Common Things Found at Home

Here goes another group of words and phrases with it corresponding translation.

Outside = Gawas

Inside = Sulod

Door = Purtahan (or Pultahan) or Sira (This also refers to shortcut to close the door which is sometimes used)

Windows = Bintana

Where clothes are being hanged after laudry = Hayhayan

Bedroom = Kuwarto or Kwarto

Comfort room, shower room and bathroom = CR (general term) or Banyo or Kasilyas

Dining area = Kan-anan

Living room = Sala

Kitchen = Kusina

Table = Lamesa or Lamisa

Chairs = Lingkuranan (general) or Sofa (if soft) or Bangko (for small chairs)

Kitchen counter = Banggera

Stairs = Sakaanan

Cabinets = Kabinets (generally including closet cabinets)

Plates = Plato

Glass = Baso

Mug = Tasa

Saucer = Platito

Bowl = Bowl (or sometimes pronounced as bowl as the one in the CR)

Spoon = Kutsara

Fork = Tinidor

Knife = Kutsilyo

Chopping board = Tadtaran (or just chopping board)

Lamp = Lampara (or just lamp)

Light = Suga

Desk = Lamesa or Lamisa

Slippers = Tsinelas

Eggs = Itlog (may also refer to male testicles)

Soap = Sabon (genearal term for all soaps from dishwashing liquids to washing clothes to bathing)

Table napkin = Tissue (including the tissue used in CR)

Tampoons = Napkin (sometimes using its brand name but not tampoons)

Comb = Sudlay

Books = Libro

Floor = Salug or Salog

Broom = Silhig (either Lanot for the softbroom and Tukog for the hard one used to sweep outside the house or in the yard)

Dustpan = Dustpan (we don't usually have Vacuum cleaners)

Bottles = Botelya

Mirror = Samin

Walls = Pader or Dingding

Refrigerator = Ref

Sink = Lababo

Water = Tubig

Cloth for wiping when cleaning= Trapo (can be used as the act of wiping with difference in intonation)

Laundry basket = Bulingon (refers also to the used clothes placed on the laundry basket)

Faucet = Gripo

Pail = Balde

Pillow = Unlan

Blankets = Habol

Curtains = Kurtina

Cover = Tabon

Electric socket = Saksakanan

Socks = Medyas


Some words or phrases maybe confusing but at least you'll have a little idea about these. There are still things inside the house that are not included in this post. I'll update it whenever I remember some.

Comment down for some words you kight want to be translated and I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks :)

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