Tagalog Nature & weather with Ilocano Translations
26 nature & weather 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.
Nature & weather
Sun, rain, rivers and trees.
| Tagalog | Ilocano | English |
|---|---|---|
| Araw | Aldaw | SunIlocano aldaw and Tagalog araw both mean sun and day. Context decides. |
| Buwan | Bulan | MoonIn both languages the word for moon is also the word for month. |
| Bituin | Bituen | StarNear-identical. |
| Langit | Langit | SkyIdentical. |
| Ulap | Ulep | Cloud |
| Hamog | Angep | Fog |
| Ulan | Uran | RainThe d/r/l correspondence again — uran against ulan. |
| Hangin | Angin | Wind |
| Apoy | Apoy | FireIdentical. |
| Usok | Asok | Smoke |
| Abo | Dapo | AshBoth languages named the colour grey after this word. |
| Ilog | Karayan | River |
| Lawa | Danaw | Lake |
| Dagat | Baybay | Sea |
| Bundok | Bantay | MountainA false friend: Tagalog bantay means 'guard' or 'to watch'. |
| Bato | Bato | StoneIdentical. |
| Buhangin | Darat | Sand |
| Lupa | Daga | Earth / soilCareful: Tagalog daga means 'rat'. |
| Puno | Kayo | TreeTagalog kahoy means wood, and Ilocano kayo covers both tree and wood. |
| Gubat | Bakir | Forest |
| Dahon | Bulong | Leaf |
| Ugat | Ramot | Root |
| Bulaklak | Sabong | Flower |
| Bunga | Bunga | Fruit (of a tree)Identical. Prutas is the everyday word for fruit you eat. |
| Binhi | Bin-i | Seed |
| Damo | Ruot | Grass |
More Tagalog word lists
- Tagalog Greetings12
- Tagalog Polite Words and Phrases9
- Tagalog Phrases for When You Do Not Understand9
- Tagalog Numbers37
- Tagalog Days, Months and Time Words29
- Tagalog Food and Eating Words37
- Tagalog Market and Money Words13
- Tagalog Directions and Travel Words24
- Tagalog Emergency and Health Phrases15
- Tagalog Family and People Words15
- Tagalog Colours9
- Tagalog Months12
- Tagalog Getting around17
- Tagalog Somewhere to stay15
- Tagalog Things to buy21
- Tagalog Drinks8
- Tagalog Officials & trouble8
- Tagalog The body22
- Tagalog Animals10
- Tagalog Everyday verbs35
- Tagalog Describing things26
- 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.