3,068 most common Tagalog words
Ranked by how often each word turns up in everyday Tagalog, with its meaning in English.
These are the 3,068 words that come up most often in everyday Tagalog (Wikang Tagalog), counted as they are actually said rather than as dictionary headwords — so where Tagalog changes a word's ending, each ending is counted on its own. Work down from the top: the first few hundred carry most ordinary conversation.
| # | Word | In English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ang | used with a quality for emphasis and to give it an… |
| 2 | sa | the recipient or beneficiary of an action: to, for |
| 3 | na | already; now; anymore |
| 4 | ng | the patient, undergoer, or theme of the action in… |
| 5 | mo | Honorific alternative letter-case form of mo, sometimes… |
| 6 | ko | my; mine |
| 7 | hindi | no; not |
| 8 | ako | 1st person nominative pronoun: I; me |
| 9 | ka | you |
| 10 | at | and |
| 11 | mga | used to pluralize nouns: -s, -es |
| 12 | ay | Separates the subject and the predicate. Indicative of a… |
| 13 | lang | only; just |
| 14 | ba | marks a sentence as interrogative |
| 15 | ito | this |
| 16 | siya | he; she |
| 17 | kung | if |
| 18 | para | for; so; in order to |
| 19 | si | direct marker placed before names or terms of address of… |
| 20 | ano | what |
| 21 | kayo | you |
| 22 | dito | here |
| 23 | alam | knowledge; learning; wisdom |
| 24 | may | particle used as an existential marker: to be; to have |
| 25 | tayo | we; us |
| 26 | pero | but |
| 27 | lahat | all; everyone; everybody |
| 28 | pa | yet |
| 29 | nga | Used to emphasize affirmation, confirmation, or something… |
| 30 | gusto | want; like; desire |
| 31 | oo | yes |
| 32 | ni | of; possessive particle |
| 33 | niya | 3rd person singular possessive pronoun: his; her; ~ of his;… |
| 34 | wala | nothing; to not exist; there is no |
| 35 | natin | by us; of us |
| 36 | naman | used to soften requests with a mild reproach |
| 37 | o | or |
| 38 | ngayon | now; today; by now; yet; currently; at present |
| 39 | kami | we; us |
| 40 | sige | OK! alright! |
| 41 | namin | by us, of us |
| 42 | sila | they |
| 43 | kailangan | necessary |
| 44 | bakit | why; for what reason |
| 45 | yan | alternative spelling of 'yan |
| 46 | kaya | ably; in an able manner |
| 47 | ikaw | you |
| 48 | di | no; not |
| 49 | akin | my |
| 50 | iyon | that |
| 51 | talaga | surely; certainly; really; undoubtedly |
| 52 | tao | human; human being; person; man |
| 53 | kang | kong |
| 54 | sabihin | to be said |
| 55 | isa | one |
| 56 | nang | when, at the time of |
| 57 | sya | superseded, pre-2007 spelling of siya |
| 58 | yun | alternative spelling of 'yun |
| 59 | niyo | second-person plural indirect personal noun: you; you all |
| 60 | dahil | because; since; for the reason that |
| 61 | nya | superseded, pre-2007 spelling of niya |
| 62 | huwag | do not; don't |
| 63 | nasa | marks the location of something; in, on, at |
| 64 | iyo | your |
| 65 | sino | who |
| 66 | nila | their |
| 67 | kita | Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw |
| 68 | diyos | god |
| 69 | meron | pronunciation spelling of mayroon |
| 70 | sabi | something said; statement |
| 71 | buhay | life |
| 72 | saan | where |
| 73 | rin | alternative form of din |
| 74 | salamat | thank you |
| 75 | wag | alternative form of huwag |
| 76 | bang | used with a quality for emphasis and to give it an… |
| 77 | to | alternative spelling of 'to |
| 78 | kahit | even though; although; even if |
| 79 | umalis | to go away |
| 80 | dapat | must; should; ought to |
| 81 | din | too; also |
| 82 | iyong | ligatured form of iyo |
| 83 | araw | sun |
| 84 | siguro | maybe; perhaps; probably; possibly |
| 85 | po | marks respect toward the person the speaker is addressing |
| 86 | doon | yonder; there |
| 87 | eh | alternative spelling of e |
| 88 | iyan | that |
| 89 | paano | how |
| 90 | gawin | to create; to make |
| 91 | kay | Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns |
| 92 | mundo | world; the earth |
| 93 | oh | alternative spelling of o |
| 94 | hoy | expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey! |
| 95 | iba | another; different one |
| 96 | kaibigan | friend; pal |
| 97 | tama | correct; right |
| 98 | tulad | act of copying or imitating |
| 99 | pumunta | to go |
| 100 | teka | wait a moment!; hold on for a while! |
| 101 | y | and |
| 102 | tapos | then; and then |
| 103 | ibig | want; desire; like; wish |
| 104 | kapag | if |
| 105 | ginagawa | progressive aspect of gawin |
| 106 | kasi | because |
| 107 | taon | year |
| 108 | nasaan | where |
| 109 | maging | to become |
| 110 | mula | from |
| 111 | tingnan | to look at |
| 112 | mas | comparative marker of inequality: more; -er |
| 113 | puwede | can; able; possible |
| 114 | pala | expressing sudden realization; indication of surprise |
| 115 | bago | then; and then |
