Tagalog Food and Eating Words with Ilocano Translations
33 food & eating in Tagalog, each with its Ilocano equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our curated phrasebook and are checked against published references, not produced by the translation engine.
Food & eating
The largest category, because meals are where the language lives.
| Tagalog | Ilocano | English |
|---|---|---|
| Kain na tayo! | Mangan tayon! | Let's eat!Both use the inclusive 'we' — Ilocano 'tayo', Tagalog 'tayo' — meaning the listener is included in the invitation. Using the exclusive form would mean 'we're eating, you're not'. |
| Gutom na ako | Mabisinakon | I'm hungry |
| Busog na ako | Nabusugakon | I'm fullIlocano 'nabsog' and Tagalog 'busog' are cognates. |
| Masarap! | Naimas! | Delicious!No shared root at all — one of the highest-frequency words where the two languages have nothing in common. |
| Kumain ka na? | Nangan kan? | Have you eaten?In both cultures this functions as a greeting as much as a question. |
| Hindi pa | Haan pay | Not yet |
| Kumain ka pa! | Mangan ka pay! | Eat more!Both use 'pa/pay' as the 'still, more' particle. |
| Kanin | Innapoy | Cooked riceCompletely different roots, and both distinguish cooked rice from the uncooked grain. |
| Isda | Ikan | FishIlocano 'ikan' matches Malay and Indonesian 'ikan'. Tagalog 'isda' does not. |
| Manok | Karne ti manok | Chicken |
| Baboy | Karne ti baboy | Pork |
| Baka | Karne ti baka | BeefWatch the Tagalog: 'baka' is beef, but 'baka' with different stress also means 'maybe'. |
| Gulay | Nateng | Vegetables |
| Prutas | Prutas | FruitSpanish 'frutas' in both. |
| Tubig | Danom | WaterNo shared root — a basic word where the two languages are entirely unalike. |
| Tinapay | Tinapay | BreadIdentical. |
| Itlog | Itlog | EggIdentical. |
| Keso | Keso | Cheese |
| Kape | Kape | Coffee |
| Gatas | Gatas | MilkIdentical. |
| Pancit | Pancit | Noodles |
| Maalat | Nagapgad | It's salty |
| Matamis | Nagsam-it | It's sweet |
| Maanghang | Naggasang | It's spicy |
| Maasim | Nagalsem | It's sourIlocano marks these with nag-, Tagalog with ma-. The pattern holds across the whole set. |
| Almusal | Pamigat | BreakfastIlocano builds it from 'bigat' (morning); Tagalog borrowed Spanish 'almuerzo'. |
| Tanghalian | Pangaldaw | Lunch |
| Hapunan | Pangrabii | Dinner |
| Meryenda | Mirienda | Snack |
| Isang baso ng tubig nga po | Maysa man a baso ti danom | A glass of water, please |
| Puwede ko bang makita ang menu? | Mabalin a makitak ti menu? | Can I see the menu? |
| Vegetarian ako | Vegetarianak | I'm vegetarian |
| Tapos na ako | Nalpasakon | I'm finished |
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- Tagalog Polite Words and Phrases9
- Tagalog Phrases for When You Do Not Understand6
- Tagalog Numbers17
- Tagalog Days, Months and Time Words22
- Tagalog Market and Money Words10
- Tagalog Directions and Travel Words14
- Tagalog Emergency and Health Phrases10
- Tagalog Family and People Words9
- Tagalog Colours7
Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.