LINGGO
This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
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root word: bait mabait nice, kind mabait na bata good kid Mabait ang bata. The child is well-behaved. Occasionally in conversation, the word sounds like mabaet. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: tugon tutugon will respond tutugon sa malaking hamon na ating hinaharap will respond to the big challenge that we are facing Umaasa akong lahat ng may kinalaman sa pagtaguyod ng kalusugan ng...
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taguyod: tulong, tangkilik taguyod: tangkakal maitaguyod tagapagtaguyod: sponsor, suppporter * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKUNOT
kunot: crease, wrinkle, crinkle nakakunot ang noo with forehead furrowed Bakit nakakunot ang noo mo? Why is your forehead creased? Related Tagalog word: kulubot (wrinkle) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMABILIS
root word: bilis mabilis fast, quick Mabilis ako. I’m fast. Mas mabilis ka. You’re faster. Mas mabilis ang lola ko sa iyo. My grandma is faster than you. Sobrang mabilis uminit ang ulo nila. They are...
View ArticleGAMIT
anumang bagay na gamitin o magagamit; kasangkapan, sangkap, instrumento; paggamit, pagkakagamit gamit use Anong gamit nito? What’s the use of this? gamít used gamitin to use pagkakagamit usage paggamit...
View ArticlePASOK
pagtungo sa loob; pagsisilid; pagtungo sa gawain o trabaho sa paaralan; entra, entrada; tuloy, suot, sulot, lusot pasok entry, admission *pasok work, school mamasukan to have a job papasok incoming...
View ArticleHULYO
buwang sumusunod sa Hunyo, ikapitong buwan ng taon Hulyo = July tag-araw sunny season summer tag-init hot season summer Magkita tayo sa Hulyo. Let’s see each other in July. Kailan sa Hulyo? When in...
View ArticleGAGAMITIN
root word: gamit gagamitin will use Saan mo gagamitin ito? Where will you use this? Gagamitin ko ito sa opisina. I’ll use this at the office. Anong gagamitin mo? What wil you use? Gagamitin ko ang...
View ArticleNAGKAROON
root word: mayroon nagkaroon had; came to have Nagkaroon ako ng sakit. I came to have an illness. Ngakasakit ako. I got sick. Nagkaroon ng pambansang wika. Came to have a national language. Nagkaroon...
View ArticleBALEWALA
Spelling variations include baliwalá, bali wala, bale-wala… balewala of no value baliwalain to disregard Binalewala ng propesor ang aking kontribusyon. The professor made nothing of my contribution....
View ArticleDAKDAK
taktak, baon, tulos ng matulis na bagay sa lupa; tupada, ilegal na sabong; palo ng ulo ng espada, tungkod o kulata ng baril o riple dakdak to chatter nonstop Dakdak nang dakdak… Just going on...
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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 ArticleTALUMPATI
pananalita sa harapan ng maraming tao nang tuluyan talumpati speech, oration, address talumpating panghikayat persuasive speech magtalumpati to give a speech mananalumpati one who gives a speech, a...
View ArticleLUNES
This is from the Spanish word lunes. Lunes Monday Lunes Santo Holy Monday (the Monday before Easter Sunday) sa susunod na Lunes next Monday nakaraang Lunes previous Monday noong nakaraang Lunes last...
View ArticleGIGIL
Gigil refers to the trembling or gritting of the teeth in response to a situation that overwhelms your self-control. It’s been commonly described as an irresistible urge to squeeze something cute. When...
View ArticleKABISOTE
There is the regional Spanish word cabezote, defined as “piedra sin labrar y de buen tamaño empleada en mampostería” (English translation: unbleached stone of good size used in masonry). More likely,...
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This word is from the Spanish barba. balbas beard magpatubo ng balbas to grow a beard Aahitin ko ang balbas ko. I’ll shave off my beard. Inahit ni Pedro ang kanyang sariling balbas. Peter shaved his...
View ArticleMANDIRIGMA
root word: digma digmaan war mandirigma warrior This is a native Tagalog word, in contrast to the more widely used sundalo (soldier), which is Spanish in origin. A movie came out in late 2015 entitled...
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