PAGMAMAHAL
root word: mahal pagmamahal love, valuing pagmamahal endearment Salamat sa pagmamahal. Thanks for the love. Ganito pala kapag puno ng pagmamahal. So this is what it’s like to be full of love. Ang tibay...
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root word: anak (child, in the sense of ‘offspring’) i·ná·a·nák inaanak godchild inaanak godson / goddaughter ninong godfather ninang godmother A godchild is a child that you promise to help teach and...
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The Tagalog word maarte originally meant artful or artsy. But it is now used to describe someone, especially a young woman, who can be nitpicky and by extension pretentious. It has a negative...
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The word torpe is usedy to describe young men who don’t know how to approach the girls they like. Sometimes even an attractive man who is confident in other aspects of his life can be seen as torpe...
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root word: awa kawawa pitiful, poor kawawang paruparo poor butterfly Kawawa ka naman. You poor thing. kawawang-kawawa very pitiful kaawa-awa so very pitiful kahabag-habag so very pitiful Mga Kawawang...
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Known in colonial times by the Spanish term morisqueta tostada. Filipinos delight in eating sinangag with eggs in -silog dishes. sinangag fried rice KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sinangág: sangág sangág: bahaw...
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root word: ángil angil growl, snarl pa·á·ngil paangil in a growling manner Not to be confused with the noun pangil. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ángil: ungol ng galít na áso paangil: pagalít na ungol ng...
View ArticleKAPIRASO
root word: piraso (meaning: piece) ka·pi·rá·so kapirásoa piece kapirasong tinapaypiece of bread kapirasong luyapiece of ginger The implication is a small quantity. kanin at kapirasong isdarice and some...
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This word is from the Spanish pincel. pin·sél pinsélpaintbrush spelling variation: pinsíl KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pinsél: uri ng brotsa na manipis at patulís ang balahibo sa dulo at ginagamit ng artist sa...
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This word is from the Spanish Febo. Pé·bo Phoebus Phoebus (also known as Apollo) is one of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of music,...
View ArticlePANG-ABAY
Ano ang pang-abay? Ang pang-abay ay bahagi ng pananalita na nagbibigay-turing sa pandiwa. An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb. Ito ay salita o parirala na nagtuturing sa katangian ng...
View ArticlePULONG
pú·long púlong meeting kapulungan assembly magpulong a lot of people to meet pinulong gathered people to meet = assembled pulong-balitaan press-con magkasámang pulong balitaan joint press conference...
View ArticleKATITIKAN
root word: títik ká·ti·ti·kán kátitikánminutes of a meeting MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG katitikan: talâ ng pinagpulungan o pinag-usapan Ang kátitikán ng hulíng pulong ay ipinadala sa ibang miyembro ng...
View ArticleBUGTONG
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...
View ArticleNANG
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...
View ArticlePANUTO
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:...
View ArticleTATAY
itay, ama, atang, tata tatay dad, daddy ang tatay ko my Dad ang aking tatay my Dad Sinong tatay mo? Who’s your daddy? Ako ba ang tatay mo? Am I your Daddy? This word is shortened to Tay when...
View ArticleMATALISIK
root word: talísik matalisik witty matalisik erudite MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG talísik: kaalamáng nakamtan sa pagbabasá at pag-aaral talísik: malalim na kaalaman Kinilala ang husay ni I.E. Regalado...
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Known in colonial times by the Spanish term morisqueta tostada. Filipinos delight in eating sinangag with eggs in -silog dishes. sinangag fried rice KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sinangág: sangág sangág: bahaw...
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root word: anak (child, in the sense of ‘offspring’) i·ná·a·nák inaanak godchild inaanak godson / goddaughter ninong godfather ninang godmother A godchild is a child that you promise to help teach and...
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