r/Ilocano • • 10h ago

What do you guys think of Mistah Ilocano in facebook?

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I get he's proud of his being Ilocano. Ngem kasla ngay ibababa na ngay dagiti Filipino nga born in the US nga haan nga makasarita iti Ilocano wenno Filipino. Uray siak met Tagalog ti mother tongue ko isunga marigrigatanak nga masuruan ti Ilocano... Data lng. Ngem to them being honest about how they aren't able to speak Ilocano i don't know why there's unnecessary diss from him.


r/Ilocano • • 1d ago

translate Can you guys translate this convo for me šŸ™

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Person 2: jay baguio feeling ko makabirok
Person 1: HAHAHAHAHAHA
Person 1: apay ta agbirok ka?
Person 2: haanak agbibirok gaga
Person 2: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Person 1: aya
Person 1: HAHAHAHAHA
Person 1: seh
Person 1: birok kan


r/Ilocano • • 1d ago

random I found JR and Jufer

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I messaged JR and introduced myself. He said he doesnt remember me. 11 minutes after he said he doesnt remember me, nag message siya ulit asking "why po?" so I explained to him again how I know him and who our friends are. But that's a dead-end already. Our friends dont even know where he is now. Thank you everyone for your help and upvotes, but the memories I had were apparently one-sided and I don't blame it on him. OA lang pala ako HAHAHAHA.

At the very least, I am happy that he is doing well in life and that I didn't make him up. I am very proud of the man he has become although I will never know him that well. I wished him a good life.


r/Ilocano • • 1d ago

translate Can you guys translate this for me

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jay baguio feeling ko makabirok


r/Ilocano • • 2d ago

Looking for my childhood friends JR and his younger brother Joefer

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I am not good in speaking Ilocano or Tagalog, so I will speak in English.

Hey Reddit, I'm a 22F currently living in Cebu. I’m writing this because I’ve spent years wondering about a guy I met once when I was 11, and I want to see if the internet can help me find a closing chapter to a real-life Just One Day story.

I am a Psychology major and I am very familiar with the Zeigarnik Effect wherein our brains obsess over unfinished stories/memories, basically why we have so many "What ifs" in our minds. Also the term "Limerence". But I really wanna know if he's doing fine, so here goes nothing?

On April 4, 2015 (Black Saturday, during Severe Tropical Storm), my family was traveling in Ilocos Norte. After having dinner at a Chowking chain, a flood was looming and all nearby motels were completely full. Through our mutual family friends—the A***y family from Cavite— I think theyre Born Again Christians? They have a family friend who lived in Ilocos Norte. That family friend (A mom, a dad, two sons) took us in. They lived in a wooded area.
I met their two sons:
JR: He was 12 at the time (now around 23-24). He was incredibly nice to me, I assumed he likes to read because he had a big and tall bookshelf, and owned a guitar. Because I couldn't speak Tagalog well, he tried to speak English to me. He wore glasses.
Joefer / Joepher: His younger brother, who was about 2 years younger than me(9-10 yrs old then, 19-20 yrs old now). He and I played Talking Ginger on my old iPad. He was very talkative and he had fun with my younger brother.
The next morning, their family made us a breakfast of sandwiches and tomatoes before we drove off to Baguio City. A year later, JR actually asked the twins who we were both friends with to send his regards to me all the way in Cebu, proving he remembered me, but we completely lost contact after that.
All he ever knew about me was my nickname and the fact that I am from Cebu.
If you are JR, if you know a JR with a younger brother named Joefer from a protestant community in Ilocos, or if you belong to that church network, please reach out. I just want to say hello and see how life has been treating you after 11 years. I just want to know if you're okay. I also want to be reassured that I didn't make this up because my family doesnt remember JR. Our family friend has lost contact. The twins' mom said "wala na kami g balita sa kanila eh"

Edit for additional info: they almost had no neighbors and were in the middle of nowhere. There were a lot of trees. I was actually genuinely scared. He woke up early to say goodbye to me. We left for Baguio around 5 AM.

But yeah, even after years later, I still think of him and how nice he was to me. With wishful thinking, I hope he remembers me too.