| 116 | gabi | evening; night |
| 117 | nandito | here |
| 118 | ating | ligatured form of atin |
| 119 | muna | for a while; for a moment; for the time being; a minute |
| 120 | tungkol | about; regarding; concerning |
| 121 | kaniya | his; her |
| 122 | sana | used to express hope or wish in something unknown:… |
| 123 | bahay | house |
| 124 | totoo | really |
| 125 | oras | time |
| 126 | ninyo | your |
| 127 | parang | meadow; prairie |
| 128 | inyo | your |
| 129 | kanya | menstruation |
| 130 | kasama | with |
| 131 | ha | interrogative particle, used to express inquiry |
| 132 | pangalan | name |
| 133 | ayaw | to not want; to not like |
| 134 | lamang | only; just |
| 135 | anak | child; offspring |
| 136 | igik | grunt |
| 137 | bilis | speed |
| 138 | maganda | beautiful |
| 139 | tubig | water |
| 140 | nito | of this |
| 141 | galing | from |
| 142 | baka | maybe; probably |
| 143 | pag | clipping of kapag |
| 144 | bata | child; kid |
| 145 | makita | to happen to see; to be able to see |
| 146 | ginawa | complete aspect of gawin |
| 147 | tayong | ligatured form of tayo |
| 148 | ayos | order; arrangement |
| 149 | marami | many; plenty; much; abundant |
| 150 | halika | come here! |
| 151 | bagay | thing; object; item |
| 152 | lugar | place; location |
| 153 | palabas | towards outside; outward |
| 154 | nangyari | complete aspect of mangyari |
| 155 | panahon | time |
| 156 | sayo | informal spelling of sa'yo |
| 157 | rito | here |
| 158 | man | even |
| 159 | ngunit | but; however |
| 160 | pare | buddy; close male friend |
| 161 | dalawa | two |
| 162 | sandali | momentarily; briefly |
| 163 | loob | inside; interior; inner part |
| 164 | upang | so that; in order that |
| 165 | patay | cadaver; corpse; dead body of a person |
| 166 | magiging | contemplative aspect of maging |
| 167 | pwede | superseded, pre-2007 spelling of puwede |
| 168 | tingin | look; glance; view |
| 169 | trabaho | work; job; labor |
| 170 | mahal | expensive; high-priced |
| 171 | pulis | police officer; policeman; policewoman |
| 172 | problema | problem; trouble |
| 173 | kunin | to take something by the hand; to fetch; to grab |
| 174 | diyan | there |
| 175 | silang | birth; nativity |
| 176 | papa | dad; daddy |
| 177 | lalaki | man; boy; guy; male person |
| 178 | taong | black mourning veil or handkerchief |
| 179 | malaman | fleshy; meaty |
| 180 | patayin | to kill |
| 181 | labas | outside |
| 182 | sarili | oneself; one's ownself |
| 183 | mabuti | well; all right |
| 184 | heto | here! here it is! |
| 185 | amin | our |
| 186 | pumatay | to kill |
| 187 | ama | rarely; seldom |
| 188 | magaling | skilled |
| 189 | kilala | act of knowing or recognizing someone or something |
| 190 | hanggang | until; till |
| 191 | duke | duke |
| 192 | akala | presumption; surmise; assumption; thinking |
| 193 | puso | heart |
| 194 | busan | alternative form of buhusan |
| 195 | habang | while; in the time that |
| 196 | tulong | help; aid; assistance |
| 197 | kanila | their |
| 198 | uli | again; once more |
| 199 | pakiusap | request; favor |
| 200 | ilang | ligatured form of ilan |
| 201 | bukas | tomorrow |
| 202 | kamay | hand |
| 203 | s | abbreviation of sa: in; on; at |
| 204 | n | abbreviation of na |
| 205 | diba | informal spelling of 'di ba |
| 206 | tulungan | to help |
| 207 | makinig | to listen |
| 208 | dumating | to arrive; to come; to reach |
| 209 | espada | sword |
| 210 | kamusta | alternative form of kumusta |
| 211 | babae | woman; girl; female |
| 212 | pagkain | food |
| 213 | dati | originally; at first |
| 214 | medyo | rather; somewhat; a little bit; kind of |
| 215 | dahilan | reason; cause |
| 216 | alis | departure |
| 217 | hari | king; ruler |
| 218 | malapit | soon |
| 219 | kapatid | sibling |
| 220 | noon | when |
| 221 | tara | let's go! |
| 222 | pagkatapos | after; afterwards |
| 223 | aso | dog |
| 224 | naging | complete aspect of maging |
| 225 | makakuha | to be able to get something |
| 226 | parati | always |
| 227 | susunod | next |
| 228 | i | mother of |
| 229 | pinto | door |
| 230 | bumalik | to return; to come back |
| 231 | linggo | Sunday |
| 232 | maaari | can be; possible |
| 233 | ganon | alternative form of ganoon |
| 234 | kasalanan | sin; guilt; fault |
| 235 | hayaan | to be left alone |
| 236 | bilisan | to make faster |
| 237 | mamatay | to die |
| 238 | daan | hundred |
| 239 | atin | ours |
| 240 | bilang | as; in the capacity of; in the role of |
| 241 | huli | last; previously |
| 242 | umaga | morning |
| 243 | hayop | animal |
| 244 | tanga | stupid; foolish; ignorant; slow-witted |
| 245 | takbo | run; act of running |
| 246 | kumuha | to get; to take |
| 247 | paraan | method; system; means; way |
| 248 | takot | afraid |
| 249 | sikat | rise; rising |
| 250 | maghintay | to wait |
| 251 | beses | time; instance; repetition |
| 252 | tatay | father |
| 253 | lupa | earth; ground; soil |
