YURAK
yurak / yurakan: apakan, yapakan, tapakan, tuntungan yurak: pawalang-halaga ang karapatan ng iba * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is a less commonly used synonym for the Filipino word lisa. kuyumad: louse mga kuyumad: lice MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kuyumad: lisa kuyumad: anak ng kuto * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is not a commonly used word in contemporary Philippine society. kuyukót: coccyx MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kuyukot: puil kuyukot: pinakadulo ng gulugod * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is from the Spanish virtud (meaning: virtue, power, ability). It is rarely used in Filipino conversation, if at all. There may be a few texts in which it can be seen, particularly from the...
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uno, una isa one (1) isang taon one year isang linggo one week isang buwan one month isang kamay one hand isang daan = sandaan one hundred isang libo = sanlibo one thousand isang tao lamang just one...
View ArticleMAUNA
root word: una mauna to go first Mauna ka na. You go first. (casual) Mauna na po kayo. (to older or many people) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: una manguna to lead Ang nais manguna ay dapat magpahuli. Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last. (Biblical verse in Mark 9:35) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBAKIT
Ano ang dahilan? bakit why Bakit ako? Why me? Bakit ito? Why this? Bakit kaya? I wonder why… Bakit Kita Mahal Why I Love You Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal Why I Love You a Lot Bakit ako mahihiya? Why would...
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root word: hina mahina weak mahina ang kapit weak grasp mahina ang loob “weak inside” = a coward mahina ang tuhod “weak-kneed” = having a frail body Mahina na ang tuhod ni Lolo. Grandfather is...
View ArticlePAGKAKÁTAÓN
root word: taón pagkakátaón chance, opportunity magandang pagkakátaón good opportunity Isa itong magandang pagkakátaón. This is a good opportunity. Bigyan mo ako ng pagkakátaón. Give me a chance....
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tahanan, tirahan, residensiya, tuluyan; gusali, kasa, edipisyo bahay, noun house, home, residence bahay ko my house, my home bahay namin our house (ours, not yours) bahay natin our house (yours and...
View ArticleWIKA
Mga may kaugnayang salita: lengguawahe, salita; sabi, badya, saysay; idyoma, diyalekto wika language sa wikang Ingles in the English language inang wika mother tongue patay na wika dead language...
View ArticleKAPIT
hawak sa kamay, tangan, taban; dikit kapit hold, grasp Kumapit ka. Hold on (to something). Kumapit ka sa akin. Hold on to me. kapit-bahay (“adjacent house”) = neighbor mangangapit-bahay to go...
View ArticleMARTES
This word is from the Spanish 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...
View ArticleLINGGO
This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
View ArticleBAKWIT
This slang word is from the English “evacuate.” Nagbakwit sila. They “evacuated.” They fled, left the area. This is often used when the evacuation is due to a natural disaster or by some armed...
View ArticleLUNES
This is 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...
View ArticleLENGGWAHE
This Filipino word is from the Spanish lenguaje. ikalawang lenggwahe second language ikatlong lenggwahe third language Matuto ng ikalawang lenggwahe. Learn a second language. Ano ang mga lenggwaheng...
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The Tagalog word ang is often translated as ‘the’ but it does not always have an English translation. ang bituin the star ang kabayo the horse ang mga dokumento the documents ang gusto ko what I want...
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