Kapampangan Directions and Travel Words with Tagalog Translations
13 directions 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.
Directions
Left, right, here, there and how far.
| Kapampangan | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Kailipending review | Kaliwa | LeftThe most dangerous word on this page. 'Wala' means left in four of these languages and 'none' in Tagalog — so a Tagalog speaker hearing directions in Cebu can understand the sentence and take the wrong turn. |
| Wananpending review | Kanan | Right |
| Kenipending review | Dito | HereHiligaynon 'diri' is 'here'. Waray 'diri' is 'not'. The two languages are neighbours and this pair catches people constantly. |
| Karinpending review | Doon | There |
| Marayupending review | Malayo | Far |
| Malapitpending review | Malapit | Near |
| Nokarin ing banyu?pending review | Nasaan ang banyo? | Where is the toilet? |
| Umepending review | Pumunta | To go |
| Diretsupending review | Diretso | Straight ahead |
| Babopending review | Taas | Up |
| Lalampending review | Baba | Down |
| Lubpending review | Loob | Inside |
| Palualpending review | Labas | Outside |
More Kapampangan word lists
- Kapampangan Numbers17
- Kapampangan Days, Months and Time Words18
- Kapampangan Family and People Words20
- Kapampangan Food and Eating Words27
- Kapampangan Emergency and Health Phrases10
- Kapampangan Words for Parts of the Body26
- Kapampangan Words for Nature and Weather36
- Kapampangan Adjectives and Describing Words40
- Kapampangan Everyday Verbs59
- Kapampangan Months of the Year12
- Kapampangan Words for Animals17
Sources
- Kapampangan phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Austronesian Swadesh lists — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.
- Tagalog phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.