| 254 | yaon | yonder; that over there |
| 255 | maliit | small; little; insignificant |
| 256 | mayroon | there be; there is; there are; to have |
| 257 | huy | alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the… |
| 258 | minsan | sometimes; once in a while |
| 259 | lumabas | to leave; to exit; to go out |
| 260 | bawat | each; every |
| 261 | ganito | like this; in this particular manner |
| 262 | katulad | like; similar to |
| 263 | kundi | except; but; besides |
| 264 | mukha | face |
| 265 | malaki | big; large |
| 266 | tumahimik | to become quiet; to become silent |
| 267 | tren | train |
| 268 | kotse | car; automobile |
| 269 | opo | yes |
| 270 | gamit | thing; anything that one uses |
| 271 | no | alternative spelling of 'no |
| 272 | magsalita | to speak; to talk |
| 273 | kaysa | than |
| 274 | matagal | long |
| 275 | tumingin | to look at; to have a look at |
| 276 | sigurado | sure; certain |
| 277 | pumasok | to enter; to go in |
| 278 | ya | expression used to drive cattle: yah |
| 279 | hangin | wind |
| 280 | taas | height |
| 281 | masaya | joyful; happy |
| 282 | tawagan | to call |
| 283 | ilalim | bottom |
| 284 | me | pronunciation spelling of may |
| 285 | asawa | spouse |
| 286 | higit | more |
| 287 | naku | an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, fear, pain,… |
| 288 | gumawa | to make; to manufacture |
| 289 | sumama | to go with; to join; to come along; to accompany |
| 290 | bansa | nation |
| 291 | bigyan | to give |
| 292 | virus | virus |
| 293 | gubat | woods; woodland; forest |
| 294 | ulo | head |
| 295 | makuha | to obtain; to get |
| 296 | pano | how |
| 297 | pasensiya | patience |
| 298 | eksena | scene |
| 299 | manatili | to stay or remain unchanged or constant; to keep in a… |
| 300 | makina | machine |
| 301 | buksan | to be opened |
| 302 | likod | back |
| 303 | a | ah: an exclamation of pity, admiration or surprise |
| 304 | buwan | moon |
| 305 | nandoon | yonder; there |
| 306 | minuto | minute |
| 307 | mamaya | later; shortly |
| 308 | namatay | complete aspect of mamatay: dead; has died |
| 309 | pagkakataon | opportunity; chance |
| 310 | liwanag | light; illumination |
| 311 | kapwa | alternative form of kapuwa |
| 312 | kausapin | to be made as one's interlocutor |
| 313 | kalokohan | nonsense; craziness; foolishness |
| 314 | kumusta | how |
| 315 | basta | as long as; provided that; only if |
| 316 | ganyan | alternative form of ganiyan |
| 317 | halos | almost; nearly |
| 318 | pareho | same; identical; equal |
| 319 | nanay | mother |
| 320 | wakas | end; finish; conclusion |
| 321 | ipakita | to show; to let someone see |
| 322 | masama | evil; bad |
| 323 | pamilya | family |
| 324 | dugo | blood |
| 325 | so | so; therefore; hence |
| 326 | telepono | telephone |
| 327 | mali | wrong |
| 328 | boypren | alternative form of boyprend |
| 329 | siyempre | of course; certainly |
| 330 | ganoon | like that; in that particular manner |
| 331 | nais | desire; wish; preference |
| 332 | kanina | recently |
| 333 | lungsod | city |
| 334 | tigil | cessation; stop |
| 335 | mag-alala | to worry; to be anxious |
| 336 | agad | immediately; at once |
| 337 | harap | front; forefront |
| 338 | kamatayan | death; end |
| 339 | pangako | promise |
| 340 | mabilis | fast; swift; rapid; speedy |
| 341 | kumain | to eat |
| 342 | hanapin | to look for; to search for |
| 343 | tawag | act of calling someone |
| 344 | gobyerno | government |
| 345 | pakialam | care; concern; sympathy |
| 346 | ligtas | safe; free from danger |
| 347 | guwapo | handsome; good-looking |
| 348 | laban | fight; quarrel |
| 349 | ulit | again; once more |
| 350 | malakas | strong; hard |
| 351 | enerhiya | energy; vigor; force |
| 352 | maayos | organized; in order; neat |
| 353 | darating | contemplative aspect of dumating |
| 354 | tumawag | to call; to make a call |
| 355 | may-ari | owner; proprietor |
| 356 | kailan | when |
| 357 | kuha | take; grab; act of getting |
| 358 | grabe | grave; serious |
| 359 | kama | bed |
| 360 | palagay | opinion; thought |
| 361 | kuwarto | room |
| 362 | mama | a term used in referring to, or in addressing, a male… |
| 363 | mismo | specifically |
| 364 | on | in a relationship with someone |
| 365 | lagi | always; usually; all the time |
| 366 | ibibigay | contemplative aspect of ibigay |
| 367 | hirap | difficulty; hardship |
| 368 | mahirap | difficult; tough |
| 369 | puwet | alternative form of puwit |
| 370 | babalik | contemplative aspect of bumalik |
| 371 | pera | money; cash |
| 372 | aleman | German |
| 373 | kasal | wedding; marriage |
| 374 | tahimik | quiet; silent |
| 375 | kalimutan | to be forgotten |
| 376 | lakas | strength; vigor |
| 377 | uy | alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the… |
| 378 | tanong | question |
| 379 | salita | word |
| 380 | tignan | alternative form of tingnan |
