pahulaan bugtong riddle mga bugtong riddles bugtungan exchanging riddles bugtong-bugtungan playing with riddles, making a game out of asking each other riddles Ano ang bugtong? What is a riddle? Ang bugtong ay isang palaisipan. A riddle is a mind puzzle / mind teaser. Magbigay ng halimbawa ng bugtong. Give an example of a riddle. Isang … Continue reading "BUGTONG"
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root word: bura Burahin mo ito. Erase this. Binura mo na ba? Have you erased (it)? Binura ko na. I’ve erased (it).
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Contraction of ayaw (dislike) + ko (me, I). Ayaw ko. =Ayoko. I don’t want to. Ayoko. I don’t want. Ayoko ito. = Ayoko ‘to. I don’t like this. Ayokong kumain. I don’t want to eat. Ayokong malasing. I don’t want to get drunk. Ayoko nito. I don’t want this. Ayoko niyan. =Ayoko n’yan. I don’t … Continue reading "AYOKO"
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maglunoy: to wade through a river to be neck deep in water KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lunoy: pagpapasasa, pagtatamasa lunoy: pagtawid sa ilog na hanggang leeg ang nakalubog at hindi inaalis ang damit
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ibig, nasa, nais, hilig gusto to want, to like May gusto ako sa iyo. I have a crush on you. Gusto kita. I like you. Gustong-gusto ko ito. I really, really like this. Gusto ko ‘yan. I like that. Gusto kitang makita. I want to see you. Gusto kitang makausap. I want to talk to … Continue reading "GUSTO"
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tayutay, halimbawang salita na may di-tuwirang kahulugan, alegoria, metapora, pigura; hiwaga, misteryo talinghaga metaphor talinghaga figure of speech talinghaga parable matalinghaga metaphorical matalinghagang parabolic matalinghagang pagpapahayag metaphorical expression / phrasing
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Kasingkahulugan sa Tagalog: supling (offspring) anák child Make sure to differentiate the word anák from the word bata, which is also translated into English as ‘child’. anak someone’s offspring batà any child Matalino ang bata. The child is smart. Matalino ang anak ko. My child is smart. Kaninong anak ito? Whose child is this? Sino … Continue reading "ANAK"
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habháb: dog or pig attack habháb: biting with the lips habháb: unpolished rice habháb: noisy eating KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG habhab: maingay na pangunguya ng mga baboy, aso, atb., laklak, sabsab habhab: pagkagat ng labi sa halip ng ngipin, ngabngab habhab: marahas na pagdaluhong, sibasib habhab: bigas na pinawa
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kinang: shine kuminang: to shine makinang: shiny, brilliant KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kintab, kislap, ningning, linangnang
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root word: tiktík tiktikan: detect, observe, espy natiktikan: was detected, observed, caught KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tiktikan: subukan, ispiyahan, manmanan matiktikan, natitiktikan, natiktikan, matitiktikan
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root word: katog katóg trembling katóg shaking nangangatog is shaking, trembling KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG katog: pangangaligkig, pangangatal, panginginig Similar-looking Tagalog word: katók (knock)
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katok = tuktok katók knock kumatok to knock kumatok sa pinto to knock on the door Sino ang kumakatok? Who’s knocking? Kumatok ka muna. Knock first. Kumatok muna bago pumasok. Knock before entering. May kumakatok. There’s someone knocking. May kumakatok sa pinto. There’s someone knocking on the door. may katok sa ulo slang for “crazy”
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himok: persuasion humimok: to persuade, coax, urge hinihimok: is persuading, urging, coaxing Hinimok ko silang humingi ng tulong. I urged them to ask for help. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG himok: pang-akit, pangrahuyo himok: panlilinlang, panloloko, pagdaraya, sulsol, udyok, hibo, lamuyot
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from the Spanish word corbata kurbata necktie kurbatang itim black tie itim na kurbata black tie KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ang banda (damit) na itinatali sa leeg ng kamisadentro
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Maging Masaya 🙂 Be Happy! maging to happen, become Gusto kong maging nars. I want to become a nurse. Mahirap maging duktor. It’s hard to become a doctor. Maaari itong maging problema. This might become a problem. Maging Sino Ka Man Whoever You May Be magiging will become Magiging malaking problema iyan pagtanda mo. That … Continue reading "MAGING"
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from the Spanish word viernes Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday nakaraang Biyernes previous Friday noong nakaraang Biyernes last Friday Biyernes ng gabi Friday night/evening Biyernes ng hapon Friday afternoon Biyernes ng umaga Friday morning Biyernes ng tanghali … Continue reading "BIYERNES"
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from the Spanish word sábado Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night Pumunta ka rito sa Sabado Come here on Saturday. Anong meron dito sa Sabado? What’s here on Saturday? Kaarawan ko sa Sabado. It’s my birthday … Continue reading "SABADO"
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How to say “weight loss” in Tagalog? timbang weight pagbabawas ng timbang reduction of weight = weight loss For more, see: pampapayat Other related words and phrases: bigát heaviness katimbang equal in weight, equivalent matimbang weighty, heavy timbangan weighing scales timbangin to weigh Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang You Were Weighed But Found Wanting (Philippine movie from … Continue reading "TIMBANG"
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Spelling variations: bwisit, buisit, busit, buset, bwesit buwisit a nuisance The Tagalog word buwisit comes from the Fukien Chinese phrase “bo ui sit” which means no clothes or food. This Tagalog word originally referred to someone who signified bad luck. For instance, say you were in a jolly mood walking down the street, happy … Continue reading "BUWISIT"
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from the Spanish veterano beterano veteran ang beterano the veterano mga beterano veterans matandang beterano old veteran matatandang beterano old veterans beterano ng digmaan veteran of war beterano ng digmaan sa Irak veteran of the Iraq war Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig Second World War Araw ng Mga Beterano Day of Veterans = Veterans Day Maligayang Araw … Continue reading "BETERANO"
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