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English to Tagalog Translation

Translate English to Tagalog instantly, then check the result against a 403-entry phrasebook compiled by hand rather than generated by the tool.

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English phrases with Tagalog translations

403 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.

EnglishTagalog
Good morningMagandang umaga
Good afternoonMagandang hapon
Good eveningMagandang gabi
Good dayMagandang araw
How are you?Kumusta ka?
I'm fineMabuti naman
GoodbyePaalam
Thank youSalamat
Thank you very muchMaraming salamat
You're welcomeWalang anuman
All 403 phrases

How English and Tagalog differ

Tagalog is an Austronesian language of the Central Philippine group, spoken mainly in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite. 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 Tagalog 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 Tagalog through English internally. That makes Tagalog↔English the strongest direction available for this language, and it is why translating Tagalog into another Philippine language is measurably worse than translating it into English.

Tagalog is the basis of Filipino, the national language, so its vocabulary reaches every province through school and media — which is why speakers of the other seven usually understand it and the reverse is rarely true.

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?

English to Tagalog 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 403 translatable entries in this phrasebook through the translator above and compared each against the human-written Tagalog. It matched or came close 62.3% of the time.

We measured the reverse direction too: Tagalog → English scored 60.0% against 62.3% here. The two are close enough that neither direction is clearly better.

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Common questions

Is English the same as Tagalog?
Tagalog is an Austronesian language of the Central Philippine group, spoken mainly in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite. 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 Tagalog carries a thick layer of English borrowings on top of an older Spanish one.
Can a English speaker understand Tagalog?
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 Tagalog through English internally. That makes Tagalog↔English the strongest direction available for this language, and it is why translating Tagalog into another Philippine language is measurably worse than translating it into English.
How accurate is English to Tagalog translation?
We measured it rather than guessing. Running all 403 translatable entries in our English–Tagalog phrasebook through this tool, the machine output matched or closely matched the human-written Tagalog 62.3% of the time. It is weakest on everyday verbs (0%) and strongest on animals (100%). Treat it as a helpful draft, not a finished translation.
How many people speak English?
. Co-official in the Philippines and the bridge language most machine translation systems pivot through — including this one. Ilocano↔Tagalog output is usually routed via English internally, which is a large part of why it drops nuance. Figures elsewhere claiming far larger totals for these languages are generally not supported by census data.
Can I translate Tagalog to English as well?
Yes — use the Tagalog to English page, or press the swap button above the text box. We measured both: English → Tagalog scored 62.3% and Tagalog → English scored 60.0%. The two are close enough that neither is clearly better.
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 Tagalog speaker has reviewed this data yet. 403 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.