit ang paa ko.
heart	noun	puso	His heart is strong. Malakas ang puso niya.
name	noun	pangalan	Your name is beautiful. Maganda ang pangalan mo.
book	noun	aklat	This book is new. Bago ang aklat na ito.
word	noun	salita	That word is common. Karaniwan ang salitang iyon.
language	noun	wika	Tagalog is a beautiful language. Magandang wika ang Tagalog.
money	noun	pera	I need more money. Kailangan ko ng mas maraming pera.
work	noun	trabaho	My work is hard. Mahirap ang trabaho ko.
love	noun	pag-ibig	Love makes life beautiful. Pinapaganda ng pag-ibig ang buhay.
music	noun	musika	The music sounds beautiful. Maganda ang tunog ng musika.
story	noun	kuwento	Her story is true. Totoo ang kuwento niya.
way	noun	daan	This way is easier. Mas madali ang daang ito.
thing	noun	bagay	That thing is useful. Kapaki-pakinabang ang bagay na iyon.
life	noun	buhay	Life is not easy. Hindi madali ang buhay.
door	noun	pinto	The door is open. Bukas ang pinto.
table	noun	mesa	The book is on the table. Nasa mesa ang aklat.
chair	noun	silya	The chair is old. Luma ang silya.
car	noun	kotse	The car is new. Bago ang kotse.
good	adjective	mabuti	This book is good. Mabuti ang aklat na ito.
bad	adjective	masama	That food is bad. Masama ang pagkaing iyon.
big	adjective	malaki	Their house is big. Malaki ang bahay nila.
small	adjective	maliit	The room is small. Maliit ang silid.
new	adjective	bago	I have a new car. May bago akong kotse.
old	adjective	luma	This chair is old. Luma ang silyang ito.
long	adjective	mahaba	The road is long. Mahaba ang daan.
short	adjective	maikli	The story is short. Maikli ang kuwento.
high	adjective	mataas	The mountain is high. Mataas ang bundok.
low	adjective	mababa	The table is low. Mababa ang mesa.
hot	adjective	mainit	The tea is hot. Mainit ang tsaa.
cold	adjective	malamig	The water is cold. Malamig ang tubig.
happy	adjective	masaya	The child is happy. Masaya ang bata.
sad	adjective	malungkot	She feels sad today. Malungkot siya ngayon.
beautiful	adjective	maganda	The flower is beautiful. Maganda ang bulaklak.
easy	adjective	madali	This work is easy. Madali ang trabahong ito.
hard	adjective	mahirap	This lesson is hard. Mahirap ang araling ito.
fast	adjective	mabilis	That car is fast. Mabilis ang kotseng iyon.
slow	adjective	mabagal	The turtle is slow. Mabagal ang pagong.
right	adjective	tama	Your answer is right. Tama ang sagot mo.
wrong	adjective	mali	That answer is wrong. Mali ang sagot na iyon.
important	adjective	mahalaga	Water is important for life. Mahalaga ang tubig sa buhay.
true	adjective	totoo	His story is true. Totoo ang kuwento niya.
full	adjective	puno	The glass is full. Puno ang baso.
empty	adjective	walang laman	The room is empty. Walang laman ang silid.
young	adjective	bata	She is still young. Bata pa siya.
strong	adjective	malakas	That man is strong. Malakas ang lalaking iyon.
weak	adjective	mahina	The child feels weak. Mahina ang pakiramdam ng bata.
red	adjective	pula	The flower is red. Pula ang bulaklak.
blue	adjective	asul	The sky is blue. Asul ang langit.
green	adjective	berde	The leaves are green. Berde ang mga dahon.
yellow	adjective	dilaw	The flower is yellow. Dilaw ang bulaklak.
black	adjective	itim	The cat is black. Itim ang pusa.
white	adjective	puti	The milk is white. Puti ang gatas.
yes	interjection	oo	Yes, I understand now. Oo, naiintindihan ko na ngayon.
no	interjection	hindi	No, I cannot go. Hindi, hindi ako makakapunta.
not	adverb	hindi	I am not ready. Hindi pa ako handa.
and	conjunction	at	She sings and dances. Umaawit at sumasayaw siya.
or	conjunction	o	Tea or coffee, please. Tsaa o kape, pakiusap.
but	conjunction	ngunit	I am tired but happy. Pagod ako ngunit masaya.
if	conjunction	kung	If it rains, stay inside. Kung uulan, manatili sa loob.
because	conjunction	dahil	I stayed home because rain fell. Nanatili ako sa bahay dahil umulan.
with	preposition	kasama	I came with my friend. Dumating ako kasama ang kaibigan ko.
without	preposition	wala	He left without money. Umalis siya nang walang pera.
for	preposition	para sa	This gift is for you. Ang regalong ito ay para sa iyo.
from	preposition	mula sa	She came from school. Galing siya mula sa paaralan.
to	preposition	sa	We went to the city. Pumunta kami sa lungsod.