Ilocano Days, Months and Time Words with Tagalog Translations
29 time & days in Ilocano, 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. Each has been checked against more than one source.
Time & days
Telling the time, naming the day.
| Ilocano | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Tatta | Ngayon | Now |
| Madamdama | Mamaya | Later |
| Sakbay | Bago | Before |
| Bigat | Umaga | Morning |
| Malem | Hapon | Afternoon |
| Rabii | Gabi | Evening / night |
| Tengnga ti aldaw | Tanghali | Noonliterally: Middle of the day |
| Ita nga aldaw | Ngayong araw | Today |
| Idi kalman | Kahapon | Yesterday |
| Inton bigat | Bukas | Tomorrowliterally: In the morningIlocano builds 'tomorrow' from the word for morning. Tagalog 'bukas' is unrelated — and is itself a stress pair, since bukás also means 'open'. |
| Aldaw | Araw | DayCognates. Ilocano keeps the d where Tagalog has r between vowels — the same correspondence shows up across the two languages. |
| Lawas | Linggo | WeekTagalog uses 'Linggo' for both Sunday and week; Ilocano keeps them separate (Domingo / lawas). |
| Bulan | Buwan | MonthBoth words mean moon and month, as in most Philippine languages. |
| Tawen | Taon | Year |
| Oras | Oras | HourIdentical — Spanish 'hora' in both. |
| Domingo | Linggo | SundayThe clearest day-name split: Ilocano keeps Spanish Domingo, Tagalog nativised it to Linggo. |
| Lunes | Lunes | Monday |
| Martes | Martes | Tuesday |
| Mierkoles | Miyerkules | Wednesday |
| Huebes | Huwebes | ThursdaySpelling varies in Ilocano sources between Huebes and Juebes. |
| Biernes | Biyernes | Friday |
| Sabado | Sabado | Saturday |
| A la una iti bigat | Ala una ng umaga | One o'clock in the morningClock time runs on Spanish numerals in both languages. |
| A las dos iti malem | Alas dos ng hapon | Two o'clock in the afternoon |
| Kaltaang rabii | Hatinggabi | Midnight |
| Segundo | Segundo | Second |
| Minuto | Minuto | Minute |
| Ita a lawas | Ngayong linggo | This week |
| Intono umay a lawas | Sa susunod na linggo | Next week |
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Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.