Kapampangan Words

Note that Kapampangan is a language distinct from Tagalog. To say that it is a mere dialect is very ignorant.

Kapampangan is NOT a mere dialect. It is a distinct language.

Here are the most common Kapampangan words being searched on this site:

Kapampangan: Ot
Tagalog: Bakit
English: Why

Kapampangan: Aku
Tagalog: Ako
English: Me

Kapampangan: Ika
Tagalog: Ikaw
English: You

Kapampangan: Ikatang Adwa
Tagalog: Tayong Dalawa
English: You and I

Kapampangan: Bale
Tagalog: Bahay
English: House

Kapampangan: Gabun
Tagalog: Lupa
English: Ground

Kapampangan: Gágaló
Tagalog: Karílyo
English: Puppet Show

Kapampangan: Kapitnâ
Tagalog: Kalahati
English: Half

Kapampangan: Masanting
Tagalog: Gwapo/Maganda
English: Handsome/Nice/Good

Kapampangan: Malagu
Tagalog: Maganda
English: Beautiful

Kapampangan: Matsura
Tagalog: Pangit
English: Ugly

Kapampangan: Nanu
Tagalog: Ano
English: What

Kapampangan: Makananu
Tagalog: Paano
English: How

Kapampangan: Madalumdum
Tagalog: Madilim
English: Gloomy

Kapampangan: Masala
Tagalog: Maliwanag
English: Clearly

Kapampangan: Mayumo
Tagalog: Matamis
English: Sweet

Kapampangan: Mapamusit
Tagalog: Nakakainis
English: Annoying

Kapampangan: Mipapate
Tagalog: Nag-aaway
English: Fighting

Kapampangan: Mipapawas
Tagalog: Pinapawisan
English: Perspiring / Sweating

keka (to you), ngening bengi (tonight), balumu (you know), eku buring sabyan (I don’t want to say), paglokwan (to be making fun of), pangasapwak (being born / emerge), É mu ku tagkilan (Noli me tangere), bulatiktik (small and thin), mesambut, pasibayu (again, anew), menanu (what happened to…), lamaran (greedy), ninanu (what happened…), makalunus (pitiful), enaku, salese (fix, repair, arrange), lawen (look), lawen daca (look at you), kasanting, lolo mu (your grandfather), mipate (was killed), kaslam (sourness), matsura / marukat (ugly), ditak / maritak (some, a little), mapaniglo (astonishing, impressive), meniglo / maniglo (to be astonished/surprised/amazed/impressed)

patakla (laging natatae), dakitan (sunduin), alísus (ípuípo), paburen (pabayaan), sakíldap (íglap), malibe (malibog), mamaksing (sobra-sobra, malakas, higit pa), paras (anghang), panyakalan (sakalin), paninayan, mipapate, baknal, kapanwalan, balakusa, galgasan

enaman (hindi naman), mamulang (luko-loko), borbolen (baliw), wapin (oo nga), ing (ang), maniglo (nagmamadali), telatag (talata), karitak (kakaunti), mipasno (maginhawahan), makapangalingwan, putanaydamo / tanaydamo (putangina mo / tanginamo), palawe (patingin), mamaltuk (matunog na ingay, gaya ng malutong ng halik), balamu (parang, kung akala mo’y…), mapanikwa, enaka

Curse words: taydana, taksiyapo, takshapo, taknaydamo

wapen = wapin

mimimwa = to be angry

malaram: has a habit of lying

menanu (what happened to…)

tabalu (I don’t know)

kanyaman (so delicious)

kayabe: kasama

kimut: kilos

malarit (slutty)

Malagu. Matsura.
Beautiful. Ugly.

Mapali. Marimla.
Hot. Cold.

stylized misspelling of manyaman (delicious): menyemen

sabi da eka susuku karing paninap mu, pero para kaku alang marok sumuku nung ing taung paglaban mu ala ne man pakyelam keka

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