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title: "Rice in Tagalog: Kanin | TagaTuro"
description: "Learn how to say rice in Tagalog. kanin. Pronunciation, usage notes, and example sentences."
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# How to Say "Rice" in Tagalog

Learn how to say rice in Tagalog with pronunciation, usage notes, and example sentences.

## Quick answer
Rice in Tagalog is "kanin".

## Pronunciation
Say it as "kah-nin".

## Usage and cultural notes
Rice is a staple in Filipino meals and often means cooked rice.

Use kanin for cooked rice; bigas is uncooked rice.

## Example sentences
- Kulang ang kanin. - There is not enough rice. (meal)
- Gusto mo ba ng kanin? - Do you want rice? (offering food)

## Related words
- [Food](/tagalog/food/) - Pagkain
- [Fish](/tagalog/fish/) - Isda
- [Chicken](/tagalog/chicken/) - Manok
- [Vegetables](/tagalog/vegetables/) - Gulay
- [Water](/tagalog/water/) - Tubig

## Related category
- [Food and Meals](/categories/food/)

## Keep learning
- [Tagalog words](/tagalog/)
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