Tagalog Travel Vocabulary

Here are Tagalog words for travel to start with: paliparan (airport), pumarito (come), pumunta (go), hotel (hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.

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Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
airportpaliparannounA1
comepumaritoverbA1
gopumuntaverbA1
hotelhotelnounA1
shoptindahannounA1
taxitaxinounA1
tickettiketnounA1
tourpaglilibotnounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
beachdalampasigannounA1
bridgetulaynounA1
islandislanounA1
streetkalyenounA1
guidebookaklat-gabaynounA2
journeypaglalakbaynounA2
passagedaanannounA2
roadkalsadanounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
citylungsodnounA1
adventurepakikipagsapalarannounA2
parkparkenounA2
stadiumestadyumnounA2
arrivalpagdatingnounB1
backpackbackpacknounB1
check-incheck-innounB1
explorationpaggalugadnounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
palacepalasyonounA1
castlekastilyonounA2
pyramidpiramidenounA2
chapelkapilyanounB1
colosseumKoliseonounB1
fortresskutanounB1
monumentmonumentonounB1
ruinsguhonounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
apartmentapartmentnounA2
bungalowbungalownounB1
campsitelugar ng kampingnounB1
guesthousebahay-panuluyannounB1
inninnnounB1
lodgelodgenounB1
resortresortnounB1
villavillanounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
to arrivedumatingverbA2
to boardsumakayverbA2
to bookmag-bookverbA2
to cancelkanselahinverbA2
to check inmag-check inverbA2
to check outmag-check outverbA2
to landlumapagverbA2
to reservemagpareserbaverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
checkpointcheckpointnounB2
deportationdeportasyonnounB2
frontierhangganannounB2
residencepaninirahannounB2
transit visatransit visanounB2
vaccination certificatesertipiko ng pagbabakunanounB2
work permitwork permitnounB2
naturalizationnaturalisasyonnounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishTagalogTypeLevel
customkaugaliannounA2
traditiontradisyonnounA2
bowyumukonounB1
handshakepakikipagkamaynounB1
respectpaggalangnounB1
tippingpagbibigay ng tipnounB1
bargainingpagtawadnounB2
etiquettetuntunin ng magandang asalnounB2

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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 travel. 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 travel?

You could start with words like paliparan (airport), pumarito (come), pumunta (go), hotel (hotel). This page lists 64 Tagalog words for travel (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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