Ilocano Everyday verbs with Tagalog Translations
35 everyday verbs 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.
Everyday verbs
The actions that carry most sentences.
| Ilocano | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Aginom | Uminom | To drink |
| Mangan | Kumain | To eat |
| Maturog | Matulog | To sleep |
| Agmagna | Maglakad | To walk |
| Umay | Pumunta | To come |
| Agtugaw | Umupo | To sit |
| Tumakder | Tumayo | To stand |
| Agidda | Humiga | To lie down |
| Makita | Makita | To seeIdentical. |
| Agdengngeg | Makinig | To hear / listen |
| Ammo | Alam | To knowSeen in Diak ammo — I don't know. |
| Agpanunot | Mag-isip | To think |
| Agsao | Magsabi | To say / speak |
| Agkanta | Kumanta | To sing |
| Agay-ayam | Maglaro | To play |
| Kumatawa | Tumawa | To laugh |
| Aganges | Huminga | To breathe |
| Agbiag | Mabuhay | To liveAgbiag ti Ilocano — long live the Ilocano — is a common toast and slogan. |
| Aglangoy | Lumangoy | To swimCognates. |
| Agtayab | Lumipad | To flyThe root tayab gives pagpatayaban, the Ilocano word for airport. |
| Agited | Magbigay | To give |
| Agiggem | Humawak | To hold |
| Agbuggo | Maghugas | To wash |
| Agpunas | Magpunas | To wipeNear-identical. |
| Agguyod | Humila | To pull |
| Agduron | Magtulak | To push |
| Agitali | Magtali | To tieNear-identical. |
| Agdait | Manahi | To sew |
| Agbilang | Magbilang | To countNear-identical. |
| Agkali | Maghukay | To dig |
| Putiden | Putulin | To cutCognates. |
| Matinnag | Mahulog | To fall |
| Agayus | Umagos | To flow |
| Agpuor | Masunog | To burn |
| Agbuteng | Matakot | To be afraid |
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- Ilocano Polite Words and Phrases9
- Ilocano Phrases for When You Do Not Understand9
- Ilocano Numbers37
- Ilocano Days, Months and Time Words29
- Ilocano Food and Eating Words37
- Ilocano Market and Money Words13
- Ilocano Directions and Travel Words24
- Ilocano Emergency and Health Phrases15
- Ilocano Family and People Words15
- Ilocano Colours9
- Ilocano Months12
- Ilocano Getting around17
- Ilocano Somewhere to stay15
- Ilocano Things to buy21
- Ilocano Drinks8
- Ilocano Officials & trouble8
- Ilocano The body22
- Ilocano Animals10
- Ilocano Nature & weather26
- Ilocano Describing things26
- Ilocano Question words10
Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.