This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Filipino words.

Number Filipino in English

1 bilang as

2 ako I

3 kanyang his

4 na that

5 siya he

6 noon ay was

7 para sa for

8 sa on

9 ay are

10 may with

11 sila they

12 maging be

13 sa at

14 isa one

15 mayroon have

16 ito this

17 mula sa from

18 sa pamamagitan ng by

19 mainit hot

20 salita word

21 ngunit but

22 kung ano what

23 ilang some

24 ay is

25 ito it

26 sa iyo you

27 o or

28 nagkaroon had

29 ang the

30 ng of

31 sa to

32 at and

33 isang a

34 sa in

35 namin we

36 maaari can

37 out out

38 ibang other

39 ay were

40 kung saan which

41 gawin do

42 ang kanilang their

43 oras time

44 kung if

45 pamanahan will

46 kung paano how

47 sinabi said

48 isang an

49 bawat each

50 sabihin tell

51 gumagana does

52 hanay set

53 tatlong three

54 gusto want

55 naka air

56 na rin well

57 ring also

58 maglaro play

59 maliit small

60 pagtatapos end

61 ilagay put

62 tahanan home

63 basahin read

64 kamay hand

65 port port

66 malaki large

67 oras ng paggawa spell

68 magdagdag add

69 kahit na even

70 lupa land

71 dito here

72 kailangan must

73 malaki big

74 mataas high

75 tulad such

76 sundin follow

77 kumilos act

78 bakit why

79 magtanong ask

80 mga lalaki men

81 pagbabago change

82 nagpunta went

83 liwanag light

84 uri kind

85 mula sa off

86 kailangan need

87 bahay house

88 larawan picture

89 subukan try

90 atin us

91 muli again

92 hayop animal

93 punto point

94 nanay mother

95 mundo world

96 malapit near

97 magtayo build

98 sarili self

99 lupa earth

100 ama father

101 anumang any

102 bago new

103 trabaho work

104 bahagi part

105 kumuha take

106 kumuha get

107 lugar place

108 ginawa made

109 mabuhay live

110 saan where

111 pagkatapos after

112 likod back

113 maliit little

114 lamang only

115 pag-ikot round

116 tao man

117 taon year

118 dumating came

119 palabas show

120 bawat every

121 mabuti good

122 sa akin me

123 magbigay give

124 ang aming our

125 sa ilalim under

126 pangalan name

127 napaka very

128 sa pamamagitan ng through

129 lamang just

130 paraan form

131 pangungusap sentence

132 mahusay great

133 palagay think

134 sabihin say

135 tulungan help

136 mababa low

137 linya line

138 mag-iba differ

139 pagliko turn

140 dahilan cause

141 magkano much

142 ibig sabihin mean

143 bago before

144 paglipat move

145 karapatan right

146 batang lalaki boy

147 luma old

148 masyado too

149 pareho same

150 siya she

151 lahat all

152 doon there

153 kapag when

154 up up

155 gamitin use

156 iyong your

157 paraan way

158 tungkol sa about

159 marami many

160 pagkatapos then

161 sila them

162 sumulat write

163 ibig would

164 tulad ng like

165 kaya so

166 mga these

167 sa kanya her

168 mahaba long

169 gumawa make

170 bagay thing

171 tingnan see

172 sa kanya him

173 dalawang two

174 may has

175 tumingin look

176 higit pa more

177 araw day

178 ng dati could

179 pumunta go

180 dumating come

181 ginawa did

182 numero number

183 tunog sound

184 walang no

185 karamihan most

186 mga tao people

187 ko my

188 sa ibabaw over

189 alam know

190 tubig water

191 kaysa than

192 tawag call

193 unang first

194 kung sino who

195 maaari may

196 pababa down

197 gilid side

198 naging been

199 ngayon now

200 hanapin find

201 ulo head

202 tumayo stand

203 sarili own

204 pahina page

205 dapat should

206 bansa country

207 natagpuan found

208 sagot answer

209 paaralan school

210 lumaki grow

211 pag-aaral study

212 pa rin still

213 malaman learn

214 halaman plant

215 pabalat cover

216 pagkain food

217 sun sun

218 apat four

219 sa pagitan ng between

