KAPALALUAN
kapalaluan haughtiness, pride Kapalaluan at kahambugan ay aking kinamumuhian. Pride and arrogance are what I hate. (Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 13) Ang kasalungat na salita ng kapalaluan ay...
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from the Spanish sorbete, meaning sorbet or sherbet sorbetes local ice cream sorbetero a man who sells ice cream Mamang Sorbetero (Mister Ice-Cream Man) is the title of a popular Tagalog song in...
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from the Spanish diptonggo diphthong Ang mga diptonggo ng Filipino ay iw, iy, ey, ay, aw, oy at uy. Ito ay tumutukoy sa pinagsamang tunog ng isang patinig (a,e,i,o,u) at isang malapatinig (w,y) sa...
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takot fear May takot ako sa Diyos. I am God-fearing. takót scared, fearful Takót ako sa tubig. I’m afraid of water. Takót akong mag-isa. I’m afraid to be alone. matakot to be afraid Huwag kang matakot....
View ArticleAPAT
apat four apat na piraso four pieces labing-apat fourteen apatnapu forty apat na daan four hundred apat na libo four thousand apat na milyon four million apat na dosena four dozen apat na alas four...
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Oo. Yes. Maganda ba ako? Am I pretty? Oo, maganda ka. Yes, you’re pretty. Mainit ba sa Pilipinas? Is it hot in the Philippines? Oo, ang init talaga. Yes, it’s really hot. Sasama ka ba sa kanila? Are...
View ArticleBIGOTE
from Spanish bigote mustache mahabang bigote long mustache lalaking may bigote man with a mustache May bigote ang babae. The woman has a mustache. Makapal ang bigote niya. His mustache is thick. Ahitin...
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mapa- (prefix used to form potentive causative verbs) + lakí mapalaki be able to make larger para mapalaki ang negosyo in order to make the business larger upang mapalaki ang munting bahay in order to...
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The Tagalog word araw has at least two meanings. araw sun Mainit ang araw. The sun is hot. ang araw at ang buwan the sun and the moon maaraw sunny madaling-araw dawn, daybreak magpaaraw to place...
View ArticleDAHON
dahon leaf mga dahon leaves dahon ng saging banana leaf dahon ng laurel bay leaf dahon ng bayabas guava leaves Tayo’y mga dahon. We are leaves. maglaga ng mga dahon to boil leaves * Visit us here at...
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root word: init (heat) mainit hot magpainit to warm oneself mainit ang ulo hot-headed, quick to anger Mainit ang panahon. The weather’s hot. mainit na babae hot woman mainit na tubig hot water mainit...
View ArticleHARAYA
Not a word commonly used in conversation. harayà imagination harayà vision, illusion harayà imagery The Tagalog haraya (imagination) could be taken to correspond with the Sanskrit hrdaya (mind). Haraya...
View ArticleLUGAW
lugaw gruel, rice porridge, congee The Tagalog word lugaw is Chinese in origin. Lugaw is a Filipino dish traditionally thought of a soft food for sick people. But lugaw is enjoyed for breakfast, as a...
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‘yo is short for iyo Sa ‘ yo ang librong ito. Sa iyo ang librong ito. This book is yours. Sa ‘yo ba ang lapis? Sa iyo ba ang lapis? Is the pencil yours? Ayoko sa iyo. Ayoko sa ‘yo. I don’t like you....
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isaw animal’s small intestine isaw ng manok chicken intestines Popular street food in the Philippines: chicken intestines skewered on a thin stick, usually made of bamboo. Because of how the intestine...
View ArticleMALAMBING
root word: lambing malambing affectionate (caring in words too, but mostly touchy-feely) malambing sweet and warm in caressing, shows fondness and tenderness Malambing ang pusa. The cat is...
View ArticleANLUWAGE
Most Filipinos prefer to use the Spanish-derived word karpintero. anluwage carpenter lalakeng anluwage male carpenter anluwageng gumagawa ng muwebles carpenter who makes furniture A skilled worker who...
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Native Tagalog word for “million.” Very obscure. Rarely used. The more widely used Filipino word for “million” is milyon. isang milyon one million dalawang milyon two million ángaw million ángaw...
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angkan family, clan, group kaangkan of the same family clan ang kanilang angkan their tribe talaangkanan family tree talaangkanan list of descendants Kahulugan sa Tagalog: pamilya, kamag-anak Mula sa...
View ArticlePAMAYANAN
pamayanan community isang pangkat ng nag-uugnayang mga tao a group of people who interact yaman ng pamayanan community wealth mga yaman ng pamayanan riches of the community lingkod pamayanan community...
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