nakasunggab sunggáb snatch, seize sunggab pounce sinunggaban ng mga tao was pounced on by people sinunggaban ang pagkakataon jumped on the chance sinunggaban ang pagkakataon seized the opportunity KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pagsunggáb: biglaang pagdakma sa isang bagay na ibig agawin manunggáb, sunggabán
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The Tagalog prefix mag- is used to verbalize nouns. You can translate it as ‘do’ in most cases, but the meaning depends on the context. This is very useful because you can put it in front of English nouns. Filipinos do this all the time! That’s why when you hear them speaking Tagalog, there seems … Continue reading "MAG-"
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root word: húnos MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG húnospagpapalit ng balát, kaliskis, o balahibo ng hayop, isda, o ibon húnos: pagbabagong loob hinunos: nagbago, nag-alis, nagbalat hinunos ang espada
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Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) was on March 1st, 2017.
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This word is from the Spanish febrero. Pebrero February buwan ng Pebrero month of February ika-14 ng Pebrero 14th of February Araw ng mga Puso Day of Hearts Maligayang Araw ng mga Puso! Happy Day of Hearts! = Happy Valentine’s Day
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This is from the Spanish word diluvio. delubyo large flood, deluge Ang Delubyong Darating The Coming Flood ang darating na delubyo the flood that’s coming mala-delubyong kalamidad flood-like calamity nagdelubyo a huge flood happened nagdelubyo a major catastrophe happened Delubyo now often refers to the Apocalypse. Spelling variation: dilubyo Misspelling: dulubyo nagdidilubyo: is flooding massively … Continue reading "DELUBYO"
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root word: mahal buwan ng pagmamahalan month of love Ang Pebrero ay buwan ng pagmamahalan. February is the month of loving (one another). buwan ng pag-ibig month of (romantic) love
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Misspelling: nuon noon then, at that time Noong Miyerkules That Wednesday = Last Wednesday Walang mansanas noon sa Pilipinas. There were no apples in the Philippines then. Kapitbahay ko noon si Kobe. Kobe was my neighbor at some time in the past. noon ko nakita si Ana that’s when I saw Ana Nagulat akong noong … Continue reading "NOON"
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halumigmig: umido, lamig na mamasamasa mahalumigmig humid, damp ang mahalumigmig na simoy ng hangin the damp wind breeze naghahalumigmig sa pagkalantad sa hangin taking on moisture because of exposure to air lamig na mamasamasa cold that’s slightly wet
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root word: halaga (meaning: value) mahalaga important Mahalaga ka sa akin. You are important to me. Mahalaga ito. This is important. mahalagang pag-uusap important conversation mahahalagang bagay important things Alin ang higit na mahalaga? Which is more important? The Spanish-derived Tagalog word for ‘important’ is importante. Importanteng gawin mo ito. It’s important that you do … Continue reading "MAHALAGA"
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This word is from the Spanish miercoles. Miyerkules Wednesday Miyerkules ng Abo Ash Wednesday (the Wednesday 40 days before Easter Sunday) Miyerkules Santo Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter Sunday) sa susunod na Miyerkules next Wednesday nakaraang Miyerkules previous Wednesday noong nakaraang Miyerkules last Wednesday Miyerkules ng gabi Wednesday night/evening Miyerkules ng hapon Wednesday afternoon … Continue reading "MIYERKULES"
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The Tagalog word mahal as a noun means ‘love’ but as an adjective it means ‘expensive’ or ‘costly’ or ‘dear.’ mahal, n love mahal, adj expensive Also see tagaloglang.com/love mapagmahal affectionate Mahal Kong Ina My Dear Mother Mahalin mo ako! Love me! Minahal kita. I loved you. Minahal mo ba talaga ako? Did you really … Continue reading "MAHAL"
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root word: mahal pagmamahal love, valuing pagmamahal endearment Ganito pala kapag puno ng pagmamahal. So this is what it’s like to be full of love. Ang tibay ng pagmamahal ko’y di malalampasan. The strength of my love cannot be surpassed. Paano mo ipinadarama ang pagmamahal sa kasapi ng inyong pamilya? How do you make your … Continue reading "PAGMAMAHAL"
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saglit; sigundo, minuto sandali a moment sandali an instant sandali a second Sandali lang. Just a moment. mga nakaw na sandali stolen moments matatamis na sandali sweet moments sa huling sandali at the last moment pagkaraan ng ilang sandali after the passing of a few moments matapos ang ilang sandali after a few moments Yakapin … Continue reading "SANDALI"
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This is a very obscure Tagalog word that is encountered in old literary texts. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mawakawak: mapahamak mawakawak: masira Di dapat bayaang mawakawak ang mga mámamayán. “A…! sa aba nitong palad, waring ako’y inanak na katali na ang hirap, ang ligaya’y mawakawak!…” (Ibong Adarna) Sa tuwa ng hari’y pinawalan agad ang dahil ng … Continue reading "MAWAKAWAK"
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This is an archaic Tagalog word. luno weak, weary lunong katawan weak body lunong isip weary mind lunong-luno very exhausted The more common Tagalog word for ‘weakness’ is hina. For ‘weak’ it’s mahina. An even more obscure definition for the word luno is to ‘molt’ or shed one’s skin.
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kalong sa kandungan, pangko kandong let sit on the lapKandungin mo ang bata. Have the child sit in your lap. Kinandong ko ang bata. I had the child sit on my lap. kumandong (past tense) Dapat alamin ng mga babae na ang kanilang kawalang-ayos at masamang amoy ang nagtataboy sa kani-kanilang maginoo sa paghanap nito … Continue reading "KANDONG"
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pag-aasikaso, pag-iintindi; pag-aalaga; pag-iingat, kandili, tangkilik, taguyod; pagmamahal aruga nurture aruga tender care inaruga is nurturing inaruga nurtured arugain to nurture pag-aaruga nurturing, looking after pag-aaruga the act of providing care pag-aaruga ng ina mother’s care pagpapaaruga living at the cost of another pagpapa-aruga dependence Walang ikalawang ama ka sa lupa, sa anak na kandong … Continue reading "ARUGA"
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sumulpot: biglang dumating o sumipot; biglang pasungaw sulpot to emerge sumusulpot is emerging sumulpot to appear unexpectedly susulpot will appear unexpectedly Nagsulputan ang mga tao. People appeared out of nowhere. Nagsulputan sila bigla. They appeared all of a sudden.
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kabuuan ng 12 buwan taón year sa bagong taón in the new year Manigong Bagong Taon! Prosperous New Year! taunan annual, yearly sa taong Dalawang Libo at Sampu in the year Two Thousand and Ten sa taong Dalawang Libo at Labing-Apat in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen sa taong Dalawang Libo at Labing-Anim in … Continue reading "TAÓN"
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