Talk About Work in Tagalog - Trabaho

Work-Related Expressions

Work is a common topic in introductions and daily conversations.

Learn Tagalog words related to work.

Basic Work Vocabulary

English	Tagalog	Pronunciation
Work/Job	trabaho	tra-ba-ho
Company	kompanya	kom-pan-ya
Office	opisina	o-pi-si-na
Boss	boss	bos
Colleague	kasamahan	ka-sa-ma-han
Salary	sahod / sweldo	sa-hod / swel-do
Vacation	bakasyon	ba-kas-yon

List of Occupations

English	Tagalog
Teacher	guro
Doctor	doktor
Nurse	nars
Engineer	engineer
Programmer	programmer
Designer	designer
Accountant	accountant
Lawyer	abogado
Store clerk	tindera/tindero
Driver	driver
Student	estudyante

Talking About Work

Phrase	Meaning
Anong trabaho mo?	What's your job?
Saan ka nagtatrabaho?	Where do you work?
Ano ang ginagawa mo?	What do you do?
Estudyante pa ako	I'm still a student
Nagtatrabaho ako sa...	I work at...

Workplace Phrases

Phrase	Meaning
Madami akong trabaho	I have a lot of work
Busy ako ngayon	I'm busy right now
May meeting ako	I have a meeting
Kailangan ko ng deadline	I have a deadline
Uwi na ako	I'm going home now
OT ako ngayon	I'm working overtime today

Example Conversation

Self-introduction:

A: Anong trabaho mo? (What's your job?)

B: Engineer ako. Ikaw? (I'm an engineer. You?)

A: Ako, teacher. (I'm a teacher.)

B: Ah, mahirap ang pagtuturo, ano? (Ah, teaching is hard, isn't it?)

At the workplace:

A: Uy, uwi ka na? (Hey, going home already?)

B: Hindi pa, may OT ako. Madami pang trabaho. (Not yet, I have overtime. Still lots of work.)

A: Sayang, kain sana tayo. (Too bad, I wanted to eat together.)

B: Next time na lang! (Maybe next time!)

Philippine Work Culture

OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers)

Many Filipinos work abroad. They send money to their families and are a vital part of the Philippine economy.

BPO Industry

The Philippines has a thriving BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry, especially call centers. Jobs utilizing English skills are popular.

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