220 estado state

221 panatilihin keep

222 mata eye

223 hindi kailanman never

224 huli last

225 ipaalam let

226 pag-iisip thought

227 lungsod city

228 puno tree

229 tumawid cross

230 sakahan farm

231 matapang hard

232 simula start

233 lakas might

234 kuwento story

235 nakita saw

236 malayo far

237 dagat sea

238 gumuhit draw

239 ang natitira left

240 late late

241 tumakbo run

242 hindi don’t

243 habang while

244 pindutin ang press

245 malapit close

246 gabi night

247 tunay real

248 buhay life

249 ilan few

250 hilaga north

251 aklat book

252 Nagtitinda carry

253 kinuha took

254 agham science

255 kumain eat

256 room room

257 kaibigan friend

258 Sinimulan ni began

259 idea idea

260 isda fish

261 bundok mountain

262 itigil stop

263 sabay-sabay once

264 base base

265 pakinggan hear

266 kabayo horse

267 hiwa cut

268 sigurado sure

269 panoorin watch

270 kulay color

271 mukha face

272 wood wood

273 pangunahin main

274 bukas open

275 mukhang seem

276 magkasama together

277 susunod next

278 puting white

279 mga bata children

280 simulan begin

281 Nakakuha got

282 lumakad walk

283 halimbawa example

284 luwag ease

285 papel paper

286 pangkat group

287 palagi always

288 musika music

289 iyon those

290 kapwa both

291 mark mark

292 madalas often

293 sulat letter

294 hanggang sa until

295 milya mile

296 ilog river

297 kotse car

298 paa feet

299 pag-aalaga care

300 pangalawa second

301 sapat enough

302 plain plain

303 batang babae girl

304 karaniwan usual

305 batang young

306 handa ready

307 sa itaas above

308 kailanman ever

309 pula red

310 listahan list

311 bagaman though

312 pakiramdam feel

313 talk talk

314 ibon bird

315 sa lalong madaling panahon soon

316 katawan body

317 aso dog

318 pamilya family

319 direct direct

320 imungkahi pose

321 mag-iwan leave

322 kanta song

323 sukatin measure

324 pinto door

325 produkto product

326 itim black

327 maikling short

328 numeral numeral

329 klase class

330 hangin wind

331 tanong question

332 mangyari happen

333 kumpleto na ang complete

334 barko ship

335 lugar area

336 kalahati half

337 rock rock

338 pagkakasunud-sunod order

339 sunog fire

340 timog south

341 problema problem

342 piraso piece

343 sinabi told

344 alam knew

345 pumasa pass

346 mula noong since

347 tuktok top

348 kabuuan whole

349 king king

350 kalye street

351 inch inch

352 paramihin multiply

353 walang anuman nothing

354 Siyempre course

355 manatili stay

356 gulong wheel

357 ganap full

358 puwersa force

359 asul blue

360 bagay object

361 magpasiya decide

362 pang-ibabaw surface

363 malalim deep

364 gumala moon

365 isla island

366 paa foot

367 sistema system

368 maraming ginagawa busy

369 pagsubok test

370 talaan record

371 bangka boat

372 karaniwan common

373 ginto gold

374 posible possible

375 eroplano plane

376 stead stead

377 dry dry

378 Wonder wonder

379 patawanin laugh

380 libo thousand

381 nakaraan ago

382 Pinatatakbo ng ran

383 suriin check

384 laro game

385 hugis shape

386 Tutumbas equate

387 mainit hot

388 tamaan miss

389 nagdala brought

390 init heat

391 snow snow

392 gulong tire

393 dalhin bring

394 yes yes

395 malayo distant

396 punuin fill

397 silangan east

398 pintahan paint

399 wika language

400 kasama ng among

401 yunit unit

402 kapangyarihan power

403 bayan town

404 mainam fine

405 tiyak certain

406 lumipad fly

407 mahulog fall

408 pangunahan lead

409 sigaw cry

410 dark dark

411 makina machine

412 tala note

413 maghintay wait

414 plano plan

415 pigura figure

416 star star

417 kahon box

418 pangngalan noun

419 patlang field

420 pahinga rest

421 tama correct

422 magagawa able

