Tagalog Home & Lifestyle Words

condominium

rent

shelter, shed, place to hide

dormitory

house for rent

residence

hovel; small house

to hang laundry

to wash

to remove

to wash clothes

rinse

laundry

to clean

wash

laundry (washing clothes)

cleanliness

trash, garbage

to burn [it]

to stain

to throw something away

to burn

scrub

to clean (a place)

to wash

to use as soap

soap

dust

to clean

to dry something

to dry something

to sweep something away

to sweep

broom; to sweep

to sweep a place

to sweep

to dirty something

to wash (clothes)

to throw away

to throw away; discard

to mop

floor cleaning tool

to hang (e.g., on a clothesline)

to scrub [it]

to wet

to tidy up

to iron

stain

to iron

to hang [it]

put away (tidy up)

laundry space or tub

to scrub

pile; heap; to dump; dumpsite

to dry

coconut husk

rumpled; washed vigorously

starch used to stiffen clothing

act of scrubbing floors

the act of tidying up

the act of sweeping

tool or substance for washing

tool used for sweeping

laundry soap or tool

cleaning tool

dishwater or the place where items were washed

to soap something

to iron

floor mop; coconut husk for scrubbing

to mop

to put away

to throw something at

to rinse

to dump [it]

to rinse

to crumple

to pile up

to sprinkle; to spray liquid

to let dry

remove barriers; clean up

to crumple [it]

to sprinkle water on clothes

act of throwing away

to apply soap to

grime; dirty clothes; dirt and sweat

to spray or sprinkle liquid

to use for washing

to wash (for someone)

to put away

to have washed

to have washed

to mop a place

to peel [it] off

to clear [it] away

erase or remove from surface

to clear away

to sprinkle [clothes] with water

extermination

to scrape off [it]

to scrape off

to gather dust

to make slippery

place to be scrubbed

to fill up or heap

to shake or jolt

shoe care item

soap for washing

soapy water residue

to fill or cover [it] up

to shake [it]

act of sprinkling water on clothes

to use to mop

for washing glasses

flip-flops; slippers

denim jeans

clothing; attire; to wear

trousers; pants

jacket

shorts

cloth

to wear as a watch

clothing

to dress someone

to wear as clothes

to put on clothes

earring

wearing slippers

belt

to wear white

to try on

gem, jewelry

to use an umbrella

to wear the shoes

to wear shoes

shoes

floral pattern

wearing something

to remove [it]

uniform

to wear a ring

ring (jewelry)

to wear (the socks)

matching sock

to wear socks

socks

to put socks on someone

to wear (the T-shirt)

T-shirt; undershirt

suit, coat

dress, clothing

collar

to put on

necktie

to wear pants

to wear

gloves

man's underpants; shorts

veil

jewelry

cape, cloak

to wear a hat

hat

to wear eyeglasses

eyeglasses

blouse

skirt

piece of cloth tied around the waist

button

silk

sleeveless shirt; tank top

to sew

manner of dressing

sandal

to wear as pants

lower-body garment; pants/briefs/shorts

sleeve (of clothing)

wide-brimmed hat made of bamboo/palm

suit; formal native costume; set of clothes

necklace

to dress up

wooden footwear; common/cheap

wearing shoes

shoelace; to put on laces

Maranao tube-cloth

attire

to fold

the heel of a shoe

suit; formal dress

to wear a T-shirt

wrinkle, entanglement, conflict

dress (clothing)

boots

to use gold

wearing socks

clothing material

to wear as house clothes

to dye [it]

to fold

clerical frock or habit

sole of footwear

cut of a dress; design; to hack off

vest

fold; hem; pleat

hem

to wear a belt

to dye

fashion

wearing a dress

wearing a blouse

wearing boots

wearing an undershirt

wearing a skirt

bracelet

to dress someone

a patch; to patch or mend

ripped; unstitched

to wear slippers

to wear as a hat

to wear yellow

to wear pink

chemise, shirt

raincoat; condom (slang)

leather

loose woman's top

wearing a hat

wedding-related

remnant of cloth

silk

to fold [it]

to fold [it]

