DINENGDENG
Dinengdeng is a vegetable stew from the Ilocos region of the Philippines. The main seasoning in this dish is bagoong (a paste of fermented fish or shrimp) along with rice washings. Leftover fish or...
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root word: laya, meaning ‘liberty’ adjective form: malaya, meaning ‘free’ kalayaan freedom kalayaan ng pananampalataya freedom of worship sa ngalan ng kalayaan in the name of freedom Maligayang Araw ng...
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The plant’s scientific name is Carica papaya. Papaya is a common fruit in the Philippines. Many households with a backyard have at least one papaya tree. Unripe green papayas can be considered...
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root word: kilala Nakilala kita. I came to know you. Nakilala kita. I met you. Hindi kita nakilala. I wasn’t able to recognize you. Hanggang sa nakilala kita. Until I met you. pagkilala...
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kilala to know, recognize a person Kilala mo ba si Maria? Do you know Mary? May kilala ako. I know someone. kilalá known, famous for Kilala sila bilang mga prinsesa. They are known as princesses....
View ArticleLUNES
from Spanish 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...
View ArticleELEHIYA
Ano ang elehiya? elehiya elegy (poem for a dead person) Ang elehiya ay isang tulang liriko na naglalarawan ng pagbubulay-bulay o guni-guni hinggil sa kamatayan. Mga Katangian ng Elehiya 1. Tula ng...
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This word has at least two meanings. Halina. Come on. Let’s go. Halina sa dalampasigan. Let’s go to the shore. Halinang maglinis. Come on, let’s clean. To call one person over, it is more common to use...
View ArticleLIWAYWAY
liwayway dawn bukang-liwayway break of day Liwayway is the name of a leading Filipino weekly magazine. It has been published in the Philippines since 1922. In its pages are Tagalog serialized novels,...
View ArticleTULOG
tulog sleep mahimbing na tulog sound sleep matulog to sleep Matulog ka na. Go to sleep already. Matulog na po kayo. Go to sleep now. (to old people) Huwag kang matulog. Don’t sleep. Natutulog ba ang...
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Duhat is a local Philippine fruit that’s commonly referred to in English as Java plum. The scientific name of the plant is Syzgium cumini. It is also widely known as lomboy, a non-Tagalog word. The...
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kulubot wrinkled kulubot na balat wrinkled skin mga guhit sa balat “lines on the skin” = wrinkles * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMALAKI
root word: laki (size) malaki big, large malaking mansanas big apple malaking bata big child malalaking sapatos large shoes malalaking gusali large buildings Malaki ang sasakyan. The vehicle is large....
View ArticleSARIWA
sariwa fresh Sariwa ba ‘to? Is this fresh? Sariwa ito. This is fresh. sariwang gulay fresh vegetables sariwang manok a fresh chicken mga sariwang bulaklak fresh flowers kasariwaan freshness Sariwa...
View ArticleTUMBONG
tumbong rectum tumbong swollen anus tumbong puffball mushroom tumbong-aso herbal plant species scientific name: Zijngiber zerumbet (Linn.) Makati ba ang tumbong mo? Is your rectum itchy? The Tagalog...
View ArticleMARTES
from Spanish 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...
View ArticleLINDOL
lindol earthquake, temblor malaking lindol big earthquake maliit na lindol small earthquake lumindol to quake, to shake Lumindol ba? Did the earth quake? = Was that an earthquake? Lumilindol. The earth...
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This word used to be spelled with an apostrophe as nguni’t. ngunit but ngunit on the other hand Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (You Have Been Weighed and Found Wanting) 1974 Filipino film by Lino Brocka,...
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from Spanish pero but mabuti pero salbahe good but naughty Gusto ko, pero natatakot ako. I want to, but I’m scared. The native Tagalog word for ‘but’ is ngunit. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSARI
sarikind, class aral-sari sexology (see sariin) sari-sari all kinds sari-sari various sari-saring bagay various things sari-saring paninda various items being sold sari-sari store that sells various...
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