Pangasinan Adjectives and Describing Words with Tagalog Translations
18 describing things in Pangasinan, 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. Pangasinan entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
Describing things
Big, small, good, beautiful.
| Pangasinan | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Balegpending review | Malaki | Big |
| Melagpending review | Maliit | Small |
| Maabigpending review | Mabuti | Good |
| Maugespending review | Masama | Bad |
| Marakeppending 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. |
| Ampetangpending review | Mainit | Hot |
| Ambetelpending review | Malamig | Cold |
| Maplespending review | Mabilis | Fast |
| Balopending review | Bago | New |
| Daanpending review | Luma | Old (of a thing)Ilocano and the Visayan languages use 'daan' for old — the same string Tagalog uses for a road. |
| Masikenpending 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. |
| Dakelpending review | Marami | Many |
| Daisetpending review | Kaunti | Few |
| Andukeypending review | Mahaba | Long |
| Antikeypending review | Maikli | Short |
| Ambelatpending review | Mabigat | Heavy |
| Malinispending review | Malinis | Clean |
| Marutakpending review | Marumi | Dirty |
More Pangasinan word lists
- Pangasinan Numbers17
- Pangasinan Days, Months and Time Words15
- Pangasinan Family and People Words15
- Pangasinan Food and Eating Words21
- Pangasinan Directions and Travel Words10
- Pangasinan Words for Parts of the Body11
- Pangasinan Words for Nature and Weather16
- Pangasinan Everyday Verbs11
- Pangasinan Months of the Year12
Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.