to make into pants

custom sewing order

act of wearing a necklace

unravel (edge of cloth); frayed

thread unraveled from cloth

woman's underwear for a dress

to unstitch

wearing earrings

wearing a necklace

buttonhole

to mend or darn clothes

thin fabric for barong

to sew for someone

to wear jewelry

to wear earrings

to wear a necklace

to patch

to sew on something

to hit with a slipper

to wear black

to wear a dress

to wear a blouse

to wear a skirt

collarless shirt

to mend clothes

wearing a handkerchief

to tuck something in the waistband

veil; head covering

to unstitch [it]

to wear blue

to wear boots

to wear red

farm-appropriate

to lace it up

of the same clothes/sex

men's shirt with cuffs

one-piece lady's dress

to fray

large shawl

anything draped from shoulder to waist

shoulder kerchief or cloth draped over the shoulder

hat

clothes; wrap

belt loops or waist area

to mend [it]

to trim, hem, or chip off

suspender; rein; strap

kerchief placed on one's shoulder

to wear as a belt

hem

short for pants (pantalon)

having many dresses

to wear a watch

to cut or trim

material for a dress

material for a blouse

skirt material

material for trousers

used for a T-shirt

to hit with a shoe

to put a belt on

to cut [it]

piece of cloth for patching; patchwork

to patch [it]

to put slippers on someone

shoulder strap or pad

to drape (something) across the torso

something used for a belt

to clothe oneself

to tuck [it] into the waistband

to tuck into the waistband

the act of wearing boots

intended for boots

socks material or accessories

to veil [it]

to veil oneself

to dress someone

to wear as a dress

to use as a skirt

to wrap [it] around

to wear as a skirt

to wear as slippers

to wear diamonds

to patch or mend

to put a skirt on someone

to patch [it]

a chair

bed

mattress

chair or seat

table (variant of mesa)

table

dining table or table area

to place at a corner

cabinet; wardrobe

bed

to put in a cabinet

furniture

sofa; couch

ground level; to lay down

mirror stand; vanity

bedstead

cradle; hammock; swing

bedcover

to use a bed

foot of a bed

crib

to fall; topple; rocking chair

to place

to put on a bed

to use a table

chest, trunk

cabinet

instrument, tool, furniture

mattress

shoe rack

slipper rack

to rock [it]; to swing [it]

to swing; to rock

carpet

small bench or stool

bookshelf

file cabinet

headboard or heading

headrest

kneeler

clothes hamper

ladies' dressing table with mirror

for bed use

dressing table or combing area

wicker material

low dining table

used for a bank or bench

for a wardrobe

armrest

movable platform; prison bed

toy table

to put in a cabinet

to use a cabinet

to build

handkerchief

stove

sink

a dipper or scoop container

thing brought; carried

pail, bucket

refrigerator

nipa hut

to shovel

mobile phone

to stay in a house

housing

to put inside

to have killed or turned off

to take (something)

to kill or turn off

electricity

door

use; belongings; things

to weld [it]

to be able to get

machine

to open

to bundle up

telephone

to have (it) taken

to put aside

writing pad or desk

key; to lock; detailed

keyhole or ignition

diaper

to take (it)

pillow

to bring (something) inside

to bring in / to admit

rubber

card

carton, cardboard box

scrape, grate; work hard

hammer; to hammer

shopping

bar; rail

sack

to stab; puncture; stuff into a container

a cover or cap; the act of covering up

pail; bucket

tarp

watch; clock

handle

to provide with a door

liquefied petroleum gas

alarm

wrap

envelope

soft whisk broom

broom made of coconut midribs

to use

computer

to bring

umbrella

plastic

television

to let (someone) in / to admit

to close

garbage can

to remove

unfastened; to remove; detachment

charcoal

window

string; cord; tie

light

to light up something

lamp or light source

reserve

roof

to bring out

to open

electricity

well (water source)

to turn off for someone

container

to write on with a pencil

receptacle used to catch flowing liquid

to erase (something)

to put in the refrigerator

something spread on surface; to lay

to spread out

fire; to ignite; burnt

to close

concrete wall

to cover [it]

blockage

screen

padlock

sprinkler

cement

to use as a cover

to ransack

clock or watch

rice container or dealer

firewood; fuel

to use as a blanket

blanket

to wrap oneself in a blanket

door

chain

scissors

to clamp [it]

camera

towel

to take from

fence

whip; lash

jewelry box

to lay [it] out

needle

plastic or paper bag

to knock

to hack or chop

light bulb

weld, solder

to shop or select many

to wrap

ribbon; knot

to drip

to stick [it]

to rummage [it]