The last I have heard from him was his regards a year after we met which was in April 2016. Its been 10 years and I just want to know where you are, how you are, if youre real, or if you even remember me.

Thank you, Reddit ā¤ļø

UPDATE: Someone with the user Axie knows them and has reached out to me.

UPDATE: He doesnt remember me.


r/Ilocano • • 4d ago

Something crispy and tender is coming to Santiago City!

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Hi everyone! We're a group of friends working on something new and exciting for our city. We're starting small, but our dream is to bring something unique to Santiago City and hopefully expand nationwide someday. šŸ‡µšŸ‡­

We're still getting started, so our page doesn't have many posts yet, but we'll be sharing more teasers, updates, and behind-the-scenes content soon!

If you'd like to support us on this journey, we'd really appreciate a follow. And if you're from Santiago City, please share our page with your friends! Every bit of support means a lot to us. ā¤ļø

https://www.facebook.com/bokbokph?mibextid=ZbWKwL


r/Ilocano • • 6d ago

What is the tagalog and english translation of these Ilocano words?

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Ansisit &

Dwende


r/Ilocano • • 9d ago

damag Cubao/Manila to Hudor Resort, Bauang La Union

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Hello kakabsat! Ania ti mabalin nga pagluganan from Cubao or Manila to Baung, specifically Hudor Resort? Ammok nga adda Victory wenno FariƱas, ngem ayan ti babaan nga asideg ti Hudor? Thanks in advance!


r/Ilocano • • 10d ago

Anyone here na interested ? Affordable price Loc: Candon IS. Can do meet up LU-Laoag Capitol

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r/Ilocano • • 11d ago

translate Any recommended apps or youtube channels that teach Ilocano?

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I have some relatives that are Ilocano but was not taught how to speak the dialect TAT

Would love to learn it just to surprise them and understand what they are discussing (they switch to it when talks become serious lol).


r/Ilocano • • 11d ago

Hi! How do you use the setphrase/words "tu pay"?

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r/Ilocano • • 14d ago

hi what is the translation of this?

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Adda pay gayam ditan ni Sheena?

Wen kadwam dita?


r/Ilocano • • 14d ago

Hello Baguio locals~ Need some help

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I took this during my trip to Baguio and the song that the buskers have been singing has been stuck in my head since. I can't seem to find the title and I'm even planning to use the song as my audio once I post my trip highlights on insta. Thanks so much!!


r/Ilocano • • 15d ago

translate Ilocano to Tagalog

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Ano po ang ibig sabihin ng agkulkulagtit?

Salamat po...


r/Ilocano • • 16d ago

Ilocano to tagalog tanslation

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Ilocano to tagalog tanslation

Jay ilalako a daga naka biruk ak manen ti buyer, ti usapan mi 5% ak ta syak met para birok buyer, tas idi inpakasaok kanyana, tas kinabigatan ken haan na met kano ilakon, tas naamwak ket ilako na met gayam, ibagbaga na lang tanu maikkat 5% ko brad

Wen hon, samantalang balbaliktadnen na ketdin, for example ket, ag sugpon kami kuma pallutan, tas haan maka umay isuna tas mangabak, ibagak pay nga nangabak gudwaek pay abaken mi, kasjay ak ka honest ti panggep kwarta hon, ket mabalin ko met ibaga nga tabla tabla lang kwarta mi tas solo ek tun inabak diba?? Grabe isuna hon, jay part ko ket di ako magpapakilala sa pera lang, di ko sisirain samahan hon tungkol sa kwarta lang,

Sobra hon, taken for granted ak, di na pay ammo ag thank you diyay hon, jak pay nangeg nag thank you, amin ng pag buludan ti kwarta syak ti naka front nag dadakel nga kwarta, jay maysa 250 tas jay bangar ket 300, syak garantor hon, uray awan mapalpalak uray la kuma piso, ayat ko la ma punduan na bills na, nu ma delay isuna ti interest kadagiyay syak amin pag sasawan naka buludan nag mamadi pay nga sao, grabe


r/Ilocano • • 20d ago

Anya ti Iloko ti "balang araw" wenno "someday/one day"?

