This word is from the Spanish baño. nagbabanyos sa sikat ng araw is bathing in sunshine This is wiping a sick person’s body with warm water, like giving a sponge bath. It can be used figuratively such as in the example above. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG banyós: pagpupunas ng maligamgam na tubig sa katawan ng maysakít
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natisod: nasudsod ang paa sa matigas na bagay, natapilok tisod stumble matisod to trip, to stumble Natisod ako. I tripped. Mag-ingat ka. Baka matisod ka. Be careful. You might trip. Bakit mo ako tinisod? Why did you trip me? Obscure Filipino idiomatic expression: tisuring bato “a stone that people trip on” = a person often … Continue reading "TISOD"
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The word taga has multiple meanings in the Tagalog language. tagâ cut with a big knife tagâ sa panahon “a cut in time” = mature taga- (denotes origin) taga-Pilipinas from the Philippines taga-siyudad from the city taga- (denotes someone’s task) tagaluto one who cooks tagasalin one who translates tagakain eater tagakuha one who is tasked … Continue reading "TAGA"
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This prefix turns a cardinal number into an ordinal number. apat four ika-apat fourth ika-apat ng Hulyo fourth of July ika-dalawampu ng Agosto twentieth of August ikapito ng Enero seventh of January *Hindi na raw kailangan ang gitling. They say the hyphen is no longer needed. ikaapat, ikalima, ikaanim fourth, fifth, sixth Sometimes, ika is … Continue reading "IKA-"
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This is from the Spanish word lunes. Lunes Monday Lunes Santo Holy Monday (the Monday before Easter Sunday) sa susunod na Lunes next Monday nakaraang Lunes previous Monday noong nakaraang Lunes last Monday Lunes ng gabi Monday night/evening Lunes ng hapon Monday afternoon Lunes ng umaga Monday morning Lunes ng tanghali Monday noon Magkita tayo … Continue reading "LUNES"
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buwang sumusunod sa Hunyo, ikapitong buwan ng taon Hulyo = July tag-araw sunny season summer tag-init hot season summer Magkita tayo sa Hulyo. Let’s see each other in July. Kailan sa Hulyo? When in July? Sa ika-apat ng Hulyo on the fourth of July sa unang araw ng Hulyo on the first day of July … Continue reading "HULYO"
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singko, bilang na sinusundan ng anim limá five limang piraso five pieces lilima only five lilimang kahon just five boxes ikalima fifth ikalima ng Mayo fifth of May labing-lima, labinlima, labimlima fifteen (15) limangpu fifty (50) limangpu’t isa fifty-one (51) limang libo five thousand limang daan five hundred d5 / De5 = DeLima / Senator … Continue reading "LIMA"
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AgostoAugust Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa sa Pilipinas National Language Month in the Philippines Magkita tayo sa Agosto. Let’s see each other in August. Kailan sa Agosto? When in August? sa unang araw ng Agosto on the first day of August sa huling araw ng Agosto on the last day of August sa huling linggo ng … Continue reading "AGOSTO"
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This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is semana.) Linggo Sunday linggo week ngayong Linggo this Sunday katapusan ng linggo end of the week mga huling araw ng linggo … Continue reading "LINGGO"
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root word: kalingà kumakalinga is caring for kumakalinga is fostering MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kumakalinga: umaarugâ kumakalinga: nagtataguyod Sinasabi sa Biblia, “Ang sinumang hindi kumakalinga sa kanyang mga kamag-anak, lalo na sa mga kabilang sa kanyang pamilya, ay tumatalikod sa pananampalataya, at mas masama pa kaysa sa isang di mananampalataya” (1 Timoteo 5:8).
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This is often shorthand for di, which is short for hindi, meaning “no” or “not.” D ko alam. Di ko alam. Hindi ko alam. = I don’t know. This is non-standard usage and only found in casual text messages and on social media, not in formal documents.
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sagpáng: snatching with the mouth MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sagpáng: biglaan at mabilisang pagsakmal sagpáng: tugisin ang sasakyan ng kaaway sagpangin: sakmalin, sikmatin, silain, habhabin, kagating bigla iságpang, sagpángin, sumágpang, sinagpang Sa unang sagpáng ay nahagip ang kaliwang braso ng ama ni Tandang Berong. Gayunman, nakuha pa rin nitong itarak ang tangang balaraw pagbalikwas, sa … Continue reading "SAGPANG"
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salita bilang pagsaway o pagbabawal huwag don’t Huwag na. Never mind. Huwag kang matakot. Don’t be afraid. Huwag kang mag-selos. Don’t be jealous. Huwag kang magalit. Don’t be angry. Huwag kang umalis. Don’t leave. (Don’t go.) Huwag mo itong gawin. Don’t do this. Huwag kang magsinungaling. Don’t lie. Huwag kang magreklamo. Don’t complain. (Stop complaining.) … Continue reading "HUWAG"
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lumà: old (objects, not people) matandâ: old (people) Lumà ito. This is old. Lumà na ito. This is old already. lumang palda old skirt ang lumang simbahan the old church makaluma olden, old-fashioned Ang kasalungat ng lumà ay bago. The opposite of old is new.
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The word ay is often translated into English as ‘is’ or ‘are’ or ‘am.’ Ako ay babae. I am a woman. Ikaw ay lalaki. You are a man. Sila ay nars. They are nurses. Si Juan ay tamad. John is lazy. These sentences above though sound too stilted for everyday usage. Most Filipinos prefer to … Continue reading "AY"
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This word is from the Spanish language. Martes Tuesday Martes Santo Holy Tuesday (the Tuesday before Easter Sunday) Ngayong Martes This Tuesday Darating ako sa Martes. I’ll be arriving on Tuesday. Aalis ako sa Martes. I’ll be leaving on Tuesday. Martes ng umaga Tuesday morning Martes ng hapon Tuesday afternoon Martes ng gabi. Tuesday evening … Continue reading "MARTES"
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The Tagalog word ang is often translated as ‘the’ but it does not always have an English translation. ang bituin the star ang kabayo the horse ang mga dokumento the documents ang gusto ko what I want ang sabi nila what they say ang nakita ni Pedro what Peter saw It is also commonly used … Continue reading "ANG"
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root word: luma (meaning: “old” and “not new”) makaluma old-fashioned makalumang kagamitan old-fashioned equipment
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This word is from the Spanish prestigio. prestíhiyó prestige MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG prestíhiyó: reputasyon o impluwensiya na mula sa tagumpay, ranggo, o iba pang kaaya-ayang katangian prestíhiyó: karangalan o reputasyon ng isang tao o bagay na kinikilála ng publiko
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A! Naku! O! Oy! unang letra o titik sa abakadang Pilipino the first letter in the Filipino alphabet The English word “a” (the article that denotes a singular form, or meaning “one”) has no real equivalent in Tagalog. Meron akong saging. I have a banana. Meron akong isang saging. I have one banana.
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