PinyaOrder Drinks in Tagalog - Inumin
Learn Tagalog words for water, coffee, beer and other drinks, plus ordering phrases.
Drink Vocabulary
Staying hydrated is important in the hot Philippines!
Let's learn drink-related Tagalog words.
Basic Drinks
| English | Tagalog | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Drink/Beverage | inumin | i-noo-min |
| Water | tubig | too-big |
| Hot water | mainit na tubig | ma-i-nit na too-big |
| Ice | yelo | ye-lo |
| Cold water | malamig na tubig | ma-la-mig na too-big |
Coffee & Tea
| English | Tagalog |
|---|---|
| Coffee | kape |
| Tea | tsaa |
| Milk tea | milk tea |
| Sugar | asukal |
| Milk | gatas |
Juice & Soft Drinks
| English | Tagalog |
|---|---|
| Juice | juice |
| Cola | Coke |
| Lemonade | limonada |
| Mango juice | mango juice |
| Coconut juice | buko juice |
"Buko" is young coconut - a popular Filipino drink!
Alcoholic Beverages
| English | Tagalog |
|---|---|
| Beer | beer / serbesa |
| Wine | alak |
| Rum | rum |
| Whisky | whisky |
Popular Filipino beer: San Miguel
Ordering Phrases
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Nauuhaw ako | I'm thirsty |
| Tubig po | Water, please |
| May malamig ba? | Do you have something cold? |
| Walang yelo | No ice |
| Isa pang beer | One more beer |
| Cheers! / Tagay! | Cheers! |
Example Conversation
At a cafe:
A: Anong gusto mong inumin? (What do you want to drink?)
B: Iced coffee po. (Iced coffee, please.)
A: May asukal? (With sugar?)
B: Konti lang po. (Just a little, please.)
At a bar:
A: Tagay tayo! (Let's toast!)
B: Tagay! San Miguel pa! (Cheers! Another San Miguel!)
Practice ordering drinks with the Pinya app!