HALUBAYBAY
halubaybay: isang uri ng isdang lapad, bagasbas halubaybay: isang uri ng bagoong * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is from the Spanish word hamaca. Filipinos rarely use or even come across this word these days. hamaka: hammock hamaka: duyan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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hambal: habag, awa, lunos, lungkot, lumbay, lagim * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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hambalos: palo kaliwa’t kanan hambalos: hampas, hagupit, bugbog, halubid, asod * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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sidhi / masidhi malakas, malaki o matiim na pagnanasa, masilakbo masidhi intense sumisidhi is intensifying sumidhi intensified * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: anak (child) manganak to give birth nanganak gave birth manganganak will give birth * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: silid sidlán: to fill (a container) silidan / sidlan: punan, busan, lagyan, lamnan isinilid to enclose; put; had put Isinilid nila ang bangkay sa sako. They put the corpse in the sack. *...
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himláy / himlayan: place of rest himlayan: to rest on something Himlayang Pilipino Filipino Cemetery KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG himlay: higa, idlip, tulog, pahinga, hilata nahimlay: nahiga, naidlip, nahilata...
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from the Spanish word viernes Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday nakaraang...
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tumutukoy sa kausap ikaw you The Tagalog word ikaw is used to refer to “you” if the “you” is just one person. (For more that one person in the sense of “you all” or “you two” use the word kayo.) Ikaw...
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This is from the Spanish word 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...
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adya, saklolo, bayani; abuloy, ambag, usong; pagdalo o paggibik sa isang humihingi ng kalinga tulong help, aid, support tulungan to help someone katulong helper, maid matulungin helpful, cooperative...
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‘Di is short for Hindi, the Tagalog word for “No.” An apostrophe is often placed before di to signify that it’s a shortened form. It is not to be used in formal writing. Di ko kaya ‘to. I can’t handle...
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The word mga makes the word after it become plural. mga tula poems mga tanga idiots mga sapatos shoes It is not always necessary to put mga before a word to make it plural. This is especially the...
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tugon ng pagsang-ayon Oo. Yes. Maganda ba ako? Am I pretty? Oo, maganda ka. Yes, you’re pretty. Mainit ba sa Pilipinas? Is it hot in the Philippines? Oo, ang init talaga. Yes, it’s really hot. Sasama...
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from the Spanish farol Ang parol ay mahalagang bahagi ng Kapaskuhan. The Filipino lantern is an important part of the Christmas season. Ang pagsabit ng parol ay tradisyong minana mula sa mga Kastila....
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P.C. (“pee-see”) stands for the Philippine Constabulary, the police force of the Philippines from 1901 to 1991. It was created by the American colonial government to replace the Spanish colonial...
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silay: brief glimpse or appearance Hindi sumisilay ang araw kahit sandali man lang. The sun isn’t peeking out even for just a moment. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sumilay: sumulpot, sumipot, lumitaw, dumating...
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