LAKBAY
lak·báy lakbay voyage, trip, tour, journey kalakbay fellow traveller mahabang paglalakbay long journey mahabaang paglalakbay longish journey Ang buhay ay parang paglalakbay. Life is like a journey....
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This is from the Spanish word voz, meaning ‘voice’ (plural form: voces, meaning ‘voices’). boses voice malakas na boses loud voice Ang lakas ng boses mo! Your voice is so loud. mahina ang boses to have...
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aligando, bulakbol lakwatsa truancy lakwatsa out loafing naglakwatsa went out to wander Reportedly derived from the Spanish la cuacha, the Filipino word lakwatsa often refers to young people wandering...
View ArticleTIYAP
pagtitiyáp ti·yáp arrange an appointment with MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tiyáp: pagkakasundo na magkíta sa isang tiyak na panahon at pook tiyáp: pagkakasundo na gawín nang magkasáma ang isang bagay...
View ArticleMALUNGGAY
What is Malunggay in English? A widely grown plant in the Philippines, ma·lung·gáy is a plant with the scientific name Moringa oleifera. It is simply called “moringa” by English speakers. Moringa is a...
View ArticleBUMALISBIS
root word: balisbis Bumalisbis ang tubig mula sa kabundukan. The water gushed forth from the hills. Ang mga luha’y bumalisbis. The tears flowed. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bumalisbis: pumatak; umagos;...
View ArticlePILIBUSTERO
This is from the Spanish word filibustero, meaning “freebooter” or “pirate.” In the Philippines, the word pílibustéro is understood in the context of the title of a famous novel by national hero Jose...
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á·pat apat four (4) apat na piraso four pieces labing-apat fourteen apatnapu forty apat na daan four hundred apat na libo four thousand apat na milyon four million apat na dosena four dozen apat na...
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A word that is mostly used by Caviteños. By definition, Boktir means someone who does not keep their promises. It can also mean a liar. The term is mostly used as an expression but can also be in a...
View ArticleREGALO
This Filipino word is from the Spanish language. re·gá·lo gift 🎁 mga regálo gifts regalong pambuhay gift for life regalong pambahay gift for the home regalong pagmamahal gift of love regalong pamasko...
View ArticlePANGALAN
root word: álan pa·ngá·lan name Ano ang pangalan mo? What’s your name? Ang pangalan ko ay… My name is… Anong pangalan niya? What’s his name? = What’s her name? Anong pangalan ng ate mo? What’s the name...
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This word is from the Spanish pasear. pasyal stroll, promenade mamasyal to go somewhere and hang out namamasyal hanging out somewhere you’re not always at Mamasyal tayo sa Luneta. Let’s go hang out at...
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ga·là galà rove, wander gumalà to roam around Gala lang nang gala… Just roaming and roaming about… perambulate, perambulation Mayroon ding salita sa English na “gala” (géy·la) na ang ibig sabihin ay...
View ArticleNABIGASYON
from the Spanish navegación with English influence nabigasyon navigation turn-by-turn navigation nabigasyon sa bawat pagliko nabigasyong may gabay gamit ang boses voice-guided navigation nabigasyong...
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This word is from the Spanish Italia. I·tál·ya ItályaItaly Here they are. https://t.co/yzQHCHLgoT — Rachel Deckard (@Deckardssixth) June 27, 2023 KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG Itálya: bansa sa katimugan ng...
View ArticleLAMON
lumalamon: is devouring Lamon pa nga.Scarf down more food. Nilamon ni Juan ang itlog. John devoured the egg. He ate it like a pig. He ate it in one go. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lámon: laklak, kasibaan...
View ArticleKAPARES
root word: páres ka·pá·res kapáresone of a pair(partner) Maghanap ng kapares.Find a match. Hanapin ang kapares.Find the match. kapáressimilar walang kapáresunmatched Wala kang kapáres.There’s no one...
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root word: mulâ pi·nág·mu·lán pinágmulán origin pinágmulán source pinagmulang wika ng isang salita source language of a word ang mga pinágmulán the sources/origins KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pinágmulán: kung...
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balasa: shuffling (of playing cards) Binalasa ko ang mga baraha. I shuffled the cards. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balasa: pagsuksok sa baraha balasa: pagbabago nagbabalasa * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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The word sina is the plural form of si. It’s what grammarians call a “personal topic marker.” In Tagalog, you must use either si or sina in front of proper names. Si Tomas = Thomas Si Tomas ay mataba....
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