How to Say "Again" in Tagalog

muli

/muˈliʔ/

The Tagalog word for 'again' is muli. Wiktionary also lists ulit.

Meaning: another time (adv)

Ways to say it

“again” in Tagalog
Tagalog	IPA
muli	/muˈliʔ/ (Standard Tagalog)
ulit	/ʔuˈlit/ /ʔuˈlet/

Both muli and ulit are used as adverbs to indicate that an action happens another time.

muli is a more formal or literary way to say 'again', whereas ulit is the more common and conversational way to say it in everyday Tagalog.

If you reduplicate the word to form paulit-ulit, it expresses the idea of something happening repeatedly or over and over.

/muˈliʔ/

The word muli shares an ancient root with the Tagalog word sauli, which means 'to return' an item to its owner.
Depending on the sentence structure, the word ulit can be shifted to the end of a phrase to act as a confirmation check, similar to saying 'right?' in English.
While ulit means 'again', the reduplicated form paulit-ulit is often used to express frustration or annoyance when someone is being nagged.

Dapat ko bang ulitin?
Do I have to do it over again?
This sentence shows how to use ulit when asking if an action needs to be repeated.
Tatoeba #1667781 by nonong, translation #433725 by CK
Bumalik ka ulit bukas.
Come again tomorrow.
This sentence demonstrates using ulit to express returning at a later time.
Tatoeba #8654631 by England, translation #323324 by CK
Mangyayari ba yun ulit?
Will it happen again?
This sentence uses ulit to ask if an event will recur.
Tatoeba #10170061 by theSardonyx, translation #4499226 by CK
Magkita tayo muli
Let's meet again
Ang bata ay paulit-ulit na nagtatanong
The child keeps asking repeatedly
Ano, tara ulit bukas?
So, let's meet up again tomorrow?
51 more sentences on Tatoeba

Two friends are saying goodbye after a cafe visit.

Sources

Wiktionary, “again” translations and entries muli, ulit, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries muli, ulit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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