423 pound pound

424 tapos done

425 beauty beauty

426 biyahe drive

427 nakatayo stood

428 may contain

429 front front

430 magturo teach

431 linggo week

432 panghuling final

433 ibinigay gave

434 berde green

435 oh oh

436 mabilis quick

437 bumuo develop

438 karagatan ocean

439 mainit-init warm

440 libre free

441 minutong minute

442 malakas strong

443 espesyal na special

444 isip mind

445 sa likod ng behind

446 malinaw clear

447 buntot tail

448 gumawa produce

449 katunayan fact

450 puwang space

451 narinig heard

452 pinakamahusay best

453 oras hour

454 mas mabuti better

455 totoo true

456 sa panahon ng during

457 daang hundred

458 lima five

459 tandaan remember

460 hakbang step

461 maagang early

462 matagalan hold

463 kanluran west

464 lupa ground

465 interes interest

466 maabot reach

467 mabilis fast

468 pandiwa verb

469 kantahin sing

470 makinig listen

471 anim six

472 talahanayan table

473 paglalakbay travel

474 mas less

475 umaga morning

476 sampu ten

477 simple simple

478 ilang several

479 patinig vowel

480 patungo toward

481 digmaan war

482 mag-ipon lay

483 laban against

484 pattern pattern

485 mabagal slow

486 center center

487 pag-ibig love

488 tao person

489 pera money

490 maghatid serve

491 lumitaw appear

492 kalsada road

493 mapa map

494 ulan rain

495 panuntunan rule

496 namamahala sa govern

497 hilahin pull

498 malamig cold

499 notice notice

500 boses voice

501 enerhiya energy

502 Hunt hunt

503 malamang probable

504 kama bed

505 kapatid na lalaki brother

506 itlog egg

507 pagsakay ride

508 cell cell

509 maniwala believe

510 marahil perhaps

511 pumili pick

512 walang anu-ano sudden

513 bilangin count

514 parisukat square

515 dahilan reason

516 haba length

517 katawanin represent

518 sining art

519 paksa subject

520 rehiyon region

521 laki size

522 mag-iba vary

523 tumira settle

524 magsalita speak

525 timbang weight

526 pangkalahatan general

527 yelo ice

528 bagay matter

529 lupon circle

530 pares pair

531 isama include

532 hatiin divide

533 pantig syllable

534 pyeltro felt

535 malaki at maganda grand

536 ball ball

537 pa yet

538 alon wave

539 drop drop

540 puso heart

541 am am

542 kasalukuyan present

543 mabigat heavy

544 sayaw dance

545 engine engine

546 posisyon position

547 braso arm

548 malawak wide

549 layag sail

550 materyal material

551 maliit na bahagi fraction

552 gubat forest

553 umupo sit

554 lahi race

555 window window

556 tindahan store

557 tag-araw summer

558 tren train

559 tulog sleep

560 patunayan prove

561 kaisa-isa lone

562 binti leg

563 pagsasanay exercise

564 pader wall

565 catch catch

566 may kabit mount

567 nais wish

568 langit sky

569 board board

570 kagalakan joy

571 taglamig winter

572 Sab sat

573 nakasulat written

574 ligaw wild

575 instrumento instrument

576 pinananatiling kept

577 salamin glass

578 damo grass

579 baka cow

580 trabaho job

581 gilid edge

582 lagdaan sign

583 pagbisita visit

584 nakalipas past

585 malambot soft

586 magsaya fun

587 maliwanag bright

588 gas gas

589 lagay ng panahon weather

590 buwan month

591 milyon million

592 madala bear

593 tapusin finish

594 masaya happy

595 Umaasa hope

596 bulaklak flower

597 damitan clothe

598 kakaiba strange

599 nawala gone

600 kalakalan trade

601 Melody melody

602 paglalakbay trip

603 opisina office

604 tumanggap receive

605 hilera row

606 bibig mouth

607 eksaktong exact

608 simbolo symbol

609 mamatay die

610 hindi bababa sa least

611 pag- trouble

612 sigaw shout

613 maliban sa except

614 Isinulat ni wrote

615 buto seed

616 tono tone

617 sumali join

618 iminumungkahi suggest

