| Tagalog | English | français |
| nayon, baryo | village, hamlet | le village, le hameau |
| kanugnog, (naik) | suburbs | la banlieue |
| distrito, purok | district, quarter | le quartier |
| plasa | public square | la place (publique) |
| munisipyo | town hall, city hall | la mairie |
| alkalde, meyor | mayor | le maire |
| iskinita | alley | la ruelle |
| daan, kalye | street | la rue |
| abenida | l'avenue | |
| krus | cross | la croix |
| kampanilya | little bell | la petite cloche |
| kampana, batingaw | church bell(s) | cloche(s) |
| kampanaryo, batingawan | bell tower | le clocher |
| simbahan | church | l'église |
| katedral | cathedral | la cathédrale |
| basilika | basilica | la basilique |
| monasteryo | monastery | le monastère |
| monghe | monk | le moine |
| Papa | Pope | le Pape |
| templo | le temple | |
| kastilyo | castle | le château |
| palasyo | palace | le palais |
| otél | hotel | l'hôtel |
| restawran, karihan, kainan |
le restaurant | |
| pansiterya | Chinese restaurant | le restaurant chinois |
| kusinero, tagapagluto kusinera |
[male] cook [female] |
le cuisinier la cuisinière |
| taga(pag)silbi katulong |
waitress house maid |
la serveuse l'aide domestique |
| kapihan | coffee house | le café, le bar |
| paaralan, eskwelahan | school | l'école |
| estudyante | student | l'étudiant |
| guro, titser propesor |
teacher professor |
l'enseignant le professeur |
| unibersidad | university | l'université |
| dyaryo, pahayagan | newspaper(s) | le journal / les journaux |
| peryodista | reporter, journalist | le journaliste |
| manunulat | writer | l'écrivain |
| diksiyunaryo, talahuluganan, talatinigan |
dictionary | le dictionnaire |
| libro, aklat | book | le livre |
| kuwaderno | notebook | le cahier |
| silid-aklatan | library | la bibliothèque |
| tindahan ng libro | bookshop, bookstore | la librairie |
| tindahan | shop, store | la boutique, le magasin |
| pabrika | factory, plant | l'usine |
| trabahador, manggagawa | worker, laborer | le travailleur, l'ouvrier |
| merkado, (palengke) | market | le marché |
| pamilihang-bayan | public market | le marché public |
| talipapa | fish market | le marché aux poissons |
| komersiyante | merchant | le marchand |
| tindero, tagapagbili tindera |
salesman, seller saleswoman |
le vendeur la vendeuse |
| tagabili, mamimili | buyer | l'acheteur |
| suki | customer | le client |
| panaderya panadero |
bakery baker |
la boulangerie le boulanger |
| pastelerya | pastry shop | la pâtisserie |
| manggugupit barbero |
hairdresser barber |
le coiffeur le barbier |
| teatro | theater | le théâtre |
| sine, sinehan | cinema | le cinéma |
| artista | actor actress |
l'acteur l'actrice |
| museo | museum | le musée |
| direktor, hepe | manager, chief | le directeur, le chef |
| kalihim, sekretarya | secretary | la secrétaire |
| kawani | employee | l'employé |
| bangko | bank | la banque |
| kredit kard | credit card | la carte de crédit |
| tseke | cheque, check | le chèque |
| salapi, pera | money | l'argent |
| salaping-papel | banknote, bill | le billet (de banque) |
| barya, sinsilyo | coin | la pièce |
| burdel | brothel | le bordel |
| pokpok | prostitute | la prostituée |
| pulubi | beggar | le mendiant |
| mandurukot | le "pickpocket" | |
| kawatan, magnanakaw | thief, robber | le voleur |
| mamamatay-tao | murderer, killer | le meurtrier, l'assassin |
| hukuman | courthouse | le tribunal |
| hukom, huwes | judge | le juge |
| abogado | lawyer, advocate | l'avocat |
| pulis | police, policeman | la police, le policier |
| istasyon ng pulis | police station | le commissariat |
| bilangguan, presohan bilanggo, preso |
prison, jail prisoner |
la prison le prisonnier |
| baraks | barracks | la caserne |
| sundalo, mandirigma | soldier, warrior | le soldat, le guerrier |
| libingan, (sementeryo) | graveyard, cemetery | le cimetière |
| libingan, (hukay) | grave, tomb | la tombe |
| lapida | gravestone, tombstone | la pierre tombale |
| bangkay | corpse, cadaver | le cadavre |