The Tagalog word for ‘taste’ or ‘flavor’ is lása.
LISTEN TO TASTES IN TAGALOG
matamis
sweetlasa
the taste of food
sweet
maalat
salty
mapait
bitter
maasim
sour
maanghang
hot / spicy
masarap
delicious
bulok
rotten / spoiled
Maalat ba?
Is it salty?
Maasim ba ito?
Is this sour?
Matamis ang asukal.
Sugar is sweet.
the taste of food
Anong lasa nito?
What’s the taste of this?
lasang bulok
a rotten taste
Lasang bulok!
Tastes rotten!
panlasa
sense of taste
Bago sa panlasa ko.
New to my taste.
tikim
to taste
Patikim.
Let me have a taste
Tikman mo ito.
Taste this.
