NAKASAAD
root word: saad nakasaad: nakapahayag, nakasabi nakasaad: is stated * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSAAD
pronounced SAH-AHD saad: pahayag, wika, sabi, pakli saad: statement, stated * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePAGNASA
root word: nasa pagnasa yearning mapagnasa prone to yearning pagnanasa yearning * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBAGKOS
current standard spelling: bagkus bagkus even more, on the contrary Dapat ay kinampihan mo ako, bagkus tumawa ka pa. You should’ve come to my side; instead, you even laughed. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleHUWES
This is from the Spanish word juez. huwes judge kasal sa huwes civil wedding, as opposed to a church wedding kasal sa huwes wedding officiated by a judge, not a priest kasal sa huwes civil marriage A...
View ArticleKATINIG
root word: tinig (sound) katinig consonant mga katinig consonants tunog sound A consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. A vowel is a sound...
View ArticleANGKAS
angkas: pagsama o pagsampa sa isang saksakyan angkas: sort of like ridesharing angkas: getting onto a vehicle driven by someone else… used to refer most often to motorcycles Today in Metro Manla, there...
View ArticleSINRIKIT
sinrikit: kasing-rikit sinrikit: of the same level of beauty (as) Sinrikit nitong hiyas ng gasangan ang iyong mga luha nang tinanong ka ng ating guro sa Rizal kung ano ang masasabi mo sa tulang “Sa mga...
View ArticlePURITANO
This word is from the Spanish language. puritano puritan Mga Puritano Puritans Ang Mga Puritano The Puritans Puritano ang tawag sa isang grupo ng Protestante (mga Kristiyano na hindi Katoliko) na...
View ArticleHUWEBES
This is from the Spanish word jueves. It is sometimes spelled as Hwebes. HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday...
View ArticlePANG-URI
Misspelling without a hyphen: panguri pang-uri adjective Ano ang pang-uri? What is an adjective? Ang pang-uri ay nagbibigay-turing sa pangngalan o panghalip. An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun....
View ArticleSAGIMPOT
This is a very old Tagalog word. sagimpot: speed of a flying bird KAHULUGAN SA WIKANG TAGALOG sagimpot: bilis ng ibon sa paglipad spelling variations: saguimpot, nasasaguisaguimpot, nasasagisagimpot *...
View ArticleKALIWA
kabaligtaran ng kanan kaliwa left kaliwa’t kanan left and right kaliwang kamay left hand nasa kaliwa is on the left kaliwain use the left hand, to double cross mangaliwa to double cross, to be...
View ArticleKANAN
kabaligtaran o kasalungat ng kaliwa kanan right (opposite of left) kanang kamay right hand ibabang kanan lower right Kumanan ka. Go right. Pumakanan siya. He/She went right. paikot sa kanan “turning...
View ArticleSALIMPUSA
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 ArticleSA
The Tagalog word sa is a preposition that can mean to, at, in, for or on, depending on the context. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTINIG
boses, tunog, tingig, huni tinig voice Ako’y munting tinig I am but a small voice katinig consonant patinig vowel pantinig vocal palatinigan phonetics talatinigan written record of sounds =...
View ArticleBALIWAG
baliwag: mahirap unawain, mahirap intindihin baliwag: malalim, napakatindi, grabe, napakalaki, masidhi * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBALISONG
balisong: lanseta, kortapluma balisong: lansetang Batangas * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View Article