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Ilocano Polite Words and Phrases with Tagalog Translations

9 courtesy in Ilocano, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our curated phrasebook and are checked against published references, not produced by the translation engine.

Courtesy

Please, thank you, sorry, yes and no.

Courtesy: Ilocano phrases with Tagalog and English translations
IlocanoTagalogEnglish
Agyamanakahg-YAH-mah-nahkSalamatThank youliterally: I am gratefulBuilt on the root 'yaman' with the ag- verb prefix and -ak 'I'. It is a full sentence, unlike Tagalog 'salamat'.
Agyamanak iti kasta unaypending reviewMaraming salamatThank you very much
Awan ti anyaman naWalang anumanYou're welcomeIlocano 'awan' and Tagalog 'wala' are the matching negative-existential words — 'there is none'. The two phrases are structurally identical.
PangngaasimPakiusapPleaseSources give both 'Pangngaasi' and 'Pangngaasim'; the -m is the second-person suffix, so 'pangngaasim' is 'your kindness'.
PakawanennakPatawarin mo akoForgive me / I'm sorry
DispensarennakPasensya naExcuse me / pardon meBoth languages took this from Spanish 'dispensar'.
PakawanennakMawalang-galang poExcuse me (getting someone's attention)Ilocano uses the same word for apologising and for getting attention; Tagalog splits them — 'Patawarin mo ako' to apologise, 'Mawalang-galang po' to interrupt politely. In speech most Tagalog speakers just say 'Excuse me po'.
WenwehnOoYes
Haanhah-AHNHindiNo'Saan' is the equally common Ilocano variant. Note the trap: Ilocano 'saan' also means 'where', and Tagalog 'saan' means only 'where'.

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