Also means
Pasok can mean work/school attendance
Usage Note
Pasok covers both the physical act of entering and the conceptual act of going to work or school. It is the standard way to ask if someone has "reporting for duty" or is currently "in" during office hours.
Examples
" Pasok na tayo. "
Natural Translation
Let's go in now.
Literal Translation
Enter now we.
" Pasok ka sa bahay. "
Natural Translation
Come into the house.
Literal Translation
Enter the house.
" Alas-otso ang pasok ko sa opisina, kaya umaalis ako nang maaga para hindi mahuli. "
Natural Translation
I report to the office at eight, so I leave early to avoid being late.
Literal Translation
Eight-o'clock the entry my at office, so leave I early so-that not be-late.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workDerived Words
Actor Focus Verbs
Object Focus Verbs
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Mano Po and Filipino Etiquette: A Visitor's Guide
Mano po presses an elder's hand to your forehead as a blessing. Learn who to mano, how to lip-point, and the etiquette that wins over a Filipino family.
Magkano: How to Ask "How Much" in Tagalog
Magkano means how much in Tagalog. Learn to ask a price, tell it apart from ilan and gaano, sound polite with po, and haggle at the palengke.
Po and Opo in Tagalog: Where to Put Them Right
Po and opo confuse learners — but placement follows one rule. Where po goes in a sentence, why it's opo not 'oo po', and the pronoun shift to learn.
Tagalog Verb Focus System Explained (It's Not Active vs. Passive)
The Tagalog verb focus system isn't active vs. passive. Learn actor focus, object focus, and more with clear examples that finally make it click.