| To NAB | tukló’ |
| To get NABBED | tukló’, kadéna |
| NAIL (as hit by a hammer) | páko’ |
| To hit a NAIL | páko’ |
| FingerNAIL | kúkú |
| NAIL cutter | naíl-cútter (E) |
| NAIL polish | cútex (E) |
| To clean the NAILS | kúkú |
| To polish the NAILS | cútex (E) |
| NAKED | húba’ |
| NAKED from the waist up | húba’ |
| NAME | ngáran |
| Family NAME | apelyído |
| Last NAME | apelyído |
| Having the same NAME | tokáyo |
| To NAME | ngáran |
| To NAME after | bángon |
| To NAME (as a suspect, in connection with something) | lyamár |
| NAME for a young boy (whose name you don’t know) | nónoy |
| NAME for a young girl (whose name you don’t know) | néne’ |
| To NAP | lipát |
| NAPE of the neck | lú’ong |
| NAPKIN | nápkin (E), serbilyéta 795 |
| Sanitary NAPKINS | kótex (E) |
| NARCOTIC(S) | narkótiko |
| To NARRATE | sáysáy, usípon |
| NARRATIVE | sáysáy, usípon |
| NARROW | pí’ot, singpót |
| NARROW (a passage) | ya’pít |
| To NARROWLY miss | láwos |
| NARROWLY missing | láwos |
| NARROWNESS | pí’ot |
| NASAL | dungó’, pungág |
| NASTY (in behavior) | salbáhe |
| NATION | nasión, banwá’ |
| NATIONAL | nasionál |
| NATIONALISM | nationalísmo |
| NATIONALIST | nationalísta |
| The NATIONALISTA party | Nationalísta |
| NATURAL (in looks) | naturál |
| NATURAL (expected) | naturál |
| NATURAL resources | rekúrso |
| NATURALLY | naturál |
| NATURALLY (as ‘of course’) | siémpre |
| NAUGHTY | pílyo, sutíl, salbáhe, ringgáw, sawáy, sungyáw |
| To get, be NAUSEOUS | lúla’ |
| NAVEL | púsod |
| The NAVY | návy (E) |
| NEAR | raní, máy tungód |
| To move NEARER | isóg |
| NEARNESS | raní 796 |
| NEAT | húsay |
| NECK | lí’og |
| NECK (of a shirt, dress) | tungól |
| Nape of the NECK | lú’ong |
| NECESSARY | ípo, dápat |
| NECKLACE | kuéntas |
| NECKTIE | korbáta |
| NECTAR | tagók |
| To NEED | ípo |
| To NEED to | ípo |
| NEEDLE | dágom |
| Crochet NEEDLE | gansílyo |
| To thread a NEEDLE | táli’ |
| NEEDY | súkat, póbre |
| To NEGATE (repudiate) | negár |
| To NEGLECT | báya’, aliwálas |
| NEGLECTFUL | aliwálas |
| NEGLIGENCE | neglihénsia |
| NEGLIGENT | ragáp |
| To be NEGLIGENT with | ragáp |
| To NEGOCIATE | negosiár |
| NEGRO | Négro (a) |
| NEIGHBOR | tá’id, kapwá’ (L) |
| NEIGHBORHOOD | tá’id, líbot |
| NEITHER | máyo’ |
| NEITHER…nor | ni…ni |
| NEPHEW | sobríno, amá’ |
| NERVE | nérbio |
| NERVE (audacity) | alangán, súpog 797 |
| NERVE-WRACKING | tákot |
| NERVOUS | nerbiós, tákot |
| To be NERVOUS | nerbiós |
| To make someone NERVOUS | tákot |
| A NERVOUS person | nerbióso (a) |
| NEST | salág, tataghán, tágo’ |
| NEST (of rats and related animals) | dúgmon |
| To NESTLE | sú’sú’, bulúkon |
| NET (for catching small shrimp) | baláw |
| NET (for birds, insects, fish like minnows) | saráp |
| Fish NET (G) | púkot, híkot |
| Fish NET (type) | siló’ |
| Mosquito NET | kúbong, moskitéro |
| To catch with a NET | See entries for the specific kinds of nets |
| NEVER (mainly for commands) | nanggád, nungká |
| NEVER (not yet) | pa |
| NEVER (not even before) | dáti |
| NEVER mind | bále |
| NEW | bá’go |
| To celebrate something NEW | pasá’ |
| NEW Years | Bá’gong ta’ón |
| To celebrate NEW Years | Bá’gong ta’ón |
| NEWCOMER | bá’go |
| NEWS | baréta’, bantúlin (O), notísia 798 |
| Shocking, distressing NEWS | sústo |
| To fill in on the NEWS | baréta’ |
| To spread NEWS about (as made well known) | bantóg |
| NEWSPAPER | periódiko, diário |
| To appear in the NEWSPAPER | periódiko |
| NEXT | sunód |
| NEXT time | sunód, ótra-bés |
| NEXT to | tá’id |
| To NIBBLE on (as a chocolate bar) | la’sáy, singá’-sínga’ |
| To NIBBLE on (rats, mice) | kinó’ |
| NICE (as a movie) | gayón |
| NICHE (in a cemetery) | nítso |
| NICK | tingáb |
