Batangueno Dialect

There are tons of batangueno terms to know about – have you heard any? As the language differs quite a bit between regions, sometimes it’s hard for even Filipino people to understand regional dialects. If you’re planning a trip to Batangas at some point in the future this post is definitely worth reading. We have listed several batangas word translation below, please feel free to add a comment to add more on this list.

    Batangas Term: A

    • alapaw – sakay
    • alid -tuyong dilis
    • alibadbad – asiwa
    • alpas – nakawala
    • amos -dumi sa mukha
    • ampiyas – ulang napasok sa bahay
    • angot – mabaho
    • anlalawa -gagamba
    • antak- atake ng sakit
    • apta- maliit na hipon
    • arak -mayabang
    • are -ito
    • arilyos – hikaw
    • asbad- palo
    • asbag -kabag
    • asbok -usok
    • awas -apaw

    Batangas Term: B

    • babag - away
    • bahaw- kaning malamig
    • baklay – sakla
    • balais – restless
    • balagwit – pagdadala ng mabibigat ng bagay gamit ang kawayan
    • balyina – kandila
    • banas – init
    • bang aw – asong ulol
    • balatong – munggos
    • banglian – buhusan ng mainit na tubig
    • balingusan- ibabaw ng ilong
    • balisbisan -gilid ng bahay
    • bangi – ihaw
    • bangkulit – asar
    • bangyaw -malaking langaw
    • bariles – dram
    • bargas – masama ang ugali
    • barik- inom ng alak
    • basaysay – bahay
    • bigtal- pilas
    • bilot – tuta
    • binangi – inihaw
    • bithay – salaan ng bigas o mais
    • botogs – gagamba
    • bulador – saranggola
    • bunite – tinapay na bilog parang monay
    • burabo – makapal na pulbo sa mukha

    Batangas Term: D

    • dag im – maitim na ulap, uulan
    • dag-is - Ire
    • dinoldol – bibingkang yari sa mais
    • dulos – pandukal ng damo

    Batangas Term: G

    • galgal – pilyo
    • galpong – giniling na kape o bigas
    • garute – palo
    • gamas – pag-aalis ng damo
    • gambol – lamog
    • gapak – sumpong
    • gulok – itak
    • guyam – maliit langgam

    Batangas Term: H

    • halyas – tinadtad na puno ng saging
    • hambo ligo
    • hantik – malaking langgam
    • harok – hilik
    • hawot – tuyo
    • hibol – topak
    • himatlugin – antukin
    • hitad – talandi
    • hipi – hipan
    • huntahan – kwentuhan

    Batangas Term: I

    • ilaya – north
    • ibaba – south
    • ingli – kilos

    Batangas Term: K

    • kalamonding – kalamansi
    • kampit – kutsilyo
    • karibok – kagulo
    • kawang – hindi nakalapat
    • kawot – malaking sandok
    • kitse – tansan
    • kostal – sako
    • kumpay – damong inani pakain sa hayop

    Batangas Term: L

    • la aw – malakas na boses pag nag uusap
    • labangan – kainan ng mga biik
    • labon – laga
    • landang – may sinat
    • laseta – balisong
    • lawo – tuyong kawayan na ginagamit pandikit
    • liban -(mabilis) tawid
    • liban -(malumanay) hindi pumasok, absent
    • Ligawgaw – kiliti
    • ligwak – tapon ng likido
    • lilik karit
    • lintog – lapnos
    • liwat – salin

    Batangas Term: M

    • maanta – mabaho
    • mabagting – matibay
    • maligalig – iyakin
    • magkusi – magluto
    • maghikap – maggala
    • malaba – madapa
    • malandas – madulas
    • mamay – lolo
    • mautdo – maigsi
    • mulay – barya
    • mura – buko
    • mutaktak – alam

    Batangas Term: N

    • nabayakid – natapilok
    • nalaba – nadapa
    • naknak – nana
    • napangurngor – nadapa una ang nguso
    • nasanguyan – nasamid

    Batangas Term: O

    • olbo – kulungan ng baboy

    Batangas Term: P

    • pagat – habol
    • pagaw – malat
    • pagerper – kalapating mababa ang lipar
    • palte – palitan
    • panggang sobra ang pagka-ihaw
    • pangkal – tamad
    • panhik – akyat
    • pandalas – nagmamadali
    • panumbi – panuntok
    • papagayo – saranggola
    • parasko – bote ng kwatro kantos
    • patikad mabilis na takbo
    • pika – asar
    • pikloy – pantal
    • pinais – lutong binalot sa dahon
    • piral – pingot sa tenga
    • pinindot – ginataang bilo-bilo
    • pingga – gamit na pangbalagwit, made of bamboo
    • puluhan – hawakan
    • purunggo – basag na bote
    • putot – kulelat

    Batangas Term: S

    • sakol – kain nang nakakamay
    • salwal – short pants
    • sambalilo – sombrero
    • sampilong – mahinang sampal
    • sangkaka – matamis na bao
    • sanglay – ginataang malagkit
    • sereno – hamog
    • siit – malilit na kahoy gamit na pandikit ng apoy
    • sintores – dalandan
    • sumbi – suntok
    • suminsay – dumaan
    • sumping – head dress
    • sungaba – subasob
    • supok – sunog
    • sura – inis

    Batangas Term: T

    • takid – tisod
    • talpog – sunog
    • tambilong – natumba
    • tampalasan – aksaya
    • tangkal – kulungan ng manok
    • tangla – istambay
    • tapayan – banga ng tubig
    • tatyaw – batang tandang
    • tikin – mahabang kahoy na panungkit
    • tindagan – pantusok ng bar-b-que
    • tinghar – tihaya
    • tipay – butones
    • titisan – ash tray
    • tubal – maruming damit
    • tuklap – tanggal ang balat
    • tuklong – kapilya
    • tulyasi – malaking kawa
    • tungko – kalan

    Batangas Term: U

    • ungag – tanga
    • usbaw – istupido
    • utay-utay – dahan dahan

    Batangas Term: W

    • wasang – inis

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