| 381 | pagdating | arrival |
| 382 | sakit | disease; sickness; illness; ailment |
| 383 | dagat | ocean; sea |
| 384 | panganib | danger |
| 385 | magkaroon | to have; to receive |
| 386 | subukan | to try; to attempt; to try out |
| 387 | bahala | responsibility |
| 388 | tabi | area beside a person or thing |
| 389 | ibigay | to be given; to be bestowed |
| 390 | aba | poor, indigent |
| 391 | krus | cross |
| 392 | papunta | heading towards a direction |
| 393 | puno | tree |
| 394 | galit | anger; ire |
| 395 | litrato | alternative form of retrato: photograph; picture |
| 396 | mahilig | fond of; inclined in |
| 397 | daw | allegedly |
| 398 | bakla | effeminate man; womanish man; homosexual male |
| 399 | dragon | dragon |
| 400 | narito | here |
| 401 | pamamagitan | mediation; intercession; intervention; arbitration |
| 402 | kagabi | last night |
| 403 | tuwing | every time |
| 404 | sina | plural direct marker placed before names or terms of… |
| 405 | ayoko | used to express one's own aversion to something or someone:… |
| 406 | sulat | writing |
| 407 | kada | each; every |
| 408 | ilog | river |
| 409 | hubad | naked; nude |
| 410 | tunay | truly; really |
| 411 | handa | ready; prepared |
| 412 | laman | meat; flesh |
| 413 | susi | key |
| 414 | kesa | pronunciation spelling of kaysa |
| 415 | lawa | lake; lagoon |
| 416 | punta | destination, direction |
| 417 | kakaiba | different or unusual |
| 418 | bayag | testicle |
| 419 | dali | quickness; rapidity; promptness |
| 420 | ilan | how many |
| 421 | katawan | body |
| 422 | nakaraan | past |
| 423 | inumin | beverage |
| 424 | buti | used to express relief or fortunate circumstance: good… |
| 425 | batang | log |
| 426 | lampin | swaddling clothes; baby's breechcloth |
| 427 | katotohanan | truth; reality; veracity |
| 428 | sigaw | shout; yell; howl; bawl |
| 429 | panginoon | lord; master |
| 430 | kailanman | whenever |
| 431 | estudyante | pupil; student |
| 432 | muli | again |
| 433 | mahalaga | valuable |
| 434 | pasensya | superseded, pre-2007 spelling of pasensiya |
| 435 | eto | alternative form of heto: here! here it is! |
| 436 | sundalo | soldier |
| 437 | mata | eye |
| 438 | pati | and; as well as |
| 439 | maari | possible |
| 440 | gaya | imitation; copying |
| 441 | are | alternative form of ari: this one; this |
| 442 | mangyari | to happen; to occur |
| 443 | puro | always; repeatedly; too much |
| 444 | nakakatakot | alternative form of nakatatakot |
| 445 | kaarawan | birthday |
| 446 | mabuhay | long live! |
| 447 | gaano | how; what quantity or amount; how much |
| 448 | planeta | planet |
| 449 | ma | term of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy;… |
| 450 | titi | penis |
| 451 | langis | oil |
| 452 | baril | gun |
| 453 | baba | lowness; low height |
| 454 | kuya | elder brother; big brother |
| 455 | nagkaroon | complete aspect of magkaroon |
| 456 | dalhin | to be brought; to be carried |
| 457 | tiwala | trust; faith |
| 458 | populasyon | population |
| 459 | sarap | tastiness; deliciousness; pleasant taste |
| 460 | pagod | tiredness; fatigue |
| 461 | gayon | like that; in that particular manner |
| 462 | mahusay | methodical; orderly; well-arranged |
| 463 | kaguluhan | disorder; disarray |
| 464 | ibinigay | complete aspect of ibigay |
| 465 | gago | foolish; stupid |
| 466 | mag-isa | solely; alone; unassisted |
| 467 | itsura | appearance; form; figure |
| 468 | pusa | cat; feline |
| 469 | bumili | to buy |
| 470 | libro | book |
| 471 | pasko | alternative letter-case form of Pasko |
| 472 | tuloy | afterwards |
| 473 | ina | mother |
| 474 | una | for the first time |
| 475 | tumayo | to stand; to stand up |
| 476 | sasama | contemplative aspect of sumama |
| 477 | ||
| 478 | kwento | superseded, pre-2007 spelling of kuwento |
| 479 | dadaan | alternative form of daraan |
| 480 | simula | start; beginning |
| 481 | andito | alternative form of nandito |
| 482 | bundok | mountain |
| 483 | tumakbo | to run |
| 484 | kalaban | enemy |
| 485 | uri | type; class; kind |
| 486 | yon | alternative spelling of 'yon |
| 487 | baliw | insane; crazy; mad |
| 488 | itlog | egg |
| 489 | maintindihan | to be able to be understood; to be able to be comprehended |
| 490 | opisina | office |
| 491 | palakpakan | applause |
| 492 | pag-ibig | love; attraction; fondness; strong affection; devotion to… |
| 493 | lumaki | to become bigger; to increase in size |
| 494 | dating | arrival; advent |
| 495 | aya | pleasantness of the weather, face, etc |
| 496 | apoy | fire |
| 497 | nasan | alternative form of nasaan |
| 498 | gutom | hunger |
| 499 | ate | elder sister; big sister |
| 500 | gawa | act of doing something |
| 501 | ulan | rain |
| 502 | labi | lip |
| 503 | inay | term of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy;… |
| 504 | tapusin | to complete; to finish |
| 505 | mataas | high; tall; superior |
