balintunà: unnatural; contradictory; ironic Kahulugan sa Tagalog: balintuna: pasalungat balintuna: tiwali, di-natural balintuna: baligho
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BALINTUNA
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ASTA
astâ: posture, pose astâ: bearing astâ: action umastâ: to pose MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG asta: pustura, tindig, ayos ng (buong katawan, anyo, tikas, ayos, tayo, itsura asta: kilos, galaw, kibo, kiya
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OMAY
This is a very new slang word that young Filipinos use on social media. It’s short for “Oh My God” and is pronounced like “O-my.” Use it like an interjection. Omay, nagulat ako sa nakita ko. Oh my God, I was shocked by what I saw. Doesn’t it sound funnier than OMG or O-M-G (Oh-em-gee)? … Continue reading "OMAY"
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PALAKAIBIGAN
root words: pala- and kaibigan kaibigan friend palakaibigan friendly pala-kaibigan sociable masayahin cheerful
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PALA-
As a prefix, pala- may connote something done habitually. palainom habitual drinker palatawa has the habit of laughing all the time palaisip always thinking Palangiti ang mga Pinoy. Filipinos are always smiling. Palabigay ang nanay nila. Their mother is a giver. There are many other meanings for the Tagalog word pala. pala shovel palahin ang … Continue reading "PALA-"
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NIYEBE
from the Spanish word nieve, meaning ‘snow’ niyebe snow taong niyebe snow-person taong niyebe snowman Snow does not fall in the Philippines and there is no real winter. These days, Filipinos simply use the English word ‘snow’ and pronounce it as is-no, suh-no or i-suh-no, depending on how much foreign sounds they heard growing up. … Continue reading "NIYEBE"
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ORAS
from the Spanish horas, meaning ‘hours’ oras hour, time Ilang oras? How many hours? Anong oras? What time? Anong oras na? What time is it now? Anong oras ka gigising? What time will you wake up? husto sa oras punctual isaoras to time malayang oras leisure time nasa oras on time oras-oras every hour talaorasan … Continue reading "ORAS"
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SENADO
This word is from the Spanish language. senado: senate Senadong Loko-Loko Crazy Senate mataas na kapulungan ng batasang-pambansa upper house of the national legislature
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SUGPO
Dalawang ibig sabihin… Two meanings… sugpo / sukpo malaking hipon; ulang sugpo prawn sugpo / sugpuin: huwag palalain, apulain, putulin ang kasamaan sugpo supression pagsugpo the (process of) supression sumugpo prevent, suppress susugpuin will suppress Susugpuin nila ang komunismo. They will suppress communism.
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BATASAN
root word: batas, meaning “law” batasan law-making body = legislature batasang-pambansa national legislature mataas na kapulungan ng batasang-pambansa upper house of the national legislature ang mababang kapulungan ng Kongreso the lower house of Congress = House of Representatives
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SINTOMAS
This is from the Spanish word síntomas. spelling variation: sintones Ano ang mga sintomas ng diyabetis? What are the symptoms of diabetis?
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SHABU
In the Philippines, the word shabu refers to methamphetamine hydrochloride (“meth”), a highly addictive drug. adik sa shabu addicted to meth
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PANGINOON
root word: noon Panginoon Lord Panginoong Diyos Lord God Pagpapakita ng Diyos Manifestation of God = Epiphany Epipanya Epiphany kapistahan ng Tatlong Haring Mago tuwing Enero 6 feaste of the Three Kings every 6th of January
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LUGAMI
This is not a common word in Filipino conversation. lugami frustrated lugami a falling into misfortune lugami set back in one’s life malugami to be frustrated malugami fallen into trouble malugami to slump to the ground in grief mga daing ng lugami moans of frustration lugami at hapo frustration and exhaustion Depinisyon: Definition nakaupo dahil … Continue reading "LUGAMI"
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NALULUGAMI
root word: lugami lugami frustrated lugami a falling into misfortune lugami set back in one’s life malugami to be frustrated malugami fallen into trouble malugami to slump to the ground in grief mga daing ng lugami moans of frustration lugami at hapo frustration and exhaustion Depinisyon: Definition nakaupo dahil sa mabigat na damdamin or sugat … Continue reading "NALULUGAMI"
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TIBOG
tibog: paghabol tibog: pagpapaalis
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SAN
The Tagalog word San comes from the Spanish. It is short for santo meaning ‘saint’ and is used in front of the names of saints. San Saint San Patricio St. Patrick San Mateo St. Matthew San Roque St. Roch In online chat, san may be short for saan, meaning ‘where.’ San ka? Where u at? … Continue reading "SAN"
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NASAAN
The word nasaan is used in asking the location of something. Nasaan ka? Where are you? Nasaan ang libro? Where is the book? Nasaan si Francis? Where is Francis? Nasaan ka na? Where are you by now? Nasaan ka, irog? Where are you, beloved? Nasaan ka man. Wherever you are. The word is sometimes shortened … Continue reading "NASAAN"
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ASAN
This is a non-standard shortening of the word Nasaan. Asan is frequently used in short text messages and on social media. It sounds very informal. Asan ka? Nasaan ka? Where are you?
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TATLO
Araw ng Tatlong Hari (Three Kings’ Day) on January 6, 2017
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