619 malinis clean

620 bakasyon break

621 ginang ng bansa lady

622 bakuran yard

623 tumaas rise

624 masama bad

625 pumutok blow

626 langis oil

627 dugo blood

628 kalabitin touch

629 lumago grew

630 sentimo cent

631 paghaluin mix

632 koponan team

633 wire wire

634 gastos cost

635 nawala lost

636 kayumanggi brown

637 magsuot wear

638 hardin garden

639 kapantay equal

640 ipinadala sent

641 piliin choose

642 patumbahin fell

643 umangkop fit

644 dumaloy flow

645 makatarungan fair

646 bangko bank

647 mangolekta collect

648 i-save ang save

649 kontrol control

650 decimal decimal

651 tainga ear

652 iba pa else

653 medyo quite

654 sinira broke

655 kaso case

656 gitna middle

657 pumatay kill

658 anak son

659 dagat-dagatan lake

660 sandali moment

661 iskala scale

662 malakas loud

663 tagsibol spring

664 obserbahan observe

665 anak child

666 tuwid straight

667 katinig consonant

668 bansa nation

669 diksyunaryo dictionary

670 gatas milk

671 bilis speed

672 pamamaraan method

673 organ organ

674 bayaran pay

675 edad age

676 seksyon section

677 damit dress

678 cloud cloud

679 sorpresa surprise

680 tahimik quiet

681 bato stone

682 maliit na maliit tiny

683 umakyat climb

684 malamig cool

685 disenyo design

686 mahirap poor

687 marami lot

688 eksperimento experiment

689 ilalim bottom

690 key key

691 bakal iron

692 single single

693 stick stick

694 flat flat

695 dalawampu’t twenty

696 balat skin

697 ngiti smile

698 crease crease

699 butas hole

700 tumalon jump

701 sanggol baby

702 walo eight

703 nayon village

704 matugunan meet

705 ugat root

706 bumili buy

707 taasan raise

708 malutas solve

709 metal metal

710 kung whether

711 push push

712 pito seven

713 talata paragraph

714 ikatlong third

715 tiyak shall

716 pinigilang held

717 buhok hair

718 ilarawan describe

719 tagaluto cook

720 palapag floor

721 alinman sa either

722 resulta result

723 sumunog burn

724 burol hill

725 ligtas safe

726 pusa cat

727 siglo century

728 isaalang-alang consider

729 uri ng type

730 batas law

731 bit bit

732 baybayin coast

733 kopya copy

734 parirala phrase

735 walang sinasabi silent

736 matangkad tall

737 ng buhangin sand

738 lupa soil

739 roll roll

740 temperatura temperature

741 daliri finger

742 industriya industry

743 halaga value

744 lumaban fight

745 kasinungalingan lie

746 matalo beat

747 gumising excite

748 natural natural

749 pagtingin view

750 pakiramdam sense

751 kapital capital

752 hindi maaari won’t

753 silya chair

754 panganib danger

755 prutas fruit

756 mayaman rich

757 makapal thick

758 kawal soldier

759 proseso process

760 magpatakbo operate

761 kasanayan practice

762 hiwalay separate

763 mahirap difficult

764 manggagamot doctor

765 mangyaring please

766 ipagtanggol protect

767 tanghali noon

768 crop crop

769 modernong modern

770 elemento element

771 pindutin ang hit

772 mag-aaral student

773 sulok corner

774 partido party

775 panustos supply

776 kung saan ang whose

777 hanapin locate

778 singsing ring

779 katangian character

780 insekto insect

781 nahuli caught

782 panahon period

783 ipahiwatig indicate

784 radyo radio

785 nagsalita spoke

786 atom atom

787 pantao human

788 kasaysayan history

789 epekto effect

790 de-kuryenteng electric

791 inaasahan expect

792 buto bone

793 rail rail

794 isipin imagine

795 magbigay provide

796 Sumasang-ayon agree

797 kaya thus

798 magiliw gentle

799 babae woman

800 kapitan captain

801 hulaan guess

802 kinakailangan necessary

803 matalim sharp

804 wing wing

805 lumikha create

806 kapit-bahay neighbor

807 wash wash

808 bat bat

809 sa lalong maliwanag rather

810 karamihan ng tao crowd

