ATSWETE
Also spelled achuete or atsuete in the Filipino language. From the Spanish achiote. atswete annatto Called “lipstick tree” in other parts of the world. Scientific name: Bixa orellana Achuete seeds...
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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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root word: pili pinili chose, selected Pinili ko ito. I chose this. Pinili nila ako. They selected me. Paano pinili ang labindalawang hayop? How were the twelve animals chosen? * Visit us here at...
View ArticlePANG-ABAY
Ano ang pang-abay? What is an adverb? Ang pang-abay ay bahagi ng pananalita na nagbibigay-turing sa pandiwa. An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb. Mga Uri ng Pang-Abay Kinds of Adverbs...
View ArticleMAKIALAM
root word: alam makialam to meddle, to interfere Huwag kang makialam. Don’t interfere. pakialamero / pakialamera meddlesome, a meddler Pakialamero talaga siya! He/She is always getting into other...
View ArticleBALAGTASAN
balagtasan poetic joust balagtasan poetical debate isang pagtatalo sa pamamagitan ng pagtutula a debate by means of reciting poetic verses And salitang “balagtasan” ay nagmula sa orihinal na apelyido...
View ArticleSAKNONG
saknong stanza of a poem taludtod line in a poem May ilang saknong ang tulang ito? How many stanzas does this poem have? Ano ang saknong? What is a stanza? Ang saknong ay grupo ng mga salita sa loob ng...
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parirala phrase Ano ang parirala? What is a phrase? Ang parirala ay lipon ng mga salita na walang diwa. A phrase is a group of words having no meaning. Ang parirala ay parang putol na pangungusap. A...
View ArticleTO
The Tagalog word ‘to is short for ito, meaning ‘this.’ Ano ito? What is this? Ano ‘to? What’s this? Another form of this word: ‘tong, short for itong. Isa itong hayop. This is an animal. Isa ‘tong...
View ArticleMALALIM
root word: lalim (depth) malalim deep malalim na balon deep well balong malalim deep well malalim na sugat deep wound malalim ang bulsa to have deep pockets Malalim ang baha. The flooding is deep....
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from the Mexican Spanish word palenque palengke a traditional marketplace, especially a wet market mamalengke to go shopping in a wet market Namalengke ako. I went shopping at a wet market....
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salamat thanks When addressing an older person, add po at the end. Salamat po. Thank you. (formal) Maraming salamat. Many thanks. / Thank you very much. Maraming salamat po. Thank you very much....
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View ArticleTANGGAPAN
root word: tanggap (to receive) tanggapan office mga panrehiyong tanggapan regional offices tanggapang panlegal legal office Tanggapang Panligal ng Katutubong Pilipino Legal Assistance Center For...
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tanggirefusal, denial, negation patangginegative tanggihanto refuse, reject, deny, negate tumanggi refused Tumanggi akong sumagot.I refused to answer pagtanggirefusal, denial ang kanilang pagtanggi na...
View ArticleLOLO
lolo grandfather ang lolo the grandfather ang lolo ko = ang aking lolo my grandfather si Lolo Grandpa May sakit si Lolo. Grandpa is sick. Mahal ko ang lolo ko. I love my grandfather. Mahal kita, Lolo....
View ArticleKE
from the Spanish que ke whether Ke kumain ka o hindi, wala akong pakialam. Whether you eat or not, I don’t care. Ke pumunta sila o hindi, tuloy pa rin ang paligsahan. Whether they go or not, the...
View ArticleINUTIL
from the Spanish inútil inutil useless, worthless Filipinos use this to express serious frustration at a person. Inutil ka! You’re frickin’ useless! Napaka-inutil mo talaga! You’re really so friggin’...
View ArticleKAPAMPANGAN
Kapampangan = Capampan͠gan referring to the language and people of Pampanga province also known as Pampango or Pampangueño a woman from Pampanga is called a Pampangueña Kapampangan ka ba? Are you a...
View ArticleALITUNTUNIN
root word: tuntón tuntón tracing the path of tuntón tracing the source / origin tuntón giving guidance at the start tuntunin rule, principle alituntunin * guideline alituntunin bylaw, ordinance,...
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