PUSO
Listen to the pronunciation! puso heart taos-puso sincere taos-pusong nagpapasalamat to thank whole-heartedly pusong mamon “a heart as soft as chiffon cake” to be soft-hearted mula sa puso from the...
View ArticleBANGKAROTA
from the Spanish bancarrota bangkarota bankrupt isang bangkarotang sistema a bankrupt system Nabangkarota ang lokal na pamahalaan. The local government went bankrupt. hikahos, hapay (ang puhunan); lugi...
View ArticleBIGAY
pagkakaloob, paggawad; alay, regalo, alaala, handog, dulot bigay to give bigay-hilig indulgence bigay-kaya dowry bigay-alam notice ipagbigay-alam to give notice bigay-sala accusation bigay-todo giving...
View ArticleMALUMAY
root word: lumay malumay soft, gentle, slow, mild This word was coined to describe a weaker accent or emphasis on a syllable of a word. Ang kasalungat ng malumay ay mabilis. The opposite of slow is...
View ArticlePINAKA-
The prefix pinaka- is used to form superlative adjectives. maganda pretty mas maganda prettier pinakamaganda prettiest pinakapangit ugliest pinakamatalino smartest pinakamatalik kong kaibigan my...
View ArticleKALAMAS
This is an obscure Tagalog word. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kalamas: kaaway; kalaban HALIMBAWA NG PAGGAMIT Kalamas ng isang mandarayuhang ang lungkot. root word: lámas lámas: pagpisa o pagdurog sa isang...
View ArticleGALANG
Galang means respect. It is one of the important moral norms in the Filipino value system. Respect the status of each person. It is imperative that a Filipino show respect by keeping his word of honor....
View ArticleASINTADO
This word is from the Spanish asentado. asintádo adjusted asintádo made accurate MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG asintádo: lápat (walang puwang; dikit na dikit) asintádo: mahusay tumudla ng sandata (asintáda...
View ArticleBANYERA
This word is from the Spanish word bañera (meaning: bath tub). banyera bathtub, washtub The word banyera has come to have an extended meaning in Tagalog. Other containers that are not necessarily...
View ArticleTINULINAN
root word: tulin tulinan: race; make go faster tulinan: accelerate; increase in spead present progressive: tinutulinan past tense: tinulinan future tense: tutulinan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMIYERKULES
This word is from the Spanish miercoles. Miyerkules Wednesday Miyerkules ng Abo Ash Wednesday (the Wednesday 40 days before Easter Sunday) Miyerkules Santo Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter...
View ArticleABA
This word has at least two different meanings. Aba! an interjection Aba, siyempre! Well, of course! Oo. Yes. Aba, oo! “Hell, yeah!” The Tagalog exclamation Aba! is also used to express admiration...
View ArticleSINO
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 ArticleSAAN
pagtatanong sa lugar Saan? Where? Saan ang punta mo? Where you going? Saan ka pupunta? Where are you going? Saan ang daan papuntang Maynila? Where is the way to Manila? Saan sila nakatira? Where do...
View ArticleTULA
Ang tula ayon kay Samuel Taylor Coleridge ay ang mga pinakamabuting salita sa kanilang pinakamabuting kaayusan (“the best words in the best order”). The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply...
View ArticleMAGKANO
Magkano? How much? (price, not quantity) Magkano ito? How much is this? Magkano iyan? How much is that? Magkano daw? How much did she say it was? Tanungin mo kung magkano. Ask how much it is. Tinanong...
View ArticleMABAIT
root word: bait mabait nice, kind mabait na bata good kid Mabait ang bata. The child is well-behaved. Magpakabait ka. You be good. Occasionally in conversation, the word sounds like mabaet. * Visit us...
View ArticleLAGALAG
palalibot, layas, libot, palaboy, aligandero, gala; mapaglakbay, mapagbiyahe lagalág wander, rove naglagalag wandered, roved Saan ka naglagalag? Where were you wandering around? Ang Lagalag The Nomad /...
View ArticleLUGMOK
handusay, bulagta, lupaypay, lugami, tumba, lugpo, buwal, lugpo lugmok bedridden state lugmok helplessness lugmok prostate malugmok collapse nalugmok collapsed from exhaustion maglugmok fall down due...
View ArticleBASBAS
basbás: blessing basbasan: to bless binabasbasan: is blessing “Simula sa pagkakaibigan, nauwi sa pagiging magkasintahan… at ngayon… sakramento ng kasal.” basbas: bendisyon, pagpapala basbas: patawad,...
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