| 506 | yaman | wealth; riches; fortune; valuable possessions |
| 507 | mawala | to disappear |
| 508 | lalo | more; surpassingly; much; to a greater degree |
| 509 | isipin | things that need careful or deep thinking; something to… |
| 510 | mabait | kind; friendly; helpful; sympathetic |
| 511 | kahoy | wood |
| 512 | sumunod | to follow; to obey |
| 513 | sapat | sufficiently; enough; adequately |
| 514 | seryoso | serious; sincere |
| 515 | pranses | French |
| 516 | libo | thousand |
| 517 | datu | datu |
| 518 | pag-asa | hope |
| 519 | magnanakaw | thief; robber |
| 520 | karagatan | ocean |
| 521 | tarantado | shameless; imprudent |
| 522 | pong | pung |
| 523 | plano | plan; intent |
| 524 | ibaba | place under; underneath; under part |
| 525 | lumayo | to go away; to go farther away |
| 526 | tong | percentage cut or commission of the winnings taken from the… |
| 527 | nagiging | progressive aspect of maging |
| 528 | nilalang | created |
| 529 | bola | ball; round object |
| 530 | ideya | alternative form of idea |
| 531 | mister | Mister |
| 532 | paborito | favorite |
| 533 | ewan | pronunciation spelling of aywan |
| 534 | halimbawa | for example |
| 535 | itim | black |
| 536 | umupo | to sit; to sit down; to take a seat |
| 537 | halaman | plant |
| 538 | relasyon | relation; association |
| 539 | suot | clothing; clothes; what one is wearing |
| 540 | huminto | to stop |
| 541 | balita | information; news; report; tidings |
| 542 | sira | damage; tear; rupture; defect; break |
| 543 | tatlo | three |
| 544 | klase | class |
| 545 | natural | obviously; naturally |
| 546 | kalikasan | nature |
| 547 | misyon | mission |
| 548 | yata | maybe; perhaps; possibly; probably |
| 549 | alisin | to be removed; to be taken off |
| 550 | paalam | one's goodbyes; farewell |
| 551 | aktor | actor |
| 552 | bumaba | to go down; to descend |
| 553 | is | a tmesis used for sarcasm |
| 554 | hingal | panting; out of breath |
| 555 | tagumpay | victory; triumph |
| 556 | kuneho | rabbit; cony |
| 557 | dala | load; something carried; something brought |
| 558 | apat | four |
| 559 | ikot | rotation; revolution; turning round and round |
| 560 | malayo | far |
| 561 | bartender | bartender |
| 562 | tanggapin | to accept |
| 563 | sama | going with or accompanying someone to a certain place |
| 564 | alalahanin | to remember; to recall |
| 565 | kainin | to be eaten |
| 566 | pabayaan | to neglect; to abandon |
| 567 | banda | around |
| 568 | pasok | entry; act of entering |
| 569 | bar | bar |
| 570 | sandata | weapon; arms |
| 571 | matapos | to be finished with activities |
| 572 | kayamanan | wealth; riches; treasures; fortune |
| 573 | ingat | caution; carefulness |
| 574 | itay | term of address for one's father: dad; daddy; pops; Pa;… |
| 575 | pantalon | pants; trousers |
| 576 | espesyal | special; exceptional; extraordinary |
| 577 | linya | line |
| 578 | maniwala | to believe; to trust |
| 579 | niyan | of that |
| 580 | grado | grade; mark |
| 581 | pansinin | to be noticed; to be acknowledged; to be given attention… |
| 582 | gunggong | stupid; dull; ignoramus |
| 583 | tugtog | act of playing a musical instrument |
| 584 | madali | quick; easy |
| 585 | karapatan | right; authority |
| 586 | marahil | probably; maybe; perhaps |
| 587 | isda | fish |
| 588 | pagdiriwang | celebration |
| 589 | halaga | price; cost |
| 590 | kapangyarihan | power; authority |
| 591 | raw | alternative form of daw |
| 592 | gumising | to wake up; to awake |
| 593 | sala | fault; guilt; blame |
| 594 | klima | climate |
| 595 | umuwi | to go home; to return |
| 596 | puntahan | to be gone to |
| 597 | hawak | holding of something in one's hand |
| 598 | impormasyon | information |
| 599 | relo | watch |
| 600 | lihim | secret |
| 601 | butas | hole; pit |
| 602 | pinuno | chief; official; officer; leader |
| 603 | brad | comrade; peer; buddy |
| 604 | bisita | visitor; guest |
| 605 | utot | fart; flatulence |
| 606 | laptop | laptop |
| 607 | importante | important |
| 608 | utos | order; command; commandment |
| 609 | tumakas | to escape |
| 610 | katapusan | end; conclusion |
| 611 | san | where |
| 612 | magkano | how much |
| 613 | sumakay | to ride; to board |
| 614 | kalahati | half |
| 615 | tanungin | to ask someone |
| 616 | balik | return; going back |
| 617 | asan | alternative form of nasaan |
| 618 | maghanap | to look for |
| 619 | sitwasyon | situation |
| 620 | utak | brain; encephalon |
| 621 | ibon | bird |
| 622 | boss | alternative spelling of bos |
| 623 | pintuan | doorway |
| 624 | ahas | snake |
| 625 | isip | thinking; thought |
| 626 | langit | sky |
| 627 | lobo | wolf |
| 628 | sabihan | to notify; to give notice to |
| 629 | hawakan | to hold |
| 630 | alak | alcoholic beverage; liquor |
| 631 | bariles | barrel; cask; keg |
| 632 | gumulong | to roll down a surface |
| 633 | papel | paper |
