Tagalog Days, Months and Time Words with Ilocano Translations
29 time & days 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.
Time & days
Telling the time, naming the day.
| Tagalog | Ilocano | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ngayon | Tatta | Now |
| Mamaya | Madamdama | Later |
| Bago | Sakbay | Before |
| Umaga | Bigat | Morning |
| Hapon | Malem | Afternoon |
| Gabi | Rabii | Evening / night |
| Tanghali | Tengnga ti aldaw | Noon |
| Ngayong araw | Ita nga aldaw | Today |
| Kahapon | Idi kalman | Yesterday |
| Bukas | Inton bigat | TomorrowIlocano builds 'tomorrow' from the word for morning. Tagalog 'bukas' is unrelated — and is itself a stress pair, since bukás also means 'open'. |
| Araw | Aldaw | DayCognates. Ilocano keeps the d where Tagalog has r between vowels — the same correspondence shows up across the two languages. |
| Linggo | Lawas | WeekTagalog uses 'Linggo' for both Sunday and week; Ilocano keeps them separate (Domingo / lawas). |
| Buwan | Bulan | MonthBoth words mean moon and month, as in most Philippine languages. |
| Taon | Tawen | Year |
| Oras | Oras | HourIdentical — Spanish 'hora' in both. |
| Linggo | Domingo | SundayThe clearest day-name split: Ilocano keeps Spanish Domingo, Tagalog nativised it to Linggo. |
| Lunes | Lunes | Monday |
| Martes | Martes | Tuesday |
| Miyerkules | Mierkoles | Wednesday |
| Huwebes | Huebes | ThursdaySpelling varies in Ilocano sources between Huebes and Juebes. |
| Biyernes | Biernes | Friday |
| Sabado | Sabado | Saturday |
| Ala una ng umaga | A la una iti bigat | One o'clock in the morningClock time runs on Spanish numerals in both languages. |
| Alas dos ng hapon | A las dos iti malem | Two o'clock in the afternoon |
| Hatinggabi | Kaltaang rabii | Midnight |
| Segundo | Segundo | Second |
| Minuto | Minuto | Minute |
| Ngayong linggo | Ita a lawas | This week |
| Sa susunod na linggo | Intono umay a lawas | Next week |
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- Tagalog Greetings12
- Tagalog Polite Words and Phrases9
- Tagalog Phrases for When You Do Not Understand9
- Tagalog Numbers37
- 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 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.