KABAG
kabag stomach gas pain kabag flatulence kinabag was afflicted with flatulence Baka kabagin sa katatawa… Might be afflicted with flatulence from laughing utot fart umutot farted nakakabag kabág fruit...
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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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kirot, antak, hapdi; karamdaman sakit pain, illness May sakit ka ba? Are you sick? Anong sakit mo? What are you sick with? May sakit ako. I’m sick. masakit painful, sore Saan masakit? Where does it...
View ArticlePAGBUBUHAY
root word: buhay (“life”) pagbubuhay = way of living = lifestyle pagbubuhay revival = bringing to life pagbubuhay-marangya ostentatious lifestyle pagbubuhay-hari living as a king = royal lifestyle...
View ArticlePARADAHAN
root word: parada, from the Spanish parar paradahan parking lot paradahan a place to park paradahan ng bus bus stop paradahan ng mg dyipni where jeepneys park ipinarada parked, paraded pinarada ang mga...
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root word: tawid (meaning: to cross) táwiran crossing point táwiran crosswalk A place where you cross over a river or a road can be called a táwiran. Ang pangunahing tawiran sa magkabilang pampang ng...
View ArticleBANTULOT
Kahulugan sa Tagalog: atubili, urung-sulong, alanganin, natitigilan, nag-uulik-ulik bantulot hesitant bantulot reluctant nagbabantulot is being hesitant magbantulot to act with doubt nagbantulot,...
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bawat isa sa sangkatauhan tao person Ikaw ay mabuting tao. You are a good person. Tao po. “Person here.” = Knock, knock mga tao people taong marupok fragile person mga taong may damdamin people with...
View ArticleTARHETA
This word is from the Spanish tarjeta. tarheta card tarheta postal postcard Very few people today use this Spanish-derived word. Most Filipinos now simply use the English word as is. Transliterated...
View ArticleEPIKO
Ano ang Epiko? What is an epic? Ang epiko ay tulang pasalaysay na nagsasaad ng kabayanihan ng pangunahing tauhan na nagtataglay ng katangiang nakahihigit sa karaniwang tao na kadalasan siya’y buhat sa...
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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 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 ArticleAGHAM
The Spanish-derived Filipino word for ‘science’ is siyensiya (siyensya). agham science agham pangkompyuter computer science aghambilang, aghambuhay (not in current use) mathematics, biology...
View ArticleMARANGYA
marangya: flamboyant, flashy, ostentatious namumuhay nang marangya: living ostentatiously KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG marangya: magarbo, maringal marangya: palalo, hambog * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePASISIIL
The root word siil by itself is not common at all; however, its conjugated form pasisiil is very familiar to every Filipino because it is one of the words in the national anthem. It is in the second...
View ArticleLINANG
This is a rarely used native Tagalog word, though it does appear in standard dictionaries. lináng farm maglináng to cultivate nilinang cultivated kalinangán cultivation kalinangán civilization...
View ArticlePANGIT
di-maganda, masamang itsura o anyo; di-maayos na kayarian pangit ugly Pangit ba ako? Am I ugly? Pangit ka. You’re ugly. Ang pangit mo! You’re so ugly! Panget ng aso mo… Your dog’s ugly… Pinaka-pangit...
View ArticleAGOSTO
AgostoAugust Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa sa Pilipinas National Language Month in the Philippines Magkita tayo sa Agosto. Let’s see each other in August. Kailan sa Agosto? When in August? sa unang araw ng...
View ArticleNANLULUMO
root word: lumo nanlulumo feeling depressed nanlulumo feeling fatigued Bigla akong nanlumo. I suddenly became depressed. Nanlumo sila sa kanilang nabasa. They became crestfallen at what they read....
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