SAYO
You will not find this in standard dictionaries. This “word” is actually two words — sa + iyo (to you). It’s more frequently shortened as sayo on social media and in text messages. Para sayo to. Para...
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primera, primero, namamandera, pinakamaaga una first, primary, chief una sa lahat first of all una sa listahan first on the list Ikaw ang una sa listahan ko. You’re first on my list. kauna-unahan the...
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This word is Chinese in origin. Ditse is used to refer to one’s second oldest sister. ditse: tawag sa pangalawang matandang kapatid na babae. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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hayop sa bahay na nanghuhuli ng daga pusa cat mga pusa cats pusang itim black cat itim na pusa black cat maiitim na pusa black cats pusang maiitim black cats pusang malaki large cat malaking pusa large...
View ArticleIPRINOKLAMA
This word is from the Spanish proclamar. iprinoklama proclaimed Nanalo ngunit hindi iprinoklamang panalo. Won but was not declared the winner. Nanalo si Ana ngunit hindi iprinoklamang panalo. Ana won...
View ArticleIBA
bago, magkaiba, iba-iba- di-katulad, di-kaparis, sari-sari iba other, another, different, else mga iba others ibahin to make different, alter, revise iba’t-iba different, various ikaiba to...
View ArticleDUHAGI
duhagi: api, dusta, lupig sawi, ayop Tunay manding sa palad ko’y siyang tanging nagsasabing ikaw, aking paraluma’y di na sa aking sarili; ikaw ngayon ay iba na’t may iba nang kinakasi, at akong naging...
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This word has different meanings, a few of which can be differentiated by accented syllable. salo: eating together saló: catch (a ball) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG salo: sabay o sama-samang pagkain salo:...
View ArticleBARAKO
Likely from the Latin-American Spanish word barraco, meaning “boar” barako: bulugan (breeding boar) barako: lalaking-lalaki (very manly) barako: a species of cofee native to the Philippines,...
View ArticleKUMARIPAS
root word: karipas kumaripas: to run away very fast due to fear karipas: mabilis na pagtakbo dahil sa takot kumaripas… humagibis Kumaripas sila nang makita ang ahas. They bolted in fear when they saw...
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root word: gara magara elegant, dashing magarang damit elegant clothing magarang bahay elegant house magagarang bahay elegant houses Sa pag-iisip ni Filemon ay maliwanag na nakalarawan ang isang...
View ArticleDULOG
dumulog, dumalo, humarap, magharap, maghain, sumipot, magpakita dulog attendance dulog recourse, resort dulungan to resort to dulungan have recourse to dulungan to appear before dumulog to turn to for...
View ArticleSILONG
makisilong: to take shelter with others MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG silong: ilalim o ibaba ng bahay silong, sumilong: lumagay na lilim so sa lugar na hindi maiinitan o mauulanan silong: sungyaw,...
View ArticleGASOLINA
This word is from the Spanish language. gasolina gas, gasoline gasolinahan gas station Dagdagan mo pa ng gas. Add more gas (to it). de-gasolina runs on gasoline de-gasolinang sasakyan gasoline-powered...
View ArticleTIGÁNG
tuyo, tuyot, tantang, ngalirang, tigam tigáng dry, parched tigáng barren A more common Tagalog word that means ‘dry’ is tuyô. Kasingkahulugan ng tigang? Synonym for parched? Tuyong-tuyo. Very dry. The...
View ArticleKUTAD
This is an archaic word that is not common in Filipino conversation. kutad barrenness, especially of land sa kutad kong pag-iisip in my barren thinking sa mga kutad na isip ng kabataan in the barren...
View ArticleTINGNAN
root word: tingin tingnan look at Tingnan mo ako. Look at me. Huwag mo akong tingnan. Don’t look at me. Tingnan mo ito. Look at this. Tingnan mo ang iyong palad. Look at the palm of your hand. Anong...
View ArticleTILAMSIK
Ano ang ibig sabihin ng salitang ito? What does this word mean? tilamsik splash tumilamsik to splash, spatter Ang dugo’y nagtilamsik. The blood spattered. mga alipatong tumilamsik (red-hot) embers that...
View ArticleGUSALI
bilding, edipisyo, malaking bahay na kongreto gusali building gusali structure mga gusali buildings sa loob ng nasunog na gusali inside the burnt building mataas na gusali tall building Ano ang...
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