| 634 | magkakaroon | contemplative aspect of magkaroon |
| 635 | ayon | agreeable; in agreement; affirming |
| 636 | sinuman | whoever |
| 637 | pagpatay | killing; murder; homicide |
| 638 | masira | to break down; to get broken; to get damaged |
| 639 | kulang | lacking; incomplete; insufficient |
| 640 | uminom | to drink; to have a drink |
| 641 | upuan | chair |
| 642 | gulo | disorder; disarray |
| 643 | iwan | to be left behind |
| 644 | nagustuhan | complete aspect of magustuhan |
| 645 | damit | clothes; clothing; dress |
| 646 | manahimik | to remain silent; to shut up |
| 647 | pangit | ugly |
| 648 | araw-araw | daily; every day |
| 649 | yelo | ice |
| 650 | lumayas | to run away; to escape |
| 651 | tigilan | to stop doing something |
| 652 | mang | term of address for an elderly man |
| 653 | mag-ingat | to be careful; to take care |
| 654 | kolehiyo | college |
| 655 | kulungan | cage; kennel; corral; pen; coop |
| 656 | kumakain | progressive aspect of kumain |
| 657 | mainit | hot; warm |
| 658 | don | title of a gentleman: sir; Sir |
| 659 | malamang | chances are; probably; likely |
| 660 | mahaba | long |
| 661 | pangangailangan | demand; need; necessity |
| 662 | matulog | to sleep |
| 663 | sagutin | liabilities |
| 664 | kaharian | domain; kingdom; monarchy; realm |
| 665 | kanta | song; chant |
| 666 | agrikultura | agriculture |
| 667 | ruta | route; itinerary |
| 668 | masarap | delicious; tasty |
| 669 | ebidensiya | evidence; proof |
| 670 | bantay | guard; escort; watch |
| 671 | kana | deception; falsity |
| 672 | naniniwala | progressive aspect of maniwala |
| 673 | e | Used to acknowledge a statement or situation: well; so |
| 674 | anim | six |
| 675 | likas | natural; inborn; innate |
| 676 | halimaw | beast; monster; ferocious animal |
| 677 | bangkay | cadaver; corpse |
| 678 | pakinggan | to listen |
| 679 | pakiramdam | condition; state |
| 680 | layo | distance; farness |
| 681 | kababayan | fellow resident of the same town or province; fellow citizen |
| 682 | komersiyal | commercial |
| 683 | sira-ulo | insane; lunatic; crazy |
| 684 | bobo | fool; idiot; simpleton; dunce |
| 685 | kriminal | criminal; sinful; grave |
| 686 | kaso | but; however |
| 687 | malinaw | clear |
| 688 | manok | chicken |
| 689 | ho | honorific particle used while speaking to one's superior,… |
| 690 | papasok | heading to enter |
| 691 | panalo | winner; victor |
| 692 | mag-aral | to study |
| 693 | kaaway | enemy; foe |
| 694 | magtrabaho | to work; to labor; to be employed |
| 695 | bulag | blind; sightless |
| 696 | bilangguan | prison; jail |
| 697 | lason | poison |
| 698 | pelikula | film; movie; motion picture |
| 699 | de | of |
| 700 | iisa | one; same; identical |
| 701 | personal | personal |
| 702 | maliliit | small; little; insignificant |
| 703 | karera | race, racing |
| 704 | kalawakan | vastness; expanse |
| 705 | guro | teacher; educator; instructor |
| 706 | pagitan | space; gap; interval; distance between two points |
| 707 | bayan | city |
| 708 | konti | pronunciation spelling of kaunti |
| 709 | ibabaw | top; tip; apex |
| 710 | doktor | doctor; physician |
| 711 | paa | foot |
| 712 | siraulo | alternative form of sira-ulo |
| 713 | akina | alternative form of akin na |
| 714 | sinungaling | lying; untruthful; mendacious |
| 715 | la | used in directing an animal to stop, especially carabaos… |
| 716 | magpahinga | to rest |
| 717 | kunan | to get someone something |
| 718 | lider | leader |
| 719 | tatawagan | contemplative aspect of tawagan |
| 720 | magpatuloy | to continue |
| 721 | resulta | result; outcome; consequence |
| 722 | gumamit | to employ; to apply |
| 723 | pogi | handsome |
| 724 | gitna | center; middle |
| 725 | digmaan | war; battle |
| 726 | tindahan | store; retail shop |
| 727 | banal | holy; sacred; blessed |
| 728 | pupuntahan | contemplative aspect of puntahan |
| 729 | kaagad | right away; immediately |
| 730 | matakot | to be afraid; to become afraid |
| 731 | nabubuhay | progressive aspect of mabuhay |
| 732 | dinala | complete aspect of dalhin |
| 733 | luma | old |
| 734 | pwersa | superseded, pre-2007 spelling of puwersa |
| 735 | regalo | gift; present |
| 736 | kasaysayan | history; record or aggregate of past events |
| 737 | tsaka | ugly |
| 738 | magpakailanman | forever |
| 739 | sugat | wound; cut |
| 740 | magbigay | to give |
| 741 | edukasyon | education |
| 742 | mahalin | to be cherished; to be valued; to be loved |
| 743 | pababa | downward |
| 744 | magmadali | to hurry; to rush |
| 745 | bato | stone |
| 746 | kombinasyon | combination |
| 747 | madilim | dark; obscure |
| 748 | tagamasid | observer; watcher |
| 749 | kalangitan | heavens |
| 750 | sobra | so; very |
| 751 | habulin | to run after; to pursue; to chase |
| 752 | puti | white |
| 753 | tumpok | small heap; small mound; small pile |
| 754 | karne | meat |
| 755 | tangina | alternative form of putang ina |
