BUWISIT
Spelling variations: bwisit, buisit, busit, buset, bwesit, buwiset buwisit a nuisance The Tagalog word buwisit comes from the Fukien Chinese phrase “bo ui sit” which means no clothes or food. This...
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biglang urong, ilag o igtad udlót sudden stop udlót sudden drawing back udlót sudden withdrawal naudlot to be suddenly stopped Naudlot ang magandang daloy ng kuwento. The story’s beautiful flow was...
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This word is from the Spanish muerto (meaning: “dead”). multó ghost May multó sa bahay. There’s a ghost in the house. mga kwentong multo ghost stories Mga Kwentong Katatakutan Horror Stories...
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This word is from the Spanish verb acusar. akusahan to accused inakusahan accused (someone) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG akusahan: ipagsumbong, isuplong, isumbong akusahan: (sa hukuman) idemanda,...
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sapi, kabit, dagdag lapi affix gitlapi infix hulapi suffix unlapi prefix lapian to attach, fasten, join lapi political party lumapi to join a political party The more common Filipino word for...
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root word: yakap Yakapin mo ako. Hug me. Yakapin mo ako. Embrace me. Huwag mo akong yakapin. Don’t hug me. Yakapin mo ang bata. Embrace the child. Yakapin mo ang bawat sandali. Embrace every moment. *...
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root word: lapi lapi affix gitlapi infix hulapi suffix unlapi prefix Ano ang unlapi? What is a prefix? Ang unlapi ay kung nasa unahan ng salita ang lapi. A prefix is when the affix is in front of the...
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The Tagalog word meron is a shortened version of mayroon. It means “there is…” or “to have…” Meron akong sikreto. I have a secret. Meron sila. They have. Meron silang kotse. They have a car. Merong...
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Non-standard slang: tomguts, tom jones gutom hunger gutóm hungry Gutóm ka ba? Are you hungry? Hindi ako gutóm. I’m not hungry. Nagugutom na ako. I’m starving already. Ginutom nila ako. They starved me....
View ArticleLAMUKOT
This is not such a common Tagalog word. lamukot fruit pulp lamukot fleshy part around the seed Sa botaniya, ito ay bagahing laman ng prutas na nakadikit sa buto, tulad ng mangga. For example, the...
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root word: gamot, meaning ‘medicine’ or ‘treatment’ manggagamot doctor manggagamot ng hayop doctor of animals When referring to a modern doctor, most Filipinos will simply say: duktor / doktor doctor...
View ArticleCALAMANSI / KALAMANSI
Calamansi (spelled kalamansi in native Tagalog orthography) is a small, very round citrus fruit that’s ubiquitous in the Philippines. The fruits are often used when the thin rind is still green on the...
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The native Tagalog word for “doctor” is manggagamot but Filipinos commonly use duktor… because it only takes two syllables to say. Dok Doc Tanungin mo kay Dok. Ask Doc. Tanungin mo ang duktor. Ask the...
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rito, dini, rini dito here dumito, v to be here pumarito, v to come here pagparito, n coming here narito, adj here Narito si Lola. Grandma is here. Dito ko inilibing and aso ko. Here is where I buried...
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hapít: tight fitting, tense, taut MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hapit: pitis, kapit, lapat, plastado, dikit na dikit, ipit na ipit, makipot, batak na batak * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root words: gitna (middle) + lapi lapi affix gitlapi infix hulapi suffix unlapi prefix Halimbawa ng paggamit ng gitlapi Sa salitang kumain, ang salitang ugat ay kain at ang gitlapi ay ang -um na...
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salitang nag-uusisa kung ano ang ngalan ng taong ibig makilala sino who Sino ako? Who am I? Sino iyan? Who’s that? Sino ka? Who are you? Sino siya? Who is he/she? Sino ang may sala? Who is the guilty...
View ArticleKUMPITENSIYA
This word is from the Spanish competencia. kumpitensya competition The Spanish word for ‘competence’ is also competencia/ Mahina ang ugnayan ng mga akademiko sa iba’t ibang institusyon dahil malakas na...
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dildíl, idildíl: to insist, press magdildíl ng asín: literally, to press salt magdildíl ng asín: idiomatically, to live a wretched life MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dildil: pagsimot, paghidhid dildil:...
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ihít, pag-iihít: fit, convulsion (of laufhter, anger or sadness) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ihit: sidhi, silakbo, kombulsiyon (ng pag-iyak, tawa o galit) ihit: sunud-sunod na masasal na pag-ubo * Visit...
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