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We're slowly building a Tagalog-English dictionary based on frequently searched terms on our TagalogLang site. Since 2007 when we started keeping track, the site has logged 110,000 unique searches. Many of the words are not even Tagalog, but of other Philippine languages such as Cebuano and Ilocano!

The search statistics have provided great insight into what our visitors are interested in. The dictionary is not an academic project, so we're not listing every possible definition or conjugation of a word. Instead, we present the most common meaning used in Tagalog conversation with examples and mention alternate spellings, misspellings and slang.

 Tagalog-English dictionary 

Our short url is http://tagaloglang.com/dictio

Mga Tula!!! (Poems!) Tulang Pilipino:Recently started a new section on Tagalog Lang for students interested in learning Tagalog poems. Now working on a list of famous Filipino poets and a glossary of poetry terms with English-Tagalog translations.

Visit tagaloglang.com/poems for more on Philippine literature in Tagalog!

Media Noche is the midnight meal that Filipinos have as part of the celebrations welcoming the New Year. Do give your Filipino friends a New Year's greeting in Tagalog!

How to Say 'Happy New Year' in Tagalog

One of the hazards  in the Philippines on New Year's Eve is stray bullets. That's because of a certain Filipino tradition during the year-end holiday festivities to welcome the new year. Clue: It's somehow related to the American celebration of Independence Day on the Fourth of July.

Filipino Customs on New Year's Eve

By the way, have you already learned how to say 'Happy New Year' in Tagalog? You have just a few days left before 2009!

How to Say 'Happy New Year' in Tagalog

The New Year of 2009 is just a few days away. I'm on a mission is to get everyone to learn how to say "Happy New Year" in Tagalog.

How to Say Happy New Year in Tagalog

MALIGAYANG PASKO! That's 'Merry Christmas' in Tagalog http://tinyurl.com/HowtoSay

Wouldn't it be a thoughtful gesture to add some Tagalog words and phrases on the greeting cards and gifts you've prepared for Filipino friends? Here are a few Tagalog greetings you can use: http://tinyurl.com/TagGreet

Maligayang Pasko!

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Gotta order today to ensure your gifts arrive by Christmas Eve. 

Tagalog terms: 

Christmas Eve = Bisperas ng Pasko

Gift = Regalo

Christmas Gift = Pamasko

Maligayang Pasko! = Merry Christmas!

December 16 is when "Simbang Gabi" starts in the Philippines. It is a series of nine Catholic masses, one everyday before sunrise until Christmas Eve. Filipinos go to church at four o’clock in the morning and afterward have breakfast together. A traditional drink during this season is a warm ginger tea called salabat and a traditional rice cake called bibingka. The Tagalog word for "Christmas" is Pasko. Learn more about Christmas in the Philippines!

Christmas is the perfect time to give to people that matter. The Tagalog word for ‘gift’ is regalo but Filipinos have a special word for ‘ Christmas gift’ — pamasko (from Pasko = Christmas).