This is the Spanish word for ‘saint.’ santo saint mga santo saints Araw ng mga Santo “All Saints’ Day” November 1st Biyernes Santo Good Friday Known in Tagalog as Mahal na Araw. This is the Friday before Easter Sunday.
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This is 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 … Continue reading "SABADO"
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kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon. Now already open. Ngayong Pasko This Christmas Ngayong Sabado This Saturday *Ngayong araw (na ito) This day = today Ngayong kasal na tayo… … Continue reading "NGAYON"
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This word is from the Spanish bicicleta. bisikleta bicycle gulong ng bisikleta bicycle wheel Maaari ko bang hiramin ang iyong bisikleta? May I borrow your bicycle? Uy, bagong bisikleta. Hey, a new bike. Magbisikleta tayo. Let’s bike. Magbibisikleta ako sa Sabado. I’m going biking on Saturday. bisekletang pambundok mountain bike
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kasalungat ng umaga; bahagi ng isang araw na nagmumula sa tanghali hanggang ika-anim ng gabi hapon afternoon Magandang hapon! Good afternoon! maghapon the whole day hapunan dinner kahapon yesterday maghapunan to have dinner Biyernes ng hapon Friday afternoon tuwing Sabado ng hapon every Saturday afternoon from the Spanish word Japón Hapón Japan bansang Hapón country of … Continue reading "HAPON"
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This word is from the Spanish pliegues (meaning: pleats, folds). pileges pleat, plait Hindi tuwid ang pilegis ng kanyang palda. Her skirt’s pleats aren’t straight. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pileges / pilegis: tuping tabi-tabi spelling variations: pliyeges, pileges, pleges possible misspelling: pilegas
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This is not a common word. salugsog splinter or sliver in the hand or foot (also in the Ilocano and Bicolano languages) Parang salugsog ang mga pangyayaring ito sa puso’t isip ko. The events were like splinters/thorns in my heart and mind. salugsog split-bamboo ladder for house dogs (in the Visayan region, long ago) salugsog … Continue reading "SALUGSOG"
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Paksiw refers to a Filipino culinary method and dish in which fish or meat is cooked in vinegar, garlic and salt. paksiw na isda fish stewed in vinegar sukà vinegar paksiw na bangus milkfish vinegar stew paksiw na lechon roasted pork stewed in vinegar Paksiw na Bangus (Milkfish) Gilitin ang bangus na may kaliskis at … Continue reading "PAKSIW"
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pronounced “seem-PLEH” simple austere, having no adornment mga simpleng tao simple people kasimplehan simplicity, austerity A native Tagalog word for ‘simple’ is payak. It usually refers to being the opposite of compound. payak na salita simple word
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pagkakaloob, paggawad; alay, regalo, alaala, handog, dulot bigay to give bigay-hilig indulgence bigay-kaya dowry bigay-alam notice ipagbigay-alam to give notice bigay-sala accusation bigay-todo giving one’s all pamigay giveaway Ibibigay ko ito sa kanila. I’ll give this to them. Ibigay mo ito sa kanila. Give this to them. Bigyan mo ako ng pera. Give me money. … Continue reading "BIGAY"
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kompleksiyon, kulay ng balat; ibabaw ng balat kutis complexion malasutlang kutis skin like silk Ang ganda ng kutis mo! Your skin/complexion is so beautiful. The more general Tagalog word for “skin” is balat. lilang balat purple skin (eggplant)
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pronounced MOO-tah
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Tikoy word origin: Filipino adaptation of the Hokkien Chinese words: ‘ti’ and ‘ke’ which mean sweet and cake. Tikoy is the most popular treat during Lunar New Year festivities in the Philippines, as iconic as the Chinese New Year’s cake nian gao is in other countries. In fact, it is likely based on the nian … Continue reading "TIKOY"
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root word: pansíng (meaning: fish hook) pamansing: something used as a fishing hook with line and sinker pamansing: homemade fishing rod pansingin: to catch fish with fishing tackle present progressive: namamansing May humihila sa pamansing. Something’s tugging at the fish line. Something’s pulling on the fishing line. Ang pamansing ay ginagamit sa pagbibingwit o panghuhuli … Continue reading "PAMANSING"
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ampaw: bigas o mais na pinaputok at nilagyan ng asukal ampaw: puffed grain (rice or corn), often with sugar added after puffing ampaw: rice puff / puffed rice ampaw: corn puff / puffed corn If one insists on a Tagalog equivalent for the English word popcorn, one can provide a literal transaltion of pinaputok na … Continue reading "AMPAW"
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More commonly spelled as hopia. The spelling hopyà is based on native Tagalog orthography. The word comes from the Chinese hò pià (好餅), meaning ‘good pastry.’ Hopia is an inexpensive Filipino pastry traditionally filled with either munggo (dark beans) or kundol (white gourd cooked in lard to pass as baboy or pork). It was introduced by Fukienese immigrants from … Continue reading "HOPYA"
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dilis anchovy, anchovies The fish that Filipinos call dilis has the scientific name Stolephorus commersonii. These fish are small and are caught in large schools (groups). Dilis is a popular fish in the Philippines. Dried dilis are a great snack, but this fish is also used in soups, broths and other dishes. Ang Daigdig sa Mata … Continue reading "DILIS"
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pronounced NAH-GOO-LAHT
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pronounced SEE-pohl
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This is an archaic word found mostly in old literary texts like the Tagalog classic Ibong Adarna. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ipagsulit: ibalita, sabihin Kaya agad napatungo sa bahay ng Ermitanyo, upang ipagsulit dito ang ligaya… salitang ugat: súlit (paliwánag o pagpapaliwanag)
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