Tagalog Animals Vocabulary

Here are Tagalog words for animals to start with: ibon (bird), pusa (cat), baka (cow), aso (dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.

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Animals Basics

A1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
birdibonnounA1
catpusanounA1
cowbakanounA1
dogasonounA1
fishisdanounA1
horsekabayonounA1
mousedaganounA1
squirrelardilyanounA1

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Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
animalhayopnounA1
chickenmanoknounA1
frogpalakanounA1
pigbaboynounA1
turkeypabonounA1
creaturenilalangnounA2
featherbalahibonounA2
harvestaninounA2

Animals Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
endangerednanganganibadjA2
conservationkonserbasyonnounB1
ecosystemekosistemanounB1
extinctionpagkalipolnounB1
habitathabitatnounB1
reefbahuranounB1
fireflyalitaptapnounB2
gullgullnounB2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1–B1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
snakeahasnounA1
alligatoraligatornounB1
chameleonhunyangonounB1
cobrakobranounB1
geckotukonounB1
iguanaiguananounB1
pythonsawanounB1
toadpalakanounB1

Microscopic Life

B1–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
fungushalamang-singawnounB1
parasiteparasitonounB1
algaealgaenounB2
microbemikrobyonounB2
moldamagnounB2
pathogenpatohenonounB2
toxinlasonnounB2
yeastlebaduranounB2

Primates & Mammals

A2–B1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
chimpanzeetsimpansenounA2
baboonbaboonnounB1
badgerbadgernounB1
gorillagorilyanounB1
hedgehoghedgehognounB1
molemolenounB1
orangutanorangutannounB1
reindeerreindeernounB1

Deep Sea & Marine

B1–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
oystertalabanounB1
shrimphiponnounB1
cuttlefishcuttlefishnounB2
musseltahongnounB2
prawnsugponounB2
sea lionleon ng dagatnounB2
sea urchinmaritangtangnounB2
walruswalrusnounB2

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Birds of the World

A2–B1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
robinrobinnounA2
goosegansanounB1
hawklawinnounB1
ostrichostrichnounB1
pelicanpelikanonounB1
ravenuwaknounB1
toucantukannounB1
woodpeckerwoodpeckernounB1

Animal Care

A2–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
fleapulgasnounA2
shelterkanlungannounB1
tickgarapatanounB1
treatstreatsnounB1
vetbeterinaryonounB1
leashtalinounB2
neuterkapuninverbB2
spayi-spayverbB2

Insects & Bugs

B1–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
cockroachipisnounB1
aphidkuto ng halamannounB2
larvalarvanounB2
locustbalangnounB2
mantismantisnounB2
pollinatorpollinatornounB2
pupapupanounB2
termiteanaynounB2

Deep Sea Life

A2–C1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
raypaginounA2
deep seamalalim na dagatnounB1
skateskatenounB1
abysskalalimannounB2
anglerfishanglerfishnounB2
giant squidhiganteng pusitnounB2
sea cucumbersea cucumbernounB2
hydrothermal venthydrothermal ventnounC1

Animal Behaviors

B1–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
camouflagepagbabalatkayonounB1
hibernationhibernasyonnounB1
foragingpaghahanap ng pagkainnounB2
herdingpagkakawannounB2
mimicrymimikrinounB2
predationpredasyonnounB2
scavengingpagkain ng bangkaynounB2
territorialityteritoryalidadnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

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These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for animals. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Tagalog words should I learn for animals?

You could start with words like ibon (bird), pusa (cat), baka (cow), aso (dog). This page lists 96 Tagalog words for animals (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Tagalog words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Tagalog words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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