SUNGGAB
nakasunggab sunggáb snatch, seize sunggab pounce sinunggaban ng mga tao was pounced on by people sinunggaban ang pagkakataon jumped on the chance sinunggaban ang pagkakataon seized the opportunity...
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The Tagalog prefix mag- is used to verbalize nouns. You can translate it as ‘do’ in most cases, but the meaning depends on the context. This is very useful because you can put it in front of English...
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root word: húnos MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG húnospagpapalit ng balát, kaliskis, o balahibo ng hayop, isda, o ibon húnos: pagbabagong loob hinunos: nagbago, nag-alis, nagbalat hinunos ang espada * Visit...
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Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) was on March 1st, 2017. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is from the Spanish febrero. Pebrero February buwan ng Pebrero month of February ika-14 ng Pebrero 14th of February Araw ng mga Puso Day of Hearts Maligayang Araw ng mga Puso! Happy Day of...
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This is from the Spanish word diluvio. delubyo large flood, deluge Ang Delubyong Darating The Coming Flood ang darating na delubyo the flood that’s coming mala-delubyong kalamidad flood-like calamity...
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root word: mahal buwan ng pagmamahalan month of love Ang Pebrero ay buwan ng pagmamahalan. February is the month of loving (one another). buwan ng pag-ibig month of (romantic) love * Visit us here at...
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Misspelling: nuon noon then, at that time Noong Miyerkules That Wednesday = Last Wednesday Walang mansanas noon sa Pilipinas. There were no apples in the Philippines then. Kapitbahay ko noon si Kobe....
View ArticleMAHALUMIGMIG
halumigmig: umido, lamig na mamasamasa mahalumigmig humid, damp ang mahalumigmig na simoy ng hangin the damp wind breeze naghahalumigmig sa pagkalantad sa hangin taking on moisture because of exposure...
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root word: halaga (meaning: value) mahalaga important Mahalaga ka sa akin. You are important to me. Mahalaga ito. This is important. mahalagang pag-uusap important conversation mahahalagang bagay...
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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...
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The Tagalog word mahal as a noun means ‘love’ but as an adjective it means ‘expensive’ or ‘costly’ or ‘dear.’ mahal, n love mahal, adj expensive Also see tagaloglang.com/love mapagmahal affectionate...
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root word: mahal pagmamahal love, valuing pagmamahal endearment Ganito pala kapag puno ng pagmamahal. So this is what it’s like to be full of love. Ang tibay ng pagmamahal ko’y di malalampasan. The...
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saglit; sigundo, minuto sandali a moment sandali an instant sandali a second Sandali lang. Just a moment. mga nakaw na sandali stolen moments matatamis na sandali sweet moments sa huling sandali at the...
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This is a very obscure Tagalog word that is encountered in old literary texts. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mawakawak: mapahamak mawakawak: masira Di dapat bayaang mawakawak ang mga mámamayán. “A…! sa aba...
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This is an archaic Tagalog word. luno weak, weary lunong katawan weak body lunong isip weary mind lunong-luno very exhausted The more common Tagalog word for ‘weakness’ is hina. For ‘weak’ it’s mahina....
View ArticleKANDONG
kalong sa kandungan, pangko kandong let sit on the lapKandungin mo ang bata. Have the child sit in your lap. Kinandong ko ang bata. I had the child sit on my lap. kumandong (past tense) Dapat alamin ng...
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pag-aasikaso, pag-iintindi; pag-aalaga; pag-iingat, kandili, tangkilik, taguyod; pagmamahal aruga nurture aruga tender care inaruga is nurturing inaruga nurtured arugain to nurture pag-aaