APAT
apat four apat na piraso four pieces labing-apat fourteen apatnapu forty apat na daan four hundred apat na libo four thousand apat na milyon four million apat na dosena four dozen apat na alas four...
View ArticleMASA
There are at least two meanings for this Filipino word. masa dough ang natirang masa the remaining dough Pinaghahalo ang harina at tubig upang gawing masa. Flour and water are mixed to make them into...
View ArticleKABA
kutob, pangamba, takot; pintig, pulso, palpitasyon, tibok, pitik, tahip ng dibdib kabá palpitation kabá premonition kinabahan became nervous kinakaba-kabahan is being nervous Kinakabahan ako. I’m...
View ArticleGAHOL
kapos sa panahon, kulang sa panahon, huli gahól pressed (for time) gahól sa oras lacking time gahól sa pera lacking money gahol sa badyet at preparasyon short on budget and preparation Gahol sa panahon...
View ArticlePATALILIS
root word: talilís tumalilís escape, evade patalilís secretly KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG patalilis: patanan, palihim, paiwas, pailag * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBUGASOK
This is not a commonly used word. bugasok (noun): large bamboo basket used for storing grain bugasók (adjective): abrupt KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bugasok: isang uri ng basket na kauri ng “balaong” bugasók:...
View ArticleMANALASA
root word: lasa (giba, sira, lansag, tungkab) manalasa to destroy manalasa to damage Tumaas ang presyo ng mga gulay matapos manalasa ang bagyo. Vegetable prices rose after the storm hit. nananalasa,...
View ArticleSABADO
from the Spanish 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...
View ArticleLABO
labò / malabò: unclear, hazy labò: obscure; blurred; cloudy; turbid; foggy malabò (slang): impossible, unlikely lumabò: to fade, become dim MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG labo: kasalungan ng linaw labo:...
View ArticleSAGLIT
Kahulugan sa Tagalog: sandali, iglap, kisapmata; segundo saglit instant saglit moment saglitan brieft isaglit to do in a hurry * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSAGISAG
insigniya; hindi tunay na pangalan; simbolo, tanda; palatandaang kumakatawan sa isang kaisipan; simbol, emblema; tsapa, banda, laso sagisag symbol, emblem, monument sagisag ng Pilipinas symbol of the...
View ArticleBUNTÍS
kagampan, nagdadalang-tao buntís pregnant Buntis ka ba? Are you pregnant? (casual) Buntis po ba kayo? (doctor to patient) Buntis ako. I am pregnant. Buntis yata ako. I think I’m pregnant. nagbubuntis...
View ArticleLANSÁK
By itself, this word is not commonly used in conversation. Its form lansakan is encountered by students as part of Filipino grammar lessons in school. lansák open, frank lansák blatant, flagrant,...
View ArticleSAGITSIT
sagitsít: hissing, fizz, sizzle sagitsít: hurried KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sagitsit: sutsot, sagutsot sagitsit: ingay ng hanging lumalabas nang mabilis sa isang maliit na butas sagitsit: ugong ng bala sa...
View ArticleLANSAKAN
root word: lansak lansák open, frank lansák blatant, flagrant, conspicuous lansakan showy, in-your-face Lansakan ang ginawang pagbitay sa mga nabihag na rebelde. The hanging of the captured rebels was...
View ArticleHIMATAY
pagkawala ng malay-tao o ulirat himatay fainting hinimatay fainted Sana huwag kang himatayin. Hope you don’t faint. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleLINGGO
from the Spanish 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...
View ArticleLUMAGPAS
root word: lagpas lagpas surpassed lagpas go beyond the limit lumagpas sa isang milyon went beyond one million Baka lumagpas sa badyet. Might go over the budget. Lumagpas sa dalawang libo ang bisita....
View ArticlePAGBUNTIS
root word: buntis (pregnant) pagbuntis becoming pregnant pagbuntis pregnancy pagbuntis sa labas ng matris fetus outside uterus, fallopian tube = ectopic pregnancy Umiyak si Ana nang malaman ang kanyang...
View ArticleGURO
Think of the Sanskrit word guru. gurò teacher, instructor punong-guro head teacher gurong Pilipino Filipino teacher gurong Amerikano American teacher Magaling magturo ang gurò. The teacher teaches very...
View Article