SAYANG
himutok dahil sa pagkawala; bulalas ng damdamin dahil sa paghihinayang sa halimbawa’y nawala sayang waste Sayang! What a waste! Huwag mong sayangin ang pera. Don’t waste the money. Sinayang nila ang...
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root word: kulit makulit importunate, pesky makulit: persistent to the point of annoyance makulit : used to describe someone who nags in a childish way makulit na bata a child who keeps bothering you...
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This is an acronym that Philippine media outlets use as shorthand for “Vice Mayor” particularly in headlines and in tweets. VM was seen by many Filipino social-media users on July 31st, 2017, during...
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pulburon Fondly known as “Filipino crack” to young FilAms, polvoron is a sweet molded treat whose basic ingredients are toasted flour, margarine or butter, sugar and powdered milk. Polvoron now comes...
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This word is reportedly Chinese in origin. hipag: kapatid na babae ng asawa hipag: the sister of one’s spouse hipag: sister in law kapatid: sibling kapatid na babae: sister asawa: spouse (husband or...
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musa, reyna, paraluman, diwata; diyosa, babaing may dugong-bughaw lakambini muse Kapatiran ng mga Lakambining Maybahay Sisterhood of Nurturing Chieftains lakambining biniyayaan ng di-matingkalang...
View ArticleBIYERNES
This word is from the Spanish viernes. Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday...
View ArticleLIKÓD
kasalungat ng harap, kabila, dakong hulihan; gulugod (spine) likód back Masakit ang likód ko. My back hurts. likód behind sa likód ng himala behind the miracle sa likód ng kamera behind the camera Nasa...
View ArticleTALASARILI
root words: tala (record) + sarili (self) talasarili diary This is a word coined by those who are looking for a “native” Tagalog equivalent for the English word. Most Filipinos will not be able to...
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KASABIHAN Ang isda nahuhuli sa sariling bibig. A fish is caught by its own mouth. sarili self ang aking sarili my own self Pinalakpakan ko ang aking sarili. I applauded myself. kasarinlan independence,...
View ArticleBUKAS
There are at least two meanings for this word, differentiated by the accent on the syllable. bukas tomorrow (adverb) bukás open (adjective) bukas tomorrow (adverb) Aalis ako bukas. I’m leaving...
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This is from the Spanish word sábado. Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night...
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kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
View ArticleLINGGO
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...
View ArticleKINWESTYON
This is from the English word “question.” Kinwestyon nila ang motibo ng babae. They questioned the woman’s motives. spelling variations: kinuwestyon, kinuwestiyon * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKABAN
This word has at least two distinct definitions in the dictionary. kabán: chest for clothes kabán: dry measure of 25 gantas (estimated to be about 50 to 75 kilograms) You will offer hear the phrase...
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kubli; pagliligpit ng bagay upang di makita; kanlong, lingid, di-lantad tagò hide magtagò to hide Saan ka nagtagò? Where did you hide? taguán hiding place taguán hide and seek nakatago hidden tagong...
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This Filipino word is from the Fookien Chinese a-tsì (“eldest sister”). ate older sister ang ate ko my older sister ang aking ate my older sister ang ate mo your older sister ang iyong ate your older...
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root word: ayos (order) maayos orderly maayos not messy Ibalik nang maayos ang mga gamit. Return the things properly. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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Two common uses for the word na. na, adv now, already This Tagalog word is used more often than ‘now’ and ‘already’ in English. It’s in almost every other Tagalog sentence that’s uttered in...
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