MARTES
This is from the Spanish word martes. 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...
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ulo: kabisera sa hapagkainan; pamagat, titulo; talino, utak, talisik, dunong; sintido-komun; tuktok, dulo; bukana, unahan, harapan; sa anatomiya, ito ay bahagi ng katawan ulo head ulo ng katawan head...
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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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ginaw, kasalungat ng init; kawalang-bahala; kawalang-sigla lamig coldness malamig cold, cool manlamig to be cold to someone palamigan cooler palamigin to chill, refrigerate Palamigin mo ito sa...
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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...
View ArticlePULBURON
pulburon Fondly known as “Filipino crack” to young FilAms, polvoron is a sweet molded treat whose basic ingredients are toasted flour, margarine or butter, sugar and powdered milk. Polvoron now comes...
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This word is from the Spanish llanera. Oval-shaped tin molds are widely referred to in the Philippines as “leche flan molders” because the molds are most often used in making leche flan. Liyanera is...
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Kahulugan sa Tagalog: tawag sa pangalawang kapatid na lalaki Diko is a Chinese-derived Filipino word used to refer to the second-oldest or second-eldest brother. In the Hokkien language, “di” means...
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The Tagalog word si is what grammarians call a “personal topic marker.” In Tagalog, you use it in front of a proper name. It’s something you don’t need in English, but you must remember to use it in...
View ArticleYAMUNGMONG
yamungmóng: luxuriant foliage mayamungmong: leafy, having a lot of leaves KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG yamungmong: labay, yabong, lago, pagkamadahon ng sanga mayamungmong: mayabong, malago, madahon, malabong...
View ArticleKUTYA
uyam, tuya, aglahi, libak kutya scorn, ridicule kinukutya is scorning, ridiculing Huwag mo akong kutyain. Don’t act with condescension towards me. mapagkutya condescending isang mapagkutyang tao a...
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kasuklam-suklam: nakamumuhi, nakaririmarim, nakapandidiri suklam disgust, hatred nakasusuklam disgusting nakakasuklam repulsive kasuklam-suklam very repulsive Kasuklam-suklam ang ginawa mo. What you...
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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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Listen to the pronunciation! puso heart taos-puso sincere taos-pusong nagpapasalamat to thank whole-heartedly pusong mamon “a heart as soft as chiffon cake” to be soft-hearted mula sa puso from the...
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Ano ang Soneto? soneto sonnet (poem of 14 lines) Ito’y tulang liriko na binubuo ng labing-apat (14) na taludturan na hinggil sa damdamin at kaisipan. Ito’y nakikilala sa matinding kaisahan ng sukat...
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from the Spanish verb casar kasal wedding, marriage Pakasalan mo ako. Marry me! Pakakasalan kita. I’ll marry you. (I’ll get married to you.) Ikakasal ka na? You’re getting married already? Kailan ang...
View ArticleKINASUKLAMAN
root word: suklam Kinasuklaman ko sila dahil sa nangyari. I hated them because of what happened. Kinasuklaman ko sila dahil sa ginawa nila. I hated them because of they did. Kinasuklaman ako ni Ana...
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from the Spanish febrero Pebrero February buwan ng Pebrero month of February ika-14 ng Pebrero 14th of February Araw ng mga Puso Day of Hearts Maligayang Araw ng mga Puso! Happy Day of Hearts! = Happy...
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root word: patda napatda: nahinto, natigilan napatda: waring napipi ang dila napatda: hindi makakibo Napatda ako sa taking inatayuan nang marinig ang balita. I stopped where I was standing upon hearing...
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