BATSILYER
This word is from the Spanish bachiller. batsilyer bachelor’s degree Batsilyer sa Pilosopiya Bachelor’s in Philosophy mula sa Pamantasang Ateneo from Ateneo University pagkabatsilyer Nagtapos siya ng...
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This word is from the Spanish reciclar. Ang pagreresiklo ay ang paggamit muli sa mga bagay na kalimitan ay binabasura lang. Recycling is re-using things that often are just thrown away. Halimbawa:...
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This word is from the Spanish abril. buwan ng Abríl month of April sa huling linggo ng Abril on the last week of April sa susunod na Abril next April Magkita tayo sa susunod na Abril. Let’s see each...
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This word is from the Spanish Americano. A·me·ri·ká·noAmerican mga AmerikánoAmericans Ingles AmerikanoAmerican English Amerikanong hilaw: “raw and uncooked” American This term could refer to white...
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Cold wind that visits the Philippines from September to February amihan northeast monsoon amihan (hilagang silangan) northeast (north east) hanging amihan a cool northeast monsoon wind umamihan to...
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This is the polite version of the Tagalog word for ‘yes.’ Oo. Yes. (casual) Opò. Yes. (respectful) The word po is often used when talking to someone much older than you. Compare the following...
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This is a Filipino slang word. da·túng money May datúng ka ba? Do you have money? madatúng “moneyed” has a lot of money datungera rich woman The standard Filipino word for “money” is pera. May pera ka...
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pé·ra pera money mapera to have a lot of money, wealthy Mapera talaga sila. They’re really got a lot of money. sampera (archaic word) one centavo Maraming pera. A lot of money. walang pera no money...
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This word has many meanings. tubó sugarcane tubò gain, profit, interest patubuan lending money with interest tubò native See katutubo. tubò sprout, growth tumubo to grow magpatubo to grow a plant...
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This is from the Spanish mano (meaning: hand). The Filipino tradition of pagmamano involves kissing an elder’s hand or raising the hand to touch your forehead. Children do this especially during the...
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The Tagalog word amá is more formal than tatay. a·má father ama-amahan foster father Ama Namin Our Father (The Lord’s Prayer) ang aking amá my father Ikaw ang aking amá. You are my father. Sino ang...
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Anahaw is the national leaf of the Philippines. a·ná·haw Pambansang Dahon National Leaf The palm tree’s scientific name is Saribus rotundifolius (formerly Livistona rotundifolia). It’s called the...
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Ilokano is a language very distinct from Tagalog. Variously spelled as Ilocano, Ilukano, Ilucano, Iluko, Iloco or Iloko, it is the third most-spoken language in the Philippines. The ancestors of the...
View ArticlePIGURA
This word is from the Spanish figura (meaning: figure). isang pigura ng lalaki a figure of a man isang pigurang may tatlong dimensiyon a figure with three dimensions MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pigura:...
View ArticlePANANALAPI
root word: salapi (meaning: money) pa·na·na·la·pî finance publikong pananalapi public finance patakarang pananalapi monetary policy publikong pananalaping pantahan home financing MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
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ba·lag·hán balaghán wonder, amazement kababalaghán mystery, miracle, marvel kababalaghán weird phenomenon Ano ang kababalaghang ito? What is this mysterious thing? mabalaghán to be astonished...
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non-standard spelling variations: eliheya, eleheya, elihiya * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKABABALAGHAN
root word: balaghán, meaning “wonder” or “amazement” kababalaghán mystery, miracle, marvel kababalaghán weird phenomenon Ano ang kababalaghang ito? What is this mysterious thing? Naniniwala ba kayo...
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This word is from the Spanish abril. buwan ng Abríl month of April sa huling linggo ng Abril on the last week of April sa susunod na Abril next April Magkita tayo sa susunod na Abril. Let’s see each...
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root word: hiwagà (mystery, miracle) ma·hi·wa·gàmysterious mahiwagang puso mysterious heart mahiwaga miraculous mahiwaga miraculous Spanish-derived close synonym: misteryoso MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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