SUKAB
This is a fairly obscure Tagalog word not commonly used in conversation. sukáb treacherous sukabín pry open an oyster MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sukab: taksil, palamara, lilo, kuhila sukab: traidor /...
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root word: sayáw sa·yá·wan sayáwandance / dancing(noun) sayawang burleskburlesque dance ang sayawang ginanap sa bahay ni Kapitan Tiyago the dance that was held at Captain Tiago’s house KAHULUGAN SA...
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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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from the Spanish word barra baras (metal) bar baras (metal) rod MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG baras: bara o gabilya (ng metal) baras: bahaging pinagsisingkawan sa kabayo o kalabaw MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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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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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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Ang salitang ito ay kolokyal. This word is a colloquialism. kép·yas képyas pussy (vagina) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG képyas: púki (panlabas na organong seksuwal ng babae) keps, pekpek, monay, puday,...
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da·la·wá dalawa two (2) tigalawa two each labing-dalawa = labindalawa twelve dalawang minuto two minutes dalawang tao two persons dalawang aso two dogs dalawang araw two days dalawang daan two hundred...
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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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uno, una i·sá 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...
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ta·mód tamod semen (seminal fluid) tamod sperm cell tamod ng lalaki man’s sperm pagpapalabas ng tamod ejaculation of sperm pagpapaputok ng tamod “explosion” of sperm basang panaginip wet dream Huwag...
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A·gós·to AgostoAugust Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa sa Pilipinas National Language Month in the Philippines Magkita tayo sa Agosto. Let’s see each other in August. Kailan sa Agosto? When in August? sa unang...
View ArticleRILES
This word is from the Spanish carriles. rí·les rí·lesrails Train rails, railroad rails. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ríles: isa sa pares ng bakal na bara na nagsisilbing daanan ng lokomotora at bagon ng...
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bá·kal bakal iron Ang bakod ay gawa sa bakal. The fence is made of iron. yari sa bakal made of iron mina ng bakal iron mine daang-bakal railway, railroad tracks bakalan iron mine, ironworks pusong...
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This is an abbreviation for the word bilang (meaning: number). Blg. No. Halimbawa ng Paggamit: Usage Example: Batas Republika Blg. 7104 = Batas Republika Bilang 7104 Republic Act No. 7104 = Republic...
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This word has various definitions in standard dictionaries. bílang number numero number Ano ang numero? What’s the number? bílang as bílang isang magulang as a parent bílang gamot as medicine adjective...
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Likely a shortened form of pulisya (from the Spanish policía), and influenced by the English. Pulis! Police! pulisya formal word for “police” Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas Philippine National Police...
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root word: wika (language, something uttered) sawikain an idiom sawikain an idiomatic expression Often mistaken for the Tagalog word salawikain (proverb). Mga Halimbawa ng Sawikain Examples of Tagalog...
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This word is ultimately from the French. The Spanish translation is cabaré. ká·ba·rét kábarétcabaret The Filipino pronunciation likely came from a visual transliteration of the English word. Cabaret is...
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