NOONG Meaning in Tagalog: How to Say "When" in Filipino

Mahiyan ako noong high school ako. (I was shy back in high school.)

Noong 2020 nagsimula ang pandemya. (The pandemic started in 2020.)

Nilindol nang malakas ang Luzon noong June 16, 1990. (A strong earthquake hit Luzon on June 16, 1990.)

Nag-resign siya sa trabaho noong Abril (She resigned from her job in April.)

Nagluto si Lola ng pancit bihon noong birthday ko. (Grandma cooked pancit bihon on my birthday.)

Niregaluhan ko siya ng relo noong anniversary namin. (I gave him a watch on our anniversary.)

Pumunta ako sa Fisherman’s Bastion noong isang taon. (I went to Fisherman’s Bastion last year.)

Nagpa-wax ako ng kilikili noong Biyernes ng hapon. (I got my underarms waxed on Friday afternoon.)

Ang saya-saya niya noong huli kaming nagkita. (She was really happy when we last met.)

Noong bata pa ako, mahilig akong maglaro sa ulan. (When I was a kid, I loved playing in the rain.)

Nawalan ng kuryente noong bumagyo. (The power went out when the storm hit.)

Umaasa lang akong sa mga magulang ko noong wala pa akong trabaho. (I relied only on my parents when I didn’t have a job yet.)

Natakot ang mga bata noong sumigaw ako. (The kids got scared when I yelled.)

Naiyak ako noong napanood ko ‘yon. (I cried when I saw that.)

Inalagaan niya ako noong may sakit ako. (She took care of me when I was sick.)

Nagpa-despedida kami noong huling araw niya sa trabaho. (We threw a farewell party on her last day at work.)

Natawa ako noong sinabi niya ‘yon. (I laughed when he said that.)

Malamig noong nagpunta kami sa Milan. (It was cold when we went to Milan.)

Ang tahimik mo noong una tayong nagkakilala. (You were so quiet when we first met.)

Nagtakbuhan ang mga itik noong habulin ng aso. (The ducks ran off when the dog chased them.)

Kinilig ako noong binigyan niya ako ng bulaklak. (I got butterflies when he gave me flowers.)

Noong hindi pa uso ang cellphone, landline lang ang gamit namin. (When cellphones weren’t common yet, we only used a landline.)

Hindi ko talaga nagustuhan ang durian noong una kong matikman. (I really didn’t like durian when I first tasted it.)

Akala ko may emergency noong bigla kaming pinauwi lahat. (I thought there was an emergency when we were suddenly all sent home.)

Halos hindi siya nagsalita buong araw noong bumagsak siya sa exam. (He barely said a word all day, when he failed the exam.)

Marami kaming naiwang gamit noong lumipat kami ng bahay. (We left behind a lot of stuff when we moved to a new house.)

Nakilala ko agad siya noong marinig ko ang boses niya. (I recognized her right away when I heard her voice.)

Parang nag-iba ang mundo ko noong nakilala ko siya. (My world kind of changed when I met him.)

Natutong magtanim ang marami noong nagka-lockdown. (A lot of people learned to garden during the lockdown.)

Nagulat kaming lahat noong pumutok ang balita. (We were all shocked when the news broke.)