KUWADERNO
This word is from the Spanish cuaderno. kuwaderno notebook isang simpleng kuwadernoa simple notebook mga kuwaderno notebooks limang kuwaderno five notebooks Sa maliit na kuwadernong ito… In this small...
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root word: lináng lináng farm linangin cultivate, develop lilinangin will cultivate, develop MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lináng: bukid o bukirin na kukultibahin o bubungkalin lináng: pagpapaunlad sa...
View ArticleDROGERIYA
This word is from the Spanish droguería. dro·ge·rí·yapharmacy dro·ge·rí·yadrug store Filipinos often simply use the English term drugstore. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG drogeríya: parmásya parmásya:...
View ArticleMAHAL
The Tagalog word mahal as a noun means ‘love’ but as an adjective it means ‘expensive’ or ‘costly’ or ‘dear.’ mahál, n love mahál, adj expensive Also see tagaloglang.com/love Mahal kita. I love you....
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This word is from the Spanish cañón. kan·yón cannon pambala sa kanyon cannon fodder (useless people) There is also a lily with the scientific name Lilium philippinense that is sometimes called kanyón....
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One of the most basic Tagalog words to learn! salámat thanks When addressing an older person, add po at the end. Salámat po. Thank you. (formal) Maraming salámat. Many thanks. / Thank you very much....
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Kaong is sweet palm fruit, most notably used as an ingredient in haluhalo. It’s the fairly small jellybean-shaped nut or seed of the sugar palm tree, which of course grows in the Philippines....
View ArticleKASARINLAN
root: sarili (meaning: self) The word kalayaan literally means “freedom,” while kasarinlan is a more apt translation for “independence,” yet history, government proclamations, and popular usage have...
View ArticleKULITIS
This is a plant whose leaves are used as vegetable. Its name is also spelled as kolitis in Tagalog. scientific name: Amaranthus spinosus L In English, it’s been called Chinese spinach, pig spinach,...
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root word: ínit (meaning: heat) tag-i·nít tag-inít“hot season” tag-inítsummer The “summer” months in the Philippines are roughly from February to May. In contrast, summer in the United States is in...
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Combination of the two words sali (to join) and pusa (cat). saling-pusà “cat joining in” The term salimpusa is often a friendly reference to someone joining in an activity, despite not really being a...
View ArticleKURIPOT
ku·rí·pot kuripot, adj stingy, miserly kuripot, n a miser Kuripot ka talaga. You’re really stingy. You’re a real miser. Huwag kang kuripot. Don’t be stingy. Huwag kang maging kuripot. Don’t be a miser....
View ArticleMINGMING
Mingming is a non-standard but widely used Tagalog word for “kitten.” It could be from muning or miming (kitty-cat). muning kitten kuting kitten pusa cat maliit na pusa small cat KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticlePASUKAN
root word: pások (to enter) pasukan entry / entryway pasukan start of classes Kailan ang pasukan? When does school start? Kailan ang pasukan ninyo? When does school start for you guys? pasukán (noun),...
View ArticleKASINO
ka·sí·no kasínocasino mga kasínocasinos Ang kasinong ito ay nasa isang gusaling may tatlong palapag. This casino is in a three-storey building. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kasíno: gusali o silid sugalan *...
View ArticleAPAT
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...
View ArticleKAWANGIS
root word: wángis kawángis similar kawángis resembling magkawangis resembling each another kawangis ng Diyos imago Dei image of God MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kawángis: túlad o katúlad Madalas sabihin ng...
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This prefix turns a cardinal number into an ordinal number. apat four ika-apat fourth ika-apat ng Hulyo fourth of July ika-dalawampu ng Agosto twentieth of August ikapito ng Enero seventh of January...
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