| To NICK | tingáb |
| NICKNAME | gahá’ |
| To give a NICKNAME to | gahá’ |
| NICKNAME (often associated with looks or occupation) | banság |
| NICOTINE | nikotína |
| NIECE | sobrína, iná’ |
| NIGHT | banggí |
| MidNIGHT | tangá’ |
| FortNIGHT | kinsína |
| The whole NIGHT | tangá’ |
| Last NIGHT | banggí |
| Late at NIGHT | tangá’ |
| To stay, be kept out late into the NIGHT | tangá’ 799 |
| NIGHTCLUB | níght-clúb (E) |
| To go NIGHTCLUBBING | níght-clúb (E) |
| NIGHTMARE | úmúm |
| To have a NIGHTMARE | úmúm |
| NIGHTSTICK | batúta’ |
| NIMBLE | liksí |
| NINE | siyám, nuébe |
| NINE tenths | siyám (L) |
| NINETEEN | nuébe, siyám (L) |
| NINETEENTH | nuébe |
| NINETH | nobénta |
| NINETY | siyám |
| NINETY-ONE (see ‘twenty’ and ‘thirty’ for further forms) | nobénta |
| NINTH | siyám |
| Eight NINTHS | waló (L) |
| To NIP (animals) | tá’kab |
| NIPA wine | tubá’ |
| NIPPLE | utóng |
| NO (verbal sentences) | da’í |
| NO (equational sentences) | bakó’ |
| NO. (igwá, máy sentences) | máyo’ |
| NO (gústo-habó’ sentences) | habó’ |
| NO place | máyo’ |
| NO less (besides) | patí |
| NO more (be out of something) | máyo’ |
| NO one | máyo’ |
| What do you mean NO | bakó’ |
| NOBODY | máyo’ |
| NOWHERE | máyo’ 800 |
| To NOD | tangó’ |
| NODE (as of bamboo) | bukó |
| NOISE | ribók, takróg (S1) |
| To make NOISE | ribók |
| NOISE (sound) | tanóg |
| NOISY | ribók, takróg (S1) |
| To NOMINATE | nominár |
| NONCHALANT | lawgáw |
| NONE | máyo’ |
| NONSENSE | lóko |
| Rice NOODLE(S) | pansít |
| NOON | údto |
| NOON meal | údto |
| It’s almost NOON | údto, luntók na (O) |
| NOOSE | si’ód |
| Neither…NOR | ni…ni |
| NORTH | nórte, amíhan |
| Wind from the NORTH | amíhan |
| NOSE | dungó’ |
| To blow the NOSE | sungá |
| To pick the NOSE | tungáy, gansílyo (S1) |
| To have a runny NOSE | nú’nú’ |
| Mucus which collects in the NOSE | tungáy |
| To have a bloody NOSE | sunggó |
| To give someone a bloody NOSE | sunggó |
| To stick your NOSE into other people’s business | usióso 801 |
| NOSE (animals) | ungós |
| NOSE ring (usually for water buffalo) | barangkíyaw |
| NOT (equational sentneces) | bakó’ |
| NOT (verbal sentences) | da’í |
| NOT any more | na |
| NOT yet | pa |
| NOTCH | tingáb |
| To NOTCH | tingáb |
| NOTE (memo) | nóte (E) |
| Musical NOTE | nóta |
| NOTEBOOK | nótebook |
| NOTHING | máyo’ |
| I have NOTHING | da’í |
| Good for NOTHING | dáta |
| Good for NOTHING (for people) | kamóte |
| NOTICE | notísia |
| To NOTICE | risá, malísia, ripáro |
| Act like you don’t NOTICE it | malísia |
| NOTICEABLE | risá-risá |
| NOTIFICATION | talástás |
| To NOTIFY | ísi, talástás, bantúlin (O) |
| NOUN | noún (E), ngáran |
| NOURISHING | sustánsia |
| NOURISHMENT | sustánsia |
| NOVEL | nobéla |
| NOVEMBER | Nobiémbre |
| NOVENA | nobéna 802 |
| NOVICE | bá’go |
| NOW | ngunyán |
| Just NOW | pa saná, pa láng |
| Starting from NOW | ngunyán |
| NUDE | hubá’ |
| To NUDGE | ugsód |
| NUISANCE | estórbo |
| A NUISANCE | buwísit, distúrbo, danyóso, balát-tingáw (O) |
| NUMB | bágol |
| To feel NUMB | bágol |
| NUMBER | número |
| NUMBERS game | huéting |
| To bet on the NUMBERS | huéting |
| Person who brings news of winning NUMBERS | koreadór |
| NUMEROUS | dakól, igó’ |
| NUN | mádre, móngha |
| Desire to become a NUN | bokasión |
| NURSE | núrse (E) |
| To NURSE | súsú |
| NUT (paired with a bolt) | tuérka |
| ChestNUT | kasóy |
| PeaNUT | maní |
| BetelNUT mixture | mamá’ |
| To chew BetelNUT | mamá’ |
| To crack a NUT | tilád |
| NUTRIENT | aliménto |
| NUTRITIOUS | aliménto 803 |
| To go NUTS | lóko, lokó-lokó |
| NUTS (‘crazy’ which also see) | lokó-lokó, kablás, ladó’-ladó’, lapóng-(-lapóng), ra’ót-ra’ót, trénta’y-dós |
| NYLON | nýlon (E) |