box

to build

to knock [it] down

to use as a curtain

curtain

to put curtains on something

curtain rod or hanging area

to put up curtains

to lower the intensity

to gather [it]

carpet

lighter or matchbox

to store [it]

to rent

to clip or insert something into a gap

to use a clip

materials

hair clip; clothespin; tong

to fence

to wear something out

kindling or fire starter

to use on someone or something

stairs; ladder

equipment

close; shut

to close something

to close

bag made of woven palm leaves

machete

broken glass

knot

grease

to hang [it]

box, case

hook

electric meter

face towel; wash cloth

to hang up

eraser

sharpener

roll

stack; to stack

wood board or lumber; chessboard

reed used for brooms; the broom itself

midrib of palm leaves

screw

to open

to attach

to light or kindle

to plug [it] in or stuff [it] into

supply

to attach [it]

to take a siesta

wallet

siesta; nap

garden

to store away

to put up a screen

screen; curtain; to protect

to shield or screen

electric fan

to poke [it]

cover; outer covering

tank (storage/military)

wire

spider web

uses electricity

stick; adhere; start of fire

post; pillar; column

rubber band

lighter

rope

mosquito net

ironing board

thread

container

nipple of a bottle

drip; leak; gonorrhea (slang)

to fall over

Spanish-style stone house

clothes iron

radio

bottle cap

rim or opening of a vessel

to use as an umbrella

apparatus

bundle or package

laundry tub

machete; bolo

hoard, store away

machete

cheesecloth

to hammer

to cover

machinery

opener

softener

underlayer; liner; layered sticky rice delicacy

the flame of a candle; to kindle or light up

large single-edged knife; to cut with it

tile; brick; chalk

tent; canvas cloth

crossbar

to swing or rock

to shovel (something)

to put a roof

to shovel

to hack

wide-mouth jar

matching ring

to lay flooring

installation

to organize

urinal; chamber pot

to build a wall

to install a door

to screen [it] off

small face towel

to ransack [it]

cage

sickle, scythe

consumption

brick

carpenter's saw

leaking through a roof

to rummage

to rummage

to hammer [it]

killer or extinguisher

for guests

interwoven bamboo for walling

to light it

to insert in between or push into a small hole

a leak or oozing

jar

soap dish

to put in plastic

to put (something) inside

to wrap

naphthalene mothball

gardening

for market use

for water use

soap dish

to sit or sleep beside someone

trash can or dumping site

a prop; additional support

to provide with a window

to put an edge on something

to use as a roof

to use as a light

to install a window

to hack [it]

lamp with shade

material

light; to illuminate

firebox or coal container

to bundle something

to use stairs

having many curtains

to wall something

antique

plough

to lay [it] down

to insert it

big basket

to rummage through [it]

clasp, link

to dismantle

to lay down

to splash

typewriter

utility item

tongs or hair clip

writing instrument

connection; juncture; joint

brace; temporary support

to solder or weld

shaking a container to let contents fall

lead; bullet

stored; kept for future use; saved

to use as a handkerchief

hook; swindler

kerosene lamp

granary

to provide space for

marker

to build a house on

ashtray or hearth

to lie beside

to use as a door

to clog

to dismantle; to demolish

to dig through [it]

to splash [it]

wide-mouth jar; aloe wood tree

candlestick

to gather

picture frame

sawdust

place for safekeeping

to clog

to stick

to dig through

to weld

to poke

wrapper or packaging

fastener

screw thread

dipper; ladle; fetching water from a well

to carry something on the head

wide and thick cut lumber

consumed down to the butt (cigar/candle)

pry off, detach

to make fragrant

shape using a mold

fetch water

to prop up [it]

to cover with a blanket

storage place

sandpaper

to use light

to build a fence

to use a computer

to put inside (a room/container)

to set aside

to set upright

fenced or enclosed

covered with a blanket

lying on the floor

refrigerated

act of covering with a blanket

fencing material

device used for lighting

for the refrigerator

for mobile phone use

for the garden

for a camera

for computer use

for the floor

to sharpen (a pencil)

to cover with an umbrella

circuit

cistern

mildew

stake; pike

to leak or seep

pillowcase or headrest

pocket knife; folding knife

close-fitting; thin strip of bamboo

microphone

gripping tool

bar or peg across a door/window; gate

wood shavings or chips

to build on

welding shop

chandelier

bamboo basket

to untie [it]

