Tagalog Food and Eating Words with Ilocano Translations
37 food & eating in Tagalog, each with its Ilocano equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Each has been checked against more than one source.
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. |
| Tinapay | Tinapay | BreadIdentical. |
| Itlog | Itlog | EggIdentical. |
| Keso | Keso | Cheese |
| 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 |
| Pagkain | Makan | Food |
| Longganisa | Longganisa | Sausage |
| Mesa para sa dalawang tao nga po | Maysa man a mesa para dua a tao | A table for two, please |
| Ano ang specialty ninyo? | Ania ti specialty yo? | What is your speciality? |
| Hindi ako kumakain ng baboy | Diak mangan ti karne ti baboy | I don't eat pork |
| Saan mo gustong kumain? | Ayana kayat mo panganan? | Where do you want to eat? |
| Kumain na ako | Nanganakon | I've already eaten |
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- Tagalog Phrases for When You Do Not Understand9
- Tagalog Numbers37
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- Tagalog Market and Money Words13
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- Tagalog Emergency and Health Phrases15
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- Tagalog Colours9
- Tagalog Months of the Year12
- Tagalog Words for Getting Around17
- Tagalog Words for Somewhere to Stay15
- Tagalog Words for Things to Buy21
- Tagalog Words for Drinks8
- Tagalog Words for Officials and Trouble8
- Tagalog Words for Parts of the Body22
- Tagalog Words for Animals10
- Tagalog Words for Nature and Weather26
- Tagalog Everyday Verbs35
- Tagalog Adjectives and Describing Words26
- Tagalog 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.