Tagalog Days, Months and Time Words with Ilocano Translations
22 time & days 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.
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 |
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- Tagalog Polite Words and Phrases9
- Tagalog Phrases for When You Do Not Understand6
- Tagalog Numbers17
- Tagalog Food and Eating Words33
- 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.