811 mais corn

812 ihambing compare

813 tula poem

814 string string

815 kampanilya bell

816 depende depend

817 karne meat

818 kuskusin rub

819 tube tube

820 sikat famous

921 dollar dollar

822 stream stream

823 takot fear

284 paningin sight

825 manipis thin

826 tatsulok triangle

827 planeta planet

828 magmadali hurry

829 mahalaga sa lahat chief

830 kolonya colony

831 orasan clock

832 minahan mine

833 itali tie

834 magpasok enter

835 pangunahing major

836 sariwa fresh

837 paghahanap search

838 magpadala ng send

839 dilaw yellow

840 gun gun

841 pumayag allow

842 naka-print print

843 patay dead

844 spot spot

845 disyerto desert

846 suit suit

847 kasalukuyan current

848 pag-angat lift

840 tumaas rose

850 dumating arrive

851 master master

852 track track

853 magulang parent

854 baybayin shore

855 dibisyon division

856 sheet sheet

857 bagay substance

858 paboran favor

859 ikonekta connect

860 post post

861 gumastos spend

862 chord chord

863 taba fat

864 natutuwa glad

865 orihinal original

866 magbahagi share

867 station station

868 ama dad

869 tinapay bread

870 sumingil charge

871 mga pangngalang proper

872 bar bar

873 alok offer

874 segment segment

875 alipin slave

876 pato duck

877 instant instant

878 merkado market

879 digri degree

880 mapuno populate

881 Chick chick

882 mahal dear

883 kaaway enemy

884 sumagot reply

885 inumin drink

886 maganap occur

887 suporta support

888 na salita speech

889 likas na katangian nature

890 hanay range

891 steam steam

892 galaw motion

893 landas path

894 likido liquid

895 mag-log log

896 nakalaan lamang ito meant

897 quotient quotient

898 ngipin teeth

899 shell shell

900 leeg neck

901 oxygen oxygen

902 asukal sugar

903 kamatayan death

904 medyo pretty

905 kasanayan skill

906 kababaihan women

907 season season

908 solusyon solution

909 magneto magnet

910 pilak silver

911 pasasalamat thank

912 sangay branch

913 pagtutugma match

914 suffix suffix

915 lalo na especially

916 fig fig

917 takot afraid

918 malaking huge

919 kapatid na babae sister

920 asero steel

921 talakayin discuss

922 pasulong forward

923 katulad similar

924 patnubayan guide

925 karanasan experience

926 iskor score

927 mansanas apple

928 bumili bought

929 humantong led

930 pitch pitch

931 amerikana coat

932 masa mass

933 kard card

934 band band

935 ng lubid rope

936 isuot na madali slip

937 panalo win

938 mangarap dream

939 gabi evening

940 kalagayan condition

941 feed feed

942 kasangkapan tool

943 kabuuan total

944 pangunahing basic

945 amoy smell

946 lambak valley

947 at hindi rin nor

948 double double

949 upuan seat

950 magpatuloy continue

951 bloke block

952 tsart chart

953 sumbrero hat

954 ibenta sell

955 tagumpay success

956 kompanya company

957 ibawas subtract

958 kaganapan event

959 partikular na particular

960 deal deal

961 lumangoy swim

962 taning term

963 sa tapat ng opposite

964 asawa wife

965 sapatos shoe

966 balikat shoulder

967 pagkalat spread

968 mag-ayos arrange

969 kampo camp

970 imbentuhin invent

971 koton cotton

972 isinilang born

973 matukoy determine

974 quart quart

975 siyam nine

976 trak truck

977 ingay noise

978 antas level

979 pagkakataon chance

980 magtipon gather

981 shop shop

982 banatin stretch

983 magtapon throw

984 kinang shine

985 ari-arian property

986 haligi column

987 Molekyul molecule

988 piliin select

989 mali wrong

990 kulay-abo gray

991 paulit-ulit na repeat

992 nangangailangan ng require

993 malawak broad

994 maghanda prepare

995 asin salt

996 ilong nose

997 pangmaramihang plural

998 galit anger

999 ang claim claim

1000 kontinente continent