KASAMA
root word: sama, meaning ‘to go with’ kasama companion kasama mo with you kasama sa bahay companion at home Kasama ko siya. He/She is with me. Kasama mo ba sila? Are you with them? Sinong kasama mo?...
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root word: batay meaning “based on” bátáyan ground, basis, cause batayán standard, criterion batayang kurikulum standard curriculum batayang batas standard law batayan ng wastong nutrisyon basis of...
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from the Spanish canta kantá to sing kanta song The native Tagalog word for ‘song’ and ‘to sing’ is awit. Kumanta sila. = Umawit sila. They sang. Kumanta tayo. Let’s sing. Marunong akong kumanta. I...
View ArticlePANGGIGILALAS
root word: gilalas gilalas amazement, astonishment gilalas marvel, wonderment panggigilalas astonishment labis na pagtataka, sorpresa, kamangha-mangha, nabigla, natakot Subalit masdan, sa kanilang...
View ArticleBAPOR
from the Spanish vapor bapor a ship, originally a steamship Sumakay kami ng bapor. We rode on a ship. Ang laki ng bapor! The ship is so big! kasinglaki ng bapor as big as a ship The other commonly used...
View ArticleDULÂ
Ang dula ay akdang pampanitikan na nahahati sa ilang yugto kung saan ang bawat yugto ay maraming eksena. A play is a literary work that is divided into acts in which each act has many scenes. dulà play...
View ArticleDALAWIN
root word: dalaw dalaw visit Dalawin mo ako. Visit me. Ayaw mo ba akong dalawan? Don’t you want to visit me? Dalawin mo sila. Visit them. Dinalaw mo ba sila? Did you visit them? Hindi ko sila...
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balana anyone, anybody As a pronoun, the Tagalog word balana is not commonly used by itself in Filipino conversation. It is however frequently encountered by students of Philippine schools in its...
View ArticlePIGSA
pigsa a boil on the skin, carbuncle pigsa sa singit a boil in the groin area pigsa sa kilikili a furuncle in the armpit dambuhalang pigsa gigantic boil Boils are bacterial infections of hair...
View ArticleBAYUGO
This is a very obscure word that is rarely heard in contemporary Filipino conversations. Standard dictionaries give several meanings for it. bayugo kneecap bayugo fruit or seed of the gugò tree bayugo...
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batay based on, by, with batay sa relihiyon based on religion batay sa katotohanan based on truth ibatay to base on Ibatay sa katotohanan ang ating mga paniniwala. Base our beliefs on the truth....
View ArticleDAGDAG
dagdág extension, increase, addition May dagdág. Has something extra. Magkano ang dagdág? How much is the added price? Dagdág Kaalaman Additional Information Dagdagan mo pa. Add more. Dagdagan mo ng...
View ArticlePERO
from Spanish pero but mabuti pero salbahe good but naughty Gusto ko, pero natatakot ako. I want to, but I’m scared. Mahal kita, pero hindi ako tanga. I love you, but I’m not stupid. The native Tagalog...
View ArticleBISYO
from the Spanish vicio bisyo vice, bad habit Ang paninigarilyo ay isang bisyo. Smoking is a vice. Ang pag-inom ng alak ay bisyo. Drinking liquor is a bad habit. Anu-ano ang mga bisyo ng tao? What are...
View ArticleUGAT
This word has at least two meanings. ugat root, origin ugat ng puno tree root Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo (title of music album) One Origin, One Blood kaugat sharing the same root mag-ugat to grow roots...
View ArticleAWIT
awit song awitin common songs awiting bayan folk song, folksong umawit to sing awitan, n song contest awitan, v to sing to someone Awitan mo ako. Sing to me. Inawitan nila ako. They sang to me....
View ArticleHINGA
hinga breath paghinga respiration hininga what was breathed out = breath Ang baho ng hininga mo! Your breath stinks! Humihinga pa ba iyan? Is it still breathing? Humihinga pa rin. Still breathing....
View ArticlePANITIKAN
root word: titik, meaning ‘letter’ panitik the ability to write panitikan literature Filipinos also use the Spanish-derived word literatura. Panitikang Filipino sa Modernong Panahon Filipino Literature...
View ArticleCALAMANSI / KALAMANSI
Calamansi (spelled kalamansi in native Tagalog orthography) is a small, very round citrus fruit that’s ubiquitous in the Philippines. The fruits are often used when the thin rind is still green on the...
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walis-tingting native Filipino broom made from palm leaf midribs tingting midrib of a palm leaf The midribs of palm leaves are dried and then bundled together to make a traditional Filipino walis...
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