BUGTONG
pahulaan bug·tóng riddle mga bugtóng riddles bugtungan exchanging riddles bugtong-bugtungan playing with riddles, making a game out of asking each other riddles Ano ang bugtong? What is a riddle? Ang...
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This is a conjunction. nang when, so that Nagulat ako nang nakita ko sila. I was shocked when I saw them. Kumain ka, nang (sa ganoon ay) hindi ka magutom. Eat, so that you won’t go hungry. The word...
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root word: túto pa·nu·tó panutóindicator panutóinstruction, order mga panutóinstructions MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG panutó: paglangoy nang nakatingala panúto: moral o espiritwal na patnubay panúto:...
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ta·gi·ló tagiló pyramid mga tagiló pyramids hugis-tagiló pyramidal shape The Spanish-derived Filipino word is piramíde. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tagiló: sa arkitektura, estrukturang may parisukat na...
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root word: tarók tarók understand thoroughly tumarók fathom tumarók delve MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tumarók: sumukat ng lalim tumarók: umunawa tumarók: umintindi Kung ibig mong tumarok sa mga lihim ng...
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pagsasanay ng isang sanáy sa·nay·sáy essay maiksing komposisyon short composition replektibong sanaysay reflective essay lakbay sanaysay travel essay = travelogue Dalawang Uri ng Sanaysay Two Types of...
View ArticleLITSIYAS
lit·sí·yas litsíyaslychee letsíyaslychee Lychees are also called litchis. The Spanish word is lichi. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG Punongkahoy na mabalahibo, lungti ang bulaklak, pulá ang balát, at malakristal...
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root word: sukab nagsukabcommitted treachery KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG nagsukab: nagtaksil Nagsukab ang aking asawa. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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Not a common word in Tagalog conversation. anás whisper, low tone of speech ianas to whisper The common Tagalog word for ‘whisper’ is bulóng. Ibulóng mo sa akin. Whisper it to me. Strictly speaking,...
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This is no longer a commonly used word. hi·nú·hod hinuhod assent hinuhod acquiesce MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hinuhod: payag, sang-ayon, tango, pagpapahintulot paghinuhod: pagpayag, pagsang-ayon,...
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tá·han Táhan! Stop! tumahan to cease, to calm down patahanin to stop, calm, pacify tumatahan is calming down nagtatahan The more common Tagalog word for ‘stop’ is hinto. Hinto! Stop! Huminto ka. Stop,...
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root word: mithî mithíin (noun) ideal; earnest wish; great ambition mithiín (verb) 1. crave for; long for keenly 2. desire vehemently minimithi, minithi, mimithiin MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mithî:...
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This is not a commonly used word in modern Filipino conversation. pigíng feast pigíng banquet There’s another, more obscure definition given for the word piging in standard dictionaries — tightening of...
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í·wan iwan leave behind iwan abandon Huwag mo akong iwanan. Don’t leave me. Hindi kita iiwanan. I won’t leave you. Huwag mo akong iwanang mag-isa. Don’t leave me by myself. Hinding-hindi kita iiwanan....
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sú·pot supot paper bag, thin plastic bag Isupot mo ito. Place this in a paper bag. sinupot bagged placed in a plastic or paper bag supot na pipa bagpipe Ang Manunugtog ng Supot na Pipa The Bagpiper...
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root word: bilaok nabilaukan have something caught in the throat nabilaukan choked Nabilaukan ako. I got something caught in my throat. Dahan-dahan sa pagkain. Baka mabilaukan ka. Eat slowly. You might...
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bi·log bilóg round bilóg na buwan round moon Ang buwan ay bilóg. The moon is round. Bilóg ang buwan. The moon is round. hating-bilog semi-circle dobleng bilog double circle dalawang malaking bilog two...
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This word is from the Spanish language. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tabléro: sapád na board, karaniwang parisukat at nasusulatan tabléro: parisukat na piraso ng kahoy, matigas na karton, o katulad,...
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root word: kíta (meaning: to see) na·ki·kí·ta nakikítacan be seen nakikítavisible Nakikíta kita.I can see you. Wala akong nakikitang problema dito.I can’t see a problem here. =I don’t see a problem....
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