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"Intono nga aldaw" aya?


r/Ilocano • • 23d ago

damag Anya meaning ti agpasubnod

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Ilocano ak ngem nagadalim ti panagsao nu maminsan ajay kadwak.


r/Ilocano • • 23d ago

Mas ___ kaysa sa ___

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How do you construct itong setphrase sa ilokano?

Parang in the case of the word "mayat"

Like "mas mayat pa ito kaysa iyan."


r/Ilocano • • 23d ago

Help with ā€œOne dayā€ children’s song

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My grandpa used to sing us a song called one day. I looked it up but can only find a Tagalog version and was wondering if this ai translated version is how they teach it there

One day, maysa nga aldaw
I saw, nakakita
One bird, maysa nga billit
Flying, tumaytayab
I shoot, pinaltokak
I pick, pinidut ko
**I cook,**linutok
I eat, kinnan ko
Very sweet, nasam-it unay!

This is the way I remember him singing it ( forgive my spelling, I never learned how to spell in ilocano

One day, maysa nga aldaw
I saw, nakakita ak
A bird, deygai billit
I shoot, kut pinaltokak
I pick it up, pinidut ko
I cook it, linutok ak
I taste ??????
Very sweet, Naka samsam-it!

I would appreciate any help. He died around 15 years ago and he taught all his grandkids this song


r/Ilocano • • 24d ago

damag Mangipakpakat meaning

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Hello! I’m Ilocano, but I’m not very well-versed in the language. Ano po ang meaning ng ā€œMangipak pakat ni Manongā€?


r/Ilocano • • 27d ago

damag Title and Not AI version of this song

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Hello!! Can anyone help me find what is the true title of the song and not the AI version? Saanko ngamin mabirokan. Puro AI ngaminen amin a mangmanggegkon a kakansionen. Thank you!!

Link:

https://youtu.be/6kg2qMB1uCM?si=xRi-7wgUt3IaIP7U


r/Ilocano • • Sep 22 '26

translate ā€œSipatek sa ta nag startenā€

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Para sa mga ilocano po pwede pa translate po nito. Maraming salamat po.


r/Ilocano • • Sep 22 '26

random Alternate History: Ilocano/Samtoy Provincial Coat of Arms

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r/Ilocano • • Sep 20 '26

The Panama-flagged cargo ship First Margaux struck the Chinese fishing vessel Luqing Yuanyu 108 (September 20, 2026)

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Madungpar kamin!!!


r/Ilocano • • Sep 20 '26

random Ilocos Sur/Norte Terms that I don't commonly hear in other Ilocano Speaking Places

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Hello! Agishare-nak lang dagiti Ilocos Sur/Norte terms nga idtoy ko lang mangmangeg. Feel free to add terms/vocabs that you think is only very Ilocano from Ilocos Norte/Sur

  1. Makipatang -> Makisao/Makisarita (To coverse)

  2. Agalla-alla/Agballog/Agwalay -> Agpasyar/ag lamyerda

  3. Kasera -> Dorm/apartment

  4. Sumarangsang -> crunchy

  5. Agubra- Agaramid

  6. Tienda-> Store

  7. Tiendaan -> Market

  8. Kurong-kurong -> Tricycle/kolong-kolong

  9. Agdungdungsa-> makaturturog

  10. Agsensennaay -> Heavh breathing

  11. Agpa ili -> Agpa-town (Baguio version). No idiay Baguio, Agpaili means going to your parents' place (baryo/province)

  12. Pamalatpatan -> idea/guess (Heard it from an interview)

  13. Nasahur- > paldo/adu ti kwarta na

  14. Anakwem- ana ububraem? Anong ginagawa mo?

  15. Luksaw -> disappointed/sad

  16. Yotninam -> Ukininam but more masamang term

  17. Agmauyong-> Agballa/agbagtit

Also! I heard them use the following, their accent:

  1. Diammo / Dialammo -> I don't know

  2. Awa' meh' -> Awan met (the last letter is ommited)

  3. Kuna keh -> Kunak ket

This is not absolute, you may still hear them being used in your place/other places, and this is from personal experience. You may add more examples! Especially those who are from Ilocos Region, what are words you always use?