Have you wanted to continue studying the Filipino language, or just doing it the first time? You will be able to learn more about Filipino common noun words here!
Many Filipino noun words (and also some adjectives) are borrowed from the Spanish language, so many Filipinos are used to speaking some Spanish words without actually knowing that they are already speaking Spanish instead of Filipino. This practice is more common among adult Filipinos, while schools in the Philippines nowadays teach languages Filipino and English from primary school to college.
Many Filipino noun words (and also some adjectives) are borrowed from the Spanish language, so many Filipinos are used to speaking some Spanish words without actually knowing that they are already speaking Spanish instead of Filipino. This practice is more common among adult Filipinos, while schools in the Philippines nowadays teach languages Filipino and English from primary school to college.
What "common nouns" mean in this article are those referring to objects that can be seen around a typical Filipino home and street. You may start by knowing first the Filipino equivalent of noun which is "pangngalan". That word may sound complex at first, but learning the Filipino language will stress out important words like these and you would be able to memorize and speak it out properly after enough practice.
English nouns are on the list below followed by their Filipino word equivalent. There may be more correct equivalents for each word, but only the most common Filipino word equivalents are listed below. For your convenience, the Filipino word equivalent is separated by syllable using dashes.
General categories of nouns
Rooms
English nouns are on the list below followed by their Filipino word equivalent. There may be more correct equivalents for each word, but only the most common Filipino word equivalents are listed below. For your convenience, the Filipino word equivalent is separated by syllable using dashes.
General categories of nouns
- person - ta-o
- place - lu-gar (common) / pu-wes-to (common) / po-ok (uncommon) / da-ko (rare)
- thing - ba-gay / ga-mit
- animal - ha-yop
- event - pang-ya-ya-ri
- food - pag-ka-in
- money - pe-ra (common) / sa-la-pi (uncommon) / ku-war-ta (uncommon)
Rooms
- room - ku-war-to (common) / si-lid (uncommon)
- living room - sa-las (common) / si-lid-tang-gap-an (uncommon)
- bathroom - ban-yo
- bedroom - ku-war-to (common) / si-lid-tu-lu-gan (rare)
- kitchen - kusina
- dining room - ka-i-nan (common) / si-lid-ka-i-nan (rare)
The house
- house - ba-hay
- home - ta-ha-nan
- chair - u-pu-an / sil-ya
- table - mesa (common) / la-me-sa (uncommon) / ta-la-ha-na-yan (rare, literally meaning "place to arrange items")
- bed - ka-ma (common) / hi-ga-an (uncommon, literally meaning "place to lay down")
- pillow - u-nan
- mirror / glass - sa-la-min
- window - bin-ta-na
- door - pin-to
- doorway - pin-tu-an
- stair - hag-dan
- stairway - hag-da-nan
- lock - su-si-an (literally meaning "place to insert the key")
- toy - la-ru-an (literally meaning "item that can be played")
- light - i-law
Family
- family - pa-mil-ya
- relative - ka-mag-a-nak
- father - ta-tay (common) / i-tay (uncommon)
- mother - na-nay (common) / i-nay (uncommon)
- child - a-nak
- grandfather - lo-lo
- grandmother - lo-la
- cousin - pin-san
- uncle - ti-to (common) / ti-yo (uncommon)
- aunt - ti-ta (common) / ti-ya (uncommon)
- nephew / niece - pa-mang-kin
- grandchild - a-po
The presence of "rare" Filipino word equivalents means that they are used only in poetry or formal texts. Those are words of pure Filipino origin.
You might have also noticed that every syllable in the Filipino words listed above has exactly 1 vowel. That is one truly important thing to remember when studying the Filipino language, so it is very good for you to have noticed them.