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This
database contains a list of Tagalog terms used in different contexts ( business,
geography, law, medicine, and politics ) in the Philippines.
Business-Trade
Geographical - Topographical
Legal
Medical
Political
Business-Trade
| kontrata |
contract, usually formal, written
agreement |
| kasunduan |
agreement, usually verbal |
| utang/pautang |
debt/loan |
| bayad |
payment |
| singil |
collect (money) |
| abono |
money paid in behalf of someone
else |
| interes |
interest |
| sira |
damaged |
| banko |
bank |
| paluwal |
downpayment/money paid in
advance |
| negosyo |
business/trade |
| kalakal |
goods |
| bayad |
payment |
| bayaran |
to
pay |
| lugi |
lost money, no profit |
| nalugi |
to
lose money or to have no profit |
| bangkarote |
bankrupt |
| mayaman |
rich |
| taghirap |
economic or financial
difficulty |
| matumal |
sluggish business |
| buwis |
tax |
| kapital |
capital |
| industriyal |
industrial/industry |
| agrikultural/pagsasaka |
agricultural |
| negosyante |
businessman/businesswoman |
| tingi' |
to
buy or sell in portions instead of whole |
| barato |
sale or discounted price |
| mura |
cheap |
| mahal |
expensive or dearly priced |
| sulit |
worth the price or money |
| kita |
profit |
| kumita |
earned a profit |
| sari-sari (e.g. sari-sari store) |
general merchandise |
| magkano |
how
much (price) |
| tunay |
authentic or genuine |
| diskwento |
discount |
| tawad |
discount |
| tumawad |
to
haggle the price down, commonly done in wholesale stores or
markets in the Philippines and other Asian
countries |
| patong/dagdag |
profit or extra charge added,
surcharge |
| libre |
free, gratis |
| hulugan |
installment payment |
| sweldo |
payday (salary) |
| presyong kaibigan |
price with no profit, given to
friends |
| buena mano |
first sale of the day, and the seller gives deep
discount to the first buyer in order to attract more luck in
business |
| tubo |
profit |
| tubong lugaw (slang) |
very little profit |
| puhunan |
capital |
| laway lang ang puhunan |
no
actual capital, just salestalk |
| hiram |
rent or borrow (objects or
money) |
| renta |
rent (equipment) |
| arkila |
rent (vehicle) |
| gastos |
expense |
| tauhan |
employees |
| boss |
boss or owner of the business |
| kasosyo |
co-owner or co-capitalist |
| kahero/kahera |
cashier |
| katiwala |
trustee, overseer |
| daya |
cheat |
| madaya |
cheater |
| mandaya |
to
cheat |
| timbang |
weight |
| laki |
size |
| luwang/luwag |
width/breath |
| bigat |
weight |
| kupit |
steal |
| mangupit |
to
steal |
| kinupit |
stolen |
| peke (slang) |
fake |
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Geographical-Topographical
| mapa |
map |
| bundok |
mountain |
| burol |
hill |
| patag/kapatagan |
plain/plains |
| ilog |
river |
| dagat |
sea/ocean |
| lawa |
lake |
| isla |
island |
| pulo-pulo |
islands |
| kapuluan |
archipelago |
| talon |
falls |
| bulkan |
volcano |
| matarik/malalim |
very deep |
| kontinente |
continent |
| tubig |
water |
| lupa |
earth/soil |
| gubat |
forest |
| puno |
trees |
| bukid |
fields |
| planeta |
planet |
| mundo |
earth/world |
| hilaga |
north |
| silangan |
east |
| kanluran |
west |
| timog |
south |
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Legal
| batas |
law |
| kasalanan |
offense |
| pulis |
police |
| abogado |
lawyer |
| hukom |
judge |
| korte |
court |
| ipagtanggol |
to
defend |
| mabilanggo/makulong |
to
be encarcerated |
| hatol |
judgement |
| mapalaya |
to
be set free |
| sentensya |
sentence |
| akusado |
accused (noun) |
| akusahan |
to
accuse |
| parusa |
penalty |
| parusahan |
to
penalize |
| patawarin |
to
forgive someone |
| pinatay |
killed |
| pumatay |
killer |
| pinawalang-sala |
declared innocent |
| mag-apila |
to
appeal (the sentence) |
| multa |
fine |
| mag-multa |
to
pay the fine |
| piyansa |
bail |
| mag-piyansa |
to
pay the bail |
| sinungaling |
liar |
| magsinungaling |
to
lie |
| testigo |
witness |
| tumestigo |
to
be a witness |
| talo |
lose |
| natalo |
lost |
| panalo |
win |
| nanalo |
won |
| konstitusyon |
constitution (law) |
| ordinansa |
ordinance |
| labag |
against |
| lumabag sa batas |
violated the law |
| inosente |
innocent |
| walang kinalaman |
did
