HALAKHAK
malakas na pagtawa halakhak loud laughter humalakhak to laugh loudly halakhakan group’s loud laughter Narinig ko silang humahalaklak. I heard them laughing boisterously. The Tagalog word for ‘to laugh’...
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talastas, alam, talos, tarok, nadarama, namamalayan, nararamdaman batid known, aware of Batid ko ang lahat tungkol sa iyo. I know everything about you. *kabatiran information ipabatid inform Ipabatid...
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The word lampasot is obscure. A more common Tagalog word for ‘dolphin’ is lumba-lumba. lampasot dolphin If you say ‘dolpin‘ to Filipinos, most will have no problem understanding what you mean. The...
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The word bungì refers to having a missing tooth, particularly in a conspicuous position (front teeth or canines). mabungian to lose a tooth Nabungi ako noong bata pa ako. I lost a tooth when I was...
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root word: alam Gusto kong malaman mo… I want you to know… Gusto kong malaman mo na mahal kita. I want you to know that I love you. Kailangan mong malaman… You need to know… Kailangan mong malaman ang...
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bungal: extraction of the front teeth bungaál: toothless in front bungal: missing at least one incisor Incisors are the teeth in front. Nabungal ako. I lost a front tooth. bungal: bungi, walang-ngipin,...
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The Tagalog word po is added to sentences in order to show respect to older people. Salamat. Thanks. Salamat po. Thank you. Tuloy ka. Enter. Tuloy po kayo. Please come in. Ako. Me. Ako po. Me, sir. Oo....
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from the Spanish vispera bisperas eve Bisperas ng Pasko Christmas Eve sa bisperas ng Pasko on Christmas eve Anong gagawin mo sa bisperas ng Pasko? What are you doing on the eve of Christmas? Bisperas...
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from the Spanish jueves sometimes spelled as Hwebes HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday sa susunod na Huwebes...
View ArticleNOBYEMBRE
Nobyembre November buwan ng Nobyembre month of November ang unang araw ng Nobyembre the first day of November sa unang araw ng Nobyembre on the first day of November Ang Araw ng Mga Patay ay sa unang...
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Kahulugan sa Tagalog: damong ginagamit na walis Tambô is the name of the type of reed using in making soft whisk brooms in the Philippines. The word usually refers to the reeds called phragmites in...
View ArticleMASDAN
tanawin, malasin, tingnan; suriin, siyasatin masdan look at or observe carefully minamasdan is observing, is watching minasdan observed, watched mamasdan will observe, will watch Pinagmamasdan ko sila....
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direksiyon, patunguhan, gawi, puntahan sa dakong gitna towards the center toward the middle dako: direction, way dako: region, spot, place dumako: to go somewhere, towards something * Visit us here...
View ArticleYELO
from the Spanish hielo, meaning ‘ice’ yelo ice Malamig ang yelo, syempre! Ice is cold, of course! Natutunaw ang yelo. Ice melts. Bumili ka ng yelo. Buy some ice. Lagyan mo ng yelo. Put some ice on it....
View ArticleBAGO
di-luma, iba, sariwa bago new, fresh bagong-bago very new Ano ang bago? What’s new? Ano ang bago sa iyo? What’s new with you? Ano ang bago dito? What’s new here? May bago ba? Is there something new?...
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This is not a word found in standard dictionaries. It is likely a Tagalog transliteration of the English word Gorgon, which refers to a monstrous feminine creature in Greek mythology. Laying eyes on a...
View ArticlePAGBIGYAN
root word: bigay (to give) pagbigyan to accomodate Pagbigyan mo ang bata. Indulge the child. Pinagbigyan nila ako. They gave me a chance. They let me do what I wanted. Pagbigyan mo ako. Give me a...
View ArticleMATARIK
root word: tarik matarik steep matarik na bangin steep cliff matarik na bundok steep mountain matayog, mataas na pabulusok * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word has at least two meanings in standard dictionaries. talà bright star, planet maningning na talà shining star talang maningning shining star talâ list, record, note naitala was recorded,...
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Ang tula ayon kay Samuel Taylor Coleridge ay ang mga pinakamabuting salita sa kanilang pinakamabuting kaayusan (“the best words in the best order”). The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply...
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