| 756 | hilig | liking |
| 757 | ugali | conduct; habit; personal behavior or conduct |
| 758 | pugad | nest |
| 759 | masyado | very; too much |
| 760 | gamot | medicine; remedy; cure |
| 761 | lupain | landed property; estate; land holdings |
| 762 | lumalabas | progressive aspect of lumabas |
| 763 | dami | amount; quantity |
| 764 | pagmamahal | love; act of loving or cherishing |
| 765 | sukat | just; merely; simply |
| 766 | sundin | to obey; to follow |
| 767 | hudyat | signal; warning; alert |
| 768 | mahina | weak; feeble; sickly |
| 769 | magtanong | to ask; to make a question |
| 770 | matalik | close, intimate |
| 771 | tanda | sign; mark; indication |
| 772 | palaso | arrowhead |
| 773 | linisin | to clean; to make clean |
| 774 | ilong | nose |
| 775 | kontrata | contract |
| 776 | tahanan | simultaneous stopping or ceasing |
| 777 | amoy | scent; aroma |
| 778 | normal | normal |
| 779 | katutubo | native; indigenous |
| 780 | binigay | nonstandard form of ibinigay |
| 781 | kumagat | to bite |
| 782 | muntik | almost; nearly |
| 783 | gulong | wheel |
| 784 | impiyerno | inferno; hell |
| 785 | ayan | alternative form of hayan: there! there it is! |
| 786 | biro | joke; jest |
| 787 | bibig | mouth |
| 788 | kumpanya | superseded, pre-2014 spelling of kompanya |
| 789 | maliban | except; except for |
| 790 | baboy | pig |
| 791 | tunog | sound |
| 792 | parte | part; bit; portion; section; particular location in a… |
| 793 | gas | gasoline |
| 794 | payo | advice; counsel |
| 795 | tungkulin | duty; responsibility; obligation |
| 796 | kilos | movement; motion; move; moving |
| 797 | saklolo | response to a call for help |
| 798 | umamin | to admit; to confess |
| 799 | hiyas | gem; precious stone |
| 800 | bat | alternative spelling of ba't |
| 801 | kainis | alternative form of nakaiinis |
| 802 | ow | alternative form of o: the name of the Latin script letter… |
| 803 | magdala | to carry |
| 804 | ipaliwanag | to be explained |
| 805 | sahig | floor |
| 806 | upo | act of sitting |
| 807 | pruweba | proof; evidence |
| 808 | imposible | impossible |
| 809 | lola | honorific used before the name of a grandmother: Grandma;… |
| 810 | magsimula | to start; to begin; to commence |
| 811 | kampanya | campaign |
| 812 | satin | satin |
| 813 | ibalik | to return; to bring back |
| 814 | papasukin | to let to be inside |
| 815 | komportable | alternative form of kumportable |
| 816 | numero | number |
| 817 | sirain | to destroy; to ruin |
| 818 | ays | contraction of ayos |
| 819 | bumagsak | to fall |
| 820 | puta | prostitute |
| 821 | taga | big cut or wound inflicted by a large knife, bolo, cutlass,… |
| 822 | makipag-usap | to engage in conversation with someone |
| 823 | hitsura | alternative form of itsura |
| 824 | lasing | drunk; inebriated |
| 825 | sapatos | shoe |
| 826 | bagsak | fall; drop; crash |
| 827 | sarsa | dip; sauce; gravy |
| 828 | teritoryo | territory |
| 829 | sasakyan | vehicle; transportation |
| 830 | milya | mile |
| 831 | mag-isip | to think |
| 832 | lebel | level |
| 833 | tulog | sleep; slumber |
| 834 | kukuha | contemplative aspect of kumuha |
| 835 | magalit | to get angry |
| 836 | nandiyan | there |
| 837 | harapan | space at the front |
| 838 | mamamayan | citizen |
| 839 | kahulugan | meaning; sense |
| 840 | marunong | wise; intelligent; learned |
| 841 | bulaklak | flower |
| 842 | siyudad | city |
| 843 | sunod | following another; next; subsequent |
| 844 | mabubuhay | contemplative aspect of mabuhay |
| 845 | kalang | wedge |
| 846 | b | abbreviation of ba |
| 847 | utang | debt; account; liability or obligation to pay; loan |
| 848 | talaan | list |
| 849 | kasali | participant; partaker; someone who joins in |
| 850 | baso | drinking glass |
| 851 | biyahe | journey; trip; voyage |
| 852 | isara | to close |
| 853 | bigla | suddenly; abruptly |
| 854 | ginto | gold |
| 855 | artista | movie star; famous actor or actress |
| 856 | pangalawa | second |
| 857 | manood | to watch |
| 858 | dumaan | to pass by; to pass through |
| 859 | biyernes | Friday |
| 860 | milyon | million |
| 861 | tumira | to live; to stay; to dwell |
| 862 | maniniwala | contemplative aspect of maniwala |
| 863 | layas | running away; fleeing |
| 864 | taba | fat |
| 865 | basura | garbage; trash; rubbish; junk |
| 866 | gastos | expenses |
| 867 | nakatayo | standing |
| 868 | matangkad | tall and slender; awkwardly long and thin |
| 869 | ganda | beauty |
| 870 | kutsara | spoon; tablespoon |
| 871 | sangkatauhan | humankind; mankind; all of humanity |
| 872 | kinakain | progressive aspect of kainin |
| 873 | magustuhan | to want; to like |
| 874 | kakain | contemplative aspect of kumain |
| 875 | sulok | corner |
| 876 | anuman | whatever |
| 877 | kausap | person whom the speaker is talking to; interlocutor |
| 878 | ayusin | to be arranged; to be put in order |
