Hiligaynon Days, Months and Time Words with Tagalog Translations
19 time & days in Hiligaynon, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Hiligaynon entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
Time & days
Today, tomorrow, day and night.
| Hiligaynon | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Subongpending review | Ngayon | Today |
| Buaspending review | Bukas | TomorrowIlocano builds tomorrow out of 'bigat', the word for morning — the same root as in 'Naimbag a bigat'. |
| Kahaponpending review | Kahapon | Yesterday |
| Adlawpending review | Araw | DayIn the Visayan languages 'adlaw' is both the day and the sun. Tagalog keeps the same double meaning in 'araw'; Ilocano does not — 'aldaw' is the day and 'init' is the sun. |
| Gab-ipending review | Gabi | Night |
| Semanapending review | Linggo | Week |
| Tuigpending review | Taon | Year |
| Lunespending review | Lunes | MondayAll eight took the Spanish weekday names wholesale. Only Sunday diverges — see below. |
| Martespending review | Martes | Tuesday |
| Miyerkolespending review | Miyerkules | Wednesday |
| Huwebespending review | Huwebes | Thursday |
| Biyernespending review | Biyernes | Friday |
| Sabadopending review | Sabado | Saturday |
| Domingopending review | Linggo | SundayTagalog is the outlier: 'Linggo' where the rest kept 'Domingo'. Pangasinan went further and uses 'Simba', from the word for churchgoing — the same root Tagalog uses for the verb 'to attend mass'. |
| Udtopending review | Tanghali | Noon |
| Agapending review | Umaga | Morning |
| Karonpending review | Mamaya | LaterThe sharpest time-word trap in the Visayas. Hiligaynon 'karon' means later; Cebuano 'karon' means now. The same word moves an appointment in opposite directions. |
| Oraspending review | Oras | Hour |
| Pirmepending review | Lagi | Always |
More Hiligaynon word lists
- Hiligaynon Polite Words and Phrases10
- Hiligaynon Numbers17
- Hiligaynon Family and People Words17
- Hiligaynon Food and Eating Words28
- Hiligaynon Directions and Travel Words13
- Hiligaynon Emergency and Health Phrases12
- Hiligaynon Words for Parts of the Body12
- Hiligaynon Words for Nature and Weather17
- Hiligaynon Adjectives and Describing Words18
- Hiligaynon Everyday Verbs20
- Hiligaynon Months of the Year12
- Hiligaynon Words for Animals10
Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.