MADIWARA
root word: diwara madiwara prying, nosy madiwara attentive to details KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG diwara: gigi, ligoy madiwara: mausisa Nakilala ko rito ang aking sarili, namamangha bilang mag-aaral sa...
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root word: paliwanag, liwanag paliwanagan explaining (to one another) paliwanagan clarify “give light to” Paliwanagan mo ako sa aking mga kamalian. Explain to me my mistakes. * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
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root word: saling This is not a commonly used word in conversation. Filipino students encounter it as the Tagalog translation of the title of Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere, which has been...
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root word: riwasa mariwasa well-off, well-to-do, prosperous mariwasang pamumuhay wealthy lifestyle The more common Tagalog word for “rich” is mayaman. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mariwasa: masagana sa...
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root word: laki (to grow) kinalakihan grew up with/in mga paniniwalang nanggaling sa pamilyang kinalakihan beliefs from the family one grew up in Tagalog ang siyang wikang kinalakihan ko. Tagalog is...
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This is not a commonly used word at all. uldog: pari (priest) uldog: kasama sa orden (member of a religious order) For some reason, uldóg had also become slang in some circles for “stupid.” * Visit us...
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root word: dating (reach, arrive) dumating to arrive, come dumating arrived, came Kailan sila darating? When will they arrive? Darating sila bukas. They’ll be arriving tomorrow. Kailan darating ang...
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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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root word: yagpag 1. flap; move the wings up and down 2. inflate; puff out yagpag / payagpag: pagwagwag ng pakpak ng manok upang maalis ang tubig o alikabok sa katawan o upang ipakilala ang tagumpay sa...
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norte, kasalungat ng timog hilaga north Hilagang Asya North Asia Hilagang Amerika North America Hilagang Aprika North Africa hilagang-silangan northeast hilagang-kanluran northwest * Visit us here at...
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panangis, malakas na iyak na may kasamang daing taghóy lament managhoy to lament tumataghoy is lamenting panaghoy lamentation Pakinggan mo, hirang, ang taghoy ng puso ko. Listen, dear, to the lament of...
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tawas alum Alum refers to a chemical compound whose name is often given as potassium aluminum sulfate. It is a crystalline substance that can be colorless or white. Filipinos use tawas in doing laundry...
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anas, lihim na usapan bulóng murmur, whisper Malakas ang bulóng sa sigaw. A whisper is louder than yelling. ibulóng nang malakas whisper loudly = expose a secret Ibulóng mo sa akin. Whisper it to me....
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Panotsa, Panutsa, Panocha? These words are used to refer to different things in various regions of the country, but the Philippine government now translates panocha as a class of muscovado sugar. In...
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bugá: belch; spout; puff ibugá: to expel, drive out with force MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG buga: luwa, lura buga: hihip, singasing buga: isang uri ng laro na ginagamitan ng holen o kalumbibit buga: sa...
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kagat ng ahas, sagpang; tuka tuklaw snakebite Tinuklaw ako ng ahas. A snake bit me. kontra-tuklaw “against snakebite” = antivenom = snakebite prevention Namatay ang bata sa tuklaw ng ahas. The child...
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The word ninyo is what grammarians call a “genitive pronoun.” It works like a plural version of mo (‘you’). Talking to one person: Anong ginagawa mo? What are you doing? Talking to two or more persons:...
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This word is from the Spanish pizarra (meaning: board). pisara blackboard, chalkboard pisarang malaki large chalkboard tsokbord chalkboard blakbord blackboard tisa chalk yeso chalk tsok chalk Ang...
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The Tagalog word po is added to sentences in order to show respect to older people. Salamat. Thanks. Salamat po. Thank you. Tuloy ka. Enter. Tuloy po kayo. Please come in. Ako. Me. Ako po. Me, sir. Oo....
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