| 879 | hay | an expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow,… |
| 880 | nagkakamali | progressive aspect of magkamali |
| 881 | minutos | alternative form of minuto |
| 882 | kadiliman | darkness |
| 883 | bag | ladies' bag; handbag |
| 884 | pangyayari | event; happening; occurrence |
| 885 | bahagi | part; portion; section |
| 886 | gawain | task; work; duty |
| 887 | tanggalin | to be removed; to be disconnected |
| 888 | makausap | be able to be talked to |
| 889 | uniporme | uniform |
| 890 | kalagayan | state, quality or condition of someone or something |
| 891 | away | fight; quarrel; dispute |
| 892 | mataba | fat; obese; fatty; bulky; voluminous |
| 893 | masakit | painful; sharp; insulting |
| 894 | lalake | alternative form of lalaki |
| 895 | mauna | to be first |
| 896 | tawad | remission; discount; bargain |
| 897 | paghihiganti | vengeance |
| 898 | anino | shadow |
| 899 | umiinom | progressive aspect of uminom |
| 900 | kamo | you |
| 901 | disenyo | design |
| 902 | talim | sharpness |
| 903 | pangarap | ambition; dream |
| 904 | mayaman | rich; wealthy |
| 905 | alagad | follower; disciple |
| 906 | desisyon | decision |
| 907 | d | abbreviation of di |
| 908 | lumapit | to come closer; to approach; to come near |
| 909 | balang | every; each; everyone |
| 910 | sundan | to follow; to trail |
| 911 | batas | law |
| 912 | lng | abbreviation of lang |
| 913 | grupo | group |
| 914 | balanse | equilibrium; balance |
| 915 | halip | substitute; alternate |
| 916 | dakila | majestic; sublime; glorious |
| 917 | presyo | price |
| 918 | tapat | facing the front; in front |
| 919 | pabor | favor |
| 920 | tirahan | residence; place of living or dwelling; abode |
| 921 | ganiyan | like that; in that particular manner |
| 922 | kutsilyo | knife |
| 923 | dahan-dahan | slowly |
| 924 | ingay | noise |
| 925 | usok | smoke; black or dark smoke |
| 926 | segundo | second |
| 927 | maliwanag | bright; clear; brilliant; luminous |
| 928 | hanay | row; file; line; rank |
| 929 | nabasa | complete aspect of mabasa |
| 930 | pantay | level; even |
| 931 | libre | free; free of charge; gratis |
| 932 | hayan | there! there it is! |
| 933 | pag-unlad | development; advancement; improvement |
| 934 | negosyo | business |
| 935 | ibenta | to sell |
| 936 | lolo | grandfather |
| 937 | dulo | end; extremity; terminal |
| 938 | palang | just yet; only; still; only still |
| 939 | gang | gang |
| 940 | kalmado | calmly; peacefully |
| 941 | resibo | receipt |
| 942 | sistema | system |
| 943 | sagot | reply; response |
| 944 | ninakaw | complete aspect of nakawin |
| 945 | paglipas | lapse of time |
| 946 | video | video |
| 947 | butil | grain; kernel; seed |
| 948 | tanggal | removed; disconnected |
| 949 | matalino | smart; intelligent |
| 950 | ari | property; asset; ownership |
| 951 | magawa | to be able to be done |
| 952 | giyera | war |
| 953 | bituin | star |
| 954 | nina | possessive particle, used only with personal names |
| 955 | mahigit | advantageous; excessive; superior; more |
| 956 | oso | bear |
| 957 | talino | intelligence; intellect |
| 958 | buweno | discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or… |
| 959 | metal | metal |
| 960 | paruparo | butterfly |
| 961 | kapani-paniwala | convincing |
| 962 | ginang | honorific used before the name of a married woman: Mrs.;… |
| 963 | pwera | superseded, pre-2007 spelling of puwera |
| 964 | posisyon | position |
| 965 | pinagmulan | origin; source |
| 966 | humingi | to ask for; to request |
| 967 | sarado | closed; shut |
| 968 | karamihan | majority |
| 969 | surpresa | alternative form of sorpresa |
| 970 | siguraduhin | to be made sure; to be ensured |
| 971 | bale | used to connect previous conversation or events to the… |
| 972 | ardilya | squirrel |
| 973 | sarhento | sergeant |
| 974 | sampu | ten |
| 975 | mahuli | to be able to catch someone or something |
| 976 | hila | pull; pulling |
| 977 | lumilipad | progressive aspect of lumipad |
| 978 | pulgada | inch |
| 979 | uling | ligatured form of uli |
| 980 | saktan | to hurt |
| 981 | barilin | to shoot with a gun |
| 982 | banyo | bathroom; shower room / area; bath; bathtub |
| 983 | parusa | punishment |
| 984 | mapanganib | dangerous; hazardous |
| 985 | karapat-dapat | rightful; worthy; deserving of something |
| 986 | hudyo | Jewish |
| 987 | halikayo | come here, you all! |
| 988 | panig | panel |
| 989 | timog | south |
| 990 | day | alternative spelling of 'day |
| 991 | sunugin | to burn |
| 992 | hininga | breath; respiration |
| 993 | hintayin | to be waited for; to be awaited |
| 994 | detalye | detail |
| 995 | lamesa | table |
| 996 | propesiya | prophecy |
| 997 | kalma | calmness; peace; stillness |
| 998 | hakbang | step; stride |
| 999 | tutal | alternative form of total |
| 1,000 | pangkaraniwan | common; ordinary |
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