Kapampangan Adjectives and Describing Words with Tagalog Translations
11 describing things in Kapampangan, 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. Kapampangan entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
Describing things
Big, small, good, beautiful.
| Kapampangan | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Maragulpending review | Malaki | Big |
| Malatipending review | Maliit | Small |
| Mayappending review | Mabuti | Good |
| Marokpending review | Masama | Bad |
| Malagupending review | Maganda | BeautifulBikol 'magayon' is the root behind Mayon, the volcano. Waray 'mahusay' means beautiful; in Tagalog the same word means skilled or well-arranged. |
| Mapalipending review | Mainit | Hot |
| Malamigpending review | Malamig | Cold |
| Bayupending review | Bago | New |
| Lumapending review | Luma | Old (of a thing)Ilocano and the Visayan languages use 'daan' for old — the same string Tagalog uses for a road. |
| Matuapending review | Matanda | Old (of a person)Ilocano 'lakay' is an old man specifically; 'baket' is the word for an old woman, and that one collides with Kapampangan 'baket', meaning why. |
| Dakalpending review | Marami | Many |
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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.