branched candlestick

house; place of commerce

plane tool used by carpenters

to hook

to stack or pile up

to arrange or file neatly

to tuck into a tight space

to carry on the head

for bathroom use

roofing material

small handkerchief

wheel; ring

vent or exhaust

to scoop water

hat rack

a landfill; to fill up or heap

to overturn [it]

to fetch water

sewing tool or material

protective item

rasp; scrape; abortion (colloq)

to dwell

weight placed on something

to put on a cover

imitation jewelry

large hoe

to pry [it] off

to seek out [it]

to fetch [the water]

to link [it]

to hook [it]

to stack [them] up

to file it away

to tuck [it] into a tight space

to carry [it] on the head

to pry off

to scrape

to solder

to illuminate

to scrounge

umbrella substitute or material

item for giving

something used to clarify

pencil shavings

refilling place

rivet

to cut firewood

to scoop [it]

to chop [it]

cover; to be totally covered

to chop wood

a pole

wide-mouthed big wicker basket

mold

to use for fragrance

to crumple something

to use (something) to erase

to sharpen

to set [it] upright

to use as a pillow

wallet

small hut

common sickle; suspended

to crumple

to use a pillow

chipping away of paint from a wall

placement

ironing equipment

used for blankets

for curtain use

tool used as a key

peeping device

to cover with a handkerchief

to line [it]

charging area or phone holder

drip, trickle, or leakage; ripping sound

to sharpen

small cushion or pad

to provide a pillow for

binoculars

tool for pinching

hilt or handle

sugar mill

artificial cotton

lie down without mat/blanket, exposed, uncovered

vault

matching earring

to wedge in

to cement

trellis or scaffolding

intended for mirrors or glass

an instrument used for pointing or writing

to scrape [it]

rectifier

to solder [it]

to illuminate [it]

lathe machine

to strike with a bolo

slender tube for buyo; poke/stir

to stay in a nipa hut

hearth or fireplace

for diamonds

ice storage or container

to cram [it] in

to put [it] on as a cover

to cut firewood

to pare or whittle

to bevel

mock wall

material used for bracelets

to cement [it]

a granary

to roof

large earthenware jar

toy garden

to use as a fence

place for casseroles

to trim or chip off

act of storing in a closet

act of using a fan

accessory for a fan

toy key or mock key

to hack [it] with a bolo

to trim [it]

a staff, pole, or shaft

to bevel [it]

colony

to cut [it]

to cut

cosmetics (makeup)

fine-toothed comb; thoroughly searched

toilet (C.R.)

toilet

house

room; bedroom

living room

doorway

garage

room

to stay in a room

home

floor

to floor

flooring

front part

bathroom

to take to the bathroom

to use the bathroom

upstairs or top part

wall of a house

kitchen

kitchen area

to work in the kitchen

bathroom

nipa hut

laundry area

yard or premises

to put in a room

storeroom, warehouse

staircase or ladder

bedroom

to look out the window

dining room

sleeping place

to lay on the floor

roof or roofing structure

hall

toilet

terrace; veranda

ventilation

space below a house; basement; shelter

house (Cebuano/Waray)

to look out the window

room; to pack in a container

to carry up stairs

walled side

extension of a house used as a washroom

small window

floor

to turn into an office

to make into stairs

balcony

partitioned into rooms

rooming area

a slit, crack or break in a floor

low-roofed shanty; bent posture

protruding horizontal portion

to place in a room

mezzanine

chimney

habitation

wok; frying pan

strainer or filter

spoon-like ladle

sugar bowl

to use a plate

salt container

mixing bowl

to pick up or clip with tongs

can opener

spatula

to use a glass

to use a spoon

to use a knife

a napkin

saucepan; cooking pot; casserole

chopping board; alibi, scapegoat

oil container

soup bowl

small kitchen knife

saucer

chopping board

oven

metal dish for molding jellies/custards

large vat; cauldron; large wok

dining utensils

dish rack

dish placed under an object (e.g., coaster)

fish sauce container

vinegar container

soy sauce container

peeler

frying pan; big cup

glass rack or tray

to put a cover on

using a fork

bowl

a kettle for boiling water

trivet; tripodal native clay stove

shrimp paste container

garlic container

to put (it) over as a cover

cover for earthenware; act of putting on a hat

a big bowl

to use a fork

to stab with a knife

to scrape [it] out

to go home