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Bikol to English Translation

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Bikol phrases with English translations

396 entries across 24 categories, compiled from published references rather than generated by the tool above. This set is compiled from general reference and is awaiting confirmation from native speakers, which is why each entry carries a pending-review marker.

BikolEnglish
Marhay na agaGood morning
Marhay na haponGood afternoon
Marhay na banggiGood evening
Marhay na aldawGood day
Kumusta ka?How are you?
Marhay manI'm fine
PaaramGoodbye
SalamatThank you
Dakulang salamatThank you very much
Daing ano manYou're welcome
All 396 phrases

How Bikol and English differ

Bikol is an Austronesian language of the Central Philippine group, spoken mainly in Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon. English is Indo-European. The two share no ancestry at all, and what they do share is three centuries of contact: English is co-official in the Philippines, so Bikol carries a thick layer of English borrowings on top of an older Spanish one.

There is no question of mutual intelligibility here — the languages are unrelated. What matters instead is that English is the pivot: this translator, like most, routes Bikol through English internally. That makes Bikol↔English the strongest direction available for this language, and it is why translating Bikol into another Philippine language is measurably worse than translating it into English.

Bikol is a dialect cluster rather than one uniform language. Standard Central Bikol (Naga) is what machine translation targets; Rinconada, Albay and Masbate forms are frequently passed through untouched.

Machine translation across Philippine languages fails in patterns rather than at random. We wrote up what those patterns are and why they happen, measured against Ilocano.

How accurate is it?

Bikol to English is the best-supported kind of direction this tool offers, because English is what the engine pivots through. That does not make it reliable — it makes it the least unreliable option for this language.

We ran all 280 translatable entries in this phrasebook through the translator above and compared each against the human-written English. It matched or came close 61.1% of the time.

The reverse direction is not equivalent. Bikol → English scored 61.1% and English → Bikol scored 55.8% — a gap of 5.3 points on the same phrase set, so this direction is the one to trust more.

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Common questions

Is Bikol the same as English?
Bikol is an Austronesian language of the Central Philippine group, spoken mainly in Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon. English is Indo-European. The two share no ancestry at all, and what they do share is three centuries of contact: English is co-official in the Philippines, so Bikol carries a thick layer of English borrowings on top of an older Spanish one.
Can a Bikol speaker understand English?
There is no question of mutual intelligibility here — the languages are unrelated. What matters instead is that English is the pivot: this translator, like most, routes Bikol through English internally. That makes Bikol↔English the strongest direction available for this language, and it is why translating Bikol into another Philippine language is measurably worse than translating it into English.
How accurate is Bikol to English translation?
We measured it rather than guessing. Running all 280 translatable entries in our Bikol–English phrasebook through this tool, the machine output matched or closely matched the human-written English 61.1% of the time. It is weakest on everyday verbs (0%) and strongest on introductions (100%). The direction matters too: English → Bikol scored 55.8%, a gap of 5.3 points. Treat it as a helpful draft, not a finished translation.
How many people speak Bikol?
Bikol is spoken mainly in Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte. The 2020 census reports ethnicity rather than a separate speaker count for it, so we do not publish a speaker figure we cannot source. Bikol is a dialect cluster. Machine translation targets Central Bikol (Naga) and handles Rinconada, Albay and Masbate varieties poorly. Figures elsewhere claiming far larger totals for these languages are generally not supported by census data.
Can I translate English to Bikol as well?
Yes — use the English to Bikol page, or press the swap button above the text box. We measured both: Bikol → English scored 61.1% and English → Bikol scored 55.8%. That is a real gap, so this direction is the more reliable of the two.
Is it free, and are there limits?
It is free with no account required. A single translation is capped at 5,000 characters, and there is a rate limit to keep the service available for everyone. There is no limit on how many translations you can do overall.

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Who maintains this

Compiled and maintained by John Smith. Last checked .

I compile Philippine-language phrase data from published references, check it against multiple sources, and measure the machine translation on this site rather than making claims about it. I am not a linguist. Entries I have not been able to confirm are marked as pending review rather than presented as verified.

No native Bikol speaker has reviewed this data yet. 396 phrasebook entries are marked pending review. See the phrasebook and its sources.

Translations are produced by a general-purpose machine translation engine and are not a substitute for a professional translator.