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This page contains a list of Tagalog terms used in different contexts (business, geography, law, medicine, and politics) in the Philippines. Some of these terms are colloquial or slang (where indicated). If you want to add other terms that are not in the list, please send us an email.
kontrata contract, usually formal, written agreement kasunduan agreement, usually verbal utang/pautang debt/loan bayad payment singil collect (money) abono money paid in behalf of someone else interes interest sira damaged banko bank paluwal downpayment/money paid in advance negosyo business/trade kalakal goods bayad payment bayaran to pay lugi lost money, no profit nalugi to lose money or to have no profit bangkarote bankrupt mayaman rich taghirap economic or financial difficulty matumal sluggish business buwis tax kapital capital industriyal industrial/industry agrikultural/pagsasaka agricultural negosyante businessman/businesswoman tingi' to buy or sell in portions instead of whole barato sale or discounted price mura cheap mahal expensive or dearly priced sulit worth the price or money kita profit kumita earned a profit sari-sari (e.g. sari-sari store) general merchandise magkano how much (price) tunay authentic or genuine diskwento discount tawad discount tumawad to haggle the price down, commonly done in wholesale stores or markets in the Philippines and other Asian countries patong/dagdag profit or extra charge added, surcharge libre free, gratis hulugan installment payment sweldo payday (salary) presyong kaibigan price with no profit, given to friends buena mano first sale of the day, and the seller gives deep discount to the first buyer in order to attract more luck in business tubo profit tubong lugaw (slang) very little profit puhunan capital laway lang ang puhunan no actual capital, just salestalk hiram rent or borrow (objects or money) renta rent (equipment) arkila rent (vehicle) gastos expense tauhan employees boss boss or owner of the business kasosyo co-owner or co-capitalist kahero/kahera cashier katiwala trustee, overseer daya cheat madaya cheater mandaya to cheat timbang weight laki size luwang/luwag width/breath bigat weight kupit steal mangupit to steal kinupit stolen peke (slang) fake Back to Top
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GEOGRAPHICAL/TOPOGRAPHICAL
mapa map bundok mountain burol hill patag/kapatagan plain/plains ilog river dagat sea/ocean lawa lake isla island pulo-pulo islands kapuluan archipelago talon falls bulkan volcano matarik/malalim very deep kontinente continent tubig water lupa earth/soil gubat forest puno trees bukid fields planeta planet mundo earth/world hilaga north silangan east kanluran west timog south
batas law kasalanan offense pulis police abogado lawyer hukom judge korte court ipagtanggol to defend mabilanggo/makulong to be encarcerated hatol judgement mapalaya to be set free sentensya sentence akusado accused (noun) akusahan to accuse parusa penalty parusahan to penalize patawarin to forgive someone pinatay killed pumatay killer pinawalang-sala declared innocent mag-apila to appeal (the sentence) multa fine mag-multa to pay the fine piyansa bail mag-piyansa to pay the bail sinungaling liar magsinungaling to lie testigo witness tumestigo to be a witness talo lose natalo lost panalo win nanalo won konstitusyon constitution (law) ordinansa ordinance labag against lumabag sa batas violated the law inosente innocent walang kinalaman did not know (about the incident) totoo true patotoo to authenticate the truth korte suprema supreme court mababang hukuman lower court pagpapasya decision paglilitis arraignment/trial imbestigasyon investigation ebidensya evidence kaso case
sakit illness masakit painful may sakit is ill, a person who is ill lagnat fever may lagnat has a fever sakit ng ulo headache sakit ng tiyan stomachache masakit ang ulo has headache masakit ang tiyan has stomachache mahapdi seething pain, like a fresh wound giniginaw feeling cold, chilly nahihilo feeling dizzy, nauseated walang gana no appetite matamlay lethargic maga swollen namamaga swelling nana' puss malabo blurry malabo ang mata blurry eyesight presyon blood pressure alta presyon high blood sakit sa puso heart disease hinga breath huminga to breathe hindi makahinga cannot breathe pagod tired hapo' tired sugat wound baril gun nabaril shot hiwa cut nahiwa cut by a knife or sharp object ngalay numb ubo cough umuubo coughing sipon colds sinisipon having colds plema phlegm uhog running phlegm inuuhog runny nose bingi deaf bulag blind pipi mute pilay disabled (leg/feet) bugbog bruised patay dead pinatay killed gamot medicine ginagamot under medication/doctor's supervision opera surgery inopera/naoperahan underwent surgery ospital hospital nars nurse doktor doctor dentista dentist nasagasaan hit by a vehicle walang malay unconscious nawalang malay went unconscious gutom hungry uhaw thirsty mapait bitter matamis sweet walang lasa no taste walang panlasa no sense of taste/bland lalamunan throat masakit ang lalamunan sore throat buntis pregnant regla menstruation ngipin/mga ngipin tooth/teeth bibig mouth tenga ear labi lips mukha face ilong nose pisngi cheek kilay eyebrow kamay hand paa foot braso arms daliri finger tagihawat acne, pimples sirang ngipin broken/decayed tooth bunot pull magpabunot ng ngipin to extract tooth pasta tooth filling magpapasta to have tooth filling
kapangyarihan power makapangyarihan powerful bansa country gobyerno government pangulo president pangalawang pangulo vice-president pinunong ministro prime minister gabinete cabinet mambabatas legislator hukuman judiciary pamahalaan government konstitusyon/saligang-batas constitution batas law senador senator kinatawan representative meyor mayor gobernador governor bandila flag pambansa national panlokal local pederal federal estado state usapin issue pamamahala governance/governing pamamalakad policy perang-bayan public funds proyekto project katiwalian corruption gamit-opisyal official use pananalapi treasury/finance salaping gugol budget gugol allocation pagmamalabis abuse abusadong opisyal abusive official patalsikin to be dismissed from office/work kaban ng bayan national treasury pambansang halalan national elections halalan election kandidato candidate partido party partido politikal political party pinuno ng partido head of the party lokal na halalan local elections gastos expenditure rebelde rebel oposisyon opposition nanunungkulan in power/in office protesta protest rebolusyon revolution rebelyon rebellion alsa revolt diskusyon discussion debate (de-bah-te) debate pakikipagtalastasan debate/argument sandatahang-lakas armed forces pulisya/pulis police trapo (slang)
from TRAditional POlitician, one who is considered corrupt, selfish, and is only after his interest than the general welfare of the nation; TRAPO is the Tagalog term for dirty rag used to wipe off dirt and in cleaning dirty surfaces. balimbing (slang)
balimbing fruit, averrhoa bilimbi
(carambola in Spanish)from the tropical fruit of the same name (with five or six sides, see image); as a political term, it is used as a label to a politician who regularly shifts alliances or parties in order to save his political career; synonymous to turncoatism