not know (about the incident) |
| totoo |
true |
| patotoo |
to
authenticate the truth |
| korte suprema |
supreme court |
| mababang hukuman |
lower court |
| pagpapasya |
decision |
| paglilitis |
arraignment/trial |
| imbestigasyon |
investigation |
| ebidensya |
evidence |
| kaso |
case |
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Medical
| sakit |
illness |
| masakit |
painful |
| may
sakit |
is
ill, a person who is ill |
| lagnat |
fever |
| may
lagnat |
has
a fever |
| sakit ng ulo |
headache |
| sakit ng tiyan |
stomachache |
| masakit ang ulo |
has
headache |
| masakit ang tiyan |
has
stomachache |
| mahapdi |
seething pain, like a fresh
wound |
| giniginaw |
feeling cold, chilly |
| nahihilo |
feeling dizzy, nauseated |
| walang gana |
no
appetite |
| matamlay |
lethargic |
| maga |
swollen |
| namamaga |
swelling |
| nana' |
puss |
| malabo |
blurry |
| malabo ang mata |
blurry eyesight |
| presyon |
blood pressure |
| alta presyon |
high blood |
| sakit sa puso |
heart disease |
| hinga |
breath |
| huminga |
to
breathe |
| hindi makahinga |
cannot breathe |
| pagod |
tired |
| hapo' |
tired |
| sugat |
wound |
| baril |
gun |
| nabaril |
shot |
| hiwa |
cut |
| nahiwa |
cut
by a knife or sharp object |
| ngalay |
numb |
| ubo |
cough |
| umuubo |
coughing |
| sipon |
colds |
| sinisipon |
having colds |
| plema |
phlegm |
| uhog |
running phlegm |
| inuuhog |
runny nose |
| bingi |
deaf |
| bulag |
blind |
| pipi |
mute |
| pilay |
disabled (leg/feet) |
| bugbog |
bruised |
| patay |
dead |
| pinatay |
killed |
| gamot |
medicine |
| ginagamot |
under medication/doctor's
supervision |
| opera |
surgery |
| inopera/naoperahan |
underwent surgery |
| ospital |
hospital |
| nars |
nurse |
| doktor |
doctor |
| dentista |
dentist |
| nasagasaan |
hit
by a vehicle |
| walang malay |
unconscious |
| nawalang malay |
went unconscious |
| gutom |
hungry |
| uhaw |
thirsty |
| mapait |
bitter |
| matamis |
sweet |
| walang lasa |
no
taste |
| walang panlasa |
no
sense of taste/bland |
| lalamunan |
throat |
| masakit ang lalamunan |
sore throat |
| buntis |
pregnant |
| regla |
menstruation |
| ngipin/mga ngipin |
tooth/teeth |
| bibig |
mouth |
| tenga |
ear |
| labi |
lips |
| mukha |
face |
| ilong |
nose |
| pisngi |
cheek |
| kilay |
eyebrow |
| kamay |
hand |
| paa |
foot |
| braso |
arms |
| daliri |
finger |
| tagihawat |
acne, pimples |
| sirang ngipin |
broken/decayed tooth |
| bunot |
pull |
| magpabunot ng ngipin |
to
extract tooth |
| pasta |
tooth filling |
| magpapasta |
to
have tooth filling |
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Political
| kapangyarihan |
power |
| makapangyarihan |
powerful |
| bansa |
country |
| gobyerno |
government |
| pangulo |
president |
| pangalawang pangulo |
vice-president |
| pinunong ministro |
prime minister |
| gabinete |
cabinet |
| mambabatas |
legislator |
| hukuman |
judiciary |
| pamahalaan |
government |
| konstitusyon/saligang-batas |
constitution |
| batas |
law |
| senador |
senator |
| kinatawan |
representative |
| meyor |
mayor |
| gobernador |
governor |
| bandila |
flag |
| pambansa |
national |
| panlokal |
local |
| pederal |
federal |
| estado |
state |
| usapin |
issue |
| pamamahala |
governance/governing |
| pamamalakad |
policy |
| perang-bayan |
public funds |
| proyekto |
project |
| katiwalian |
corruption |
| gamit-opisyal |
official use |
| pananalapi |
treasury/finance |
| salaping gugol |
budget |
| gugol |
allocation |
| pagmamalabis |
abuse |
| abusadong opisyal |
abusive official |
| patalsikin |
to
be dismissed from office/work |
| kaban ng bayan |
national treasury |
| pambansang halalan |
national elections |
| halalan |
election |
| kandidato |
candidate |
| partido |
party |
| partido politikal |
political party |
| pinuno ng partido |
head of the party |
| lokal na halalan |
local elections |
| gastos |
expenditure |
| rebelde |
rebel |
| oposisyon |
opposition |
| nanunungkulan |
in
power/in office |
| protesta |
protest |
| rebolusyon |
revolution |
| rebelyon |
rebellion |
| alsa |
revolt |
| diskusyon |
discussion |
| debate (de-bah-te) |
debate |
| pakikipagtalastasan |
debate/argument |
| sandatahang-lakas |
armed forces |
| pulisya/pulis |
police |
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