Relationships in Tagalog: Family, Friends & More
Learn everyday Tagalog words for parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, friends, colleagues, and supervisors, with clear English translations that make them easy to remember. These words help you describe relationships, share personal stories, and navigate social and professional situations just like a native speaker.
Relationship Vocabulary in Tagalog
| Tagalog | English |
|---|---|
| relasyon | relationship |
| kaibigan | friend |
| magkaibigan | friends |
| kabarkada | friend |
| magkabarkada | friends |
| kababata | childhood friend |
| magkababata | childhood friends |
| kakilala | acquaintance |
| magkakilala | acquaintances |
| kapitbahay | neighbor |
| magkapitbahay | neighbors |
| katrabaho | coworker |
| magkatrabaho | coworkers |
| kasamahan | colleague |
| magkasamahan | colleagues |
| kaklase | classmate |
| magkaklase | classmates |
| kalaro | playmate |
| magkalaro | playmates |
| nobyo | boyfriend |
| nobya | girlfriend |
| kasintahan | boyfriend/girlfriend |
| magkasintahan | boyfriend/girlfriend relationship |
| kapareha | partner in a dance/game |
| magkapareha | partners |
| kababayan | fellow countryman |
| magkababayan | fellow countrymen |
| karelasyon | romantic partner |
| magkarelasyon | romantic partners |
| kalaguyo | lover (other woman/man) |
| magkalaguyo | lovers (illicit affair) |
| kaaway | enemy |
| magkaaway | enemies |
| kalaban | opponent |
| magkalaban | opponents |
| karibal | rival |
| magkaribal | rivals |
| kasosyo | business partner |
| magkasosyo | business partners |
| amo | boss |
| tauhan | staff member/employee |
| kliyente | client |
| ninong | godfather |
| ninang | godmother |
| inaanak | godchild |
| magkumpare | co-godfathers |
| magkumare | co-godmothers |
| kinakapatid | godbrother/godsister |
| magkapatid | siblings |
| mag-asawa | couple (husband and wife) |
| mag-ama | father and child relationship |
| mag-ina | mother and child relationship |
| magpinsan | cousins |
| magkamag-anak | relatives |
| barkada | friend (colloquial) |
| magkabarkada | friends (colloquial) |
| magkakilala | acquaintances |
| magkatrabaho | coworkers |
| magkaklase | classmates |
| magkalaro | playmates |
| magkasintahan | boyfriend/girlfriend relationship |
| magkapareha | partners (in a dance or game) |
| magkababayan | fellow countrymen |
| magkarelasyon | romantic partners |
| magkalaguyo | lovers (derogatory) |
| magkaaway | enemies |
| magkalaban | opponents |
| kasabwat | accomplice |
| magkasabwat | accomplices |
Take the short quiz below and see how many relationship-related words in Filipino you remember.
Example Sentences
| Magkaibigan sila mula pa noong mga bata pa lang sila. |
| (They have been friends since they were kids.) |
| Naging magkaaway sila pagkatapos ng isang pagtatalo. |
| (They became enemies after an argument.) |
| Magkapatid sila kaya lagi silang nagtutulungan. |
| (They are siblings, so they always help each other.) |
| Magkababayan kami ni Mariz. |
| (Mariz and I are from the same hometown.) |
| Mahilig sa football ang magpipinsan. |
| (The cousins love football.) |
| Magkalaban ang dalawang koponan sa championship. |
| (The two teams are opponents in the championship.) |
| Magkapareha sila sa sayaw. |
| (They are partners in the dance.) |
Curious about how relationships are described in Tagalog? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of Filipino words for different types of relationships—whether romantic, familial, or social! Try to say the correct Tagalog term before clicking the toggle to reveal the answer. It’s a fun and easy way to expand your Tagalog vocabulary on relationships!
1. What do you call two people who are married?
Answer: mag-asawa
2. What's the Filipino word for people who live next to each other?
Answer: magkapitbahay
3. What do you call people who are related to each other by blood?
Answer: magkamag-anak
4. What is the Tagalog term for two people who are in the same class?
Answer: magkaklase
5. What do Filipinos call two people who share a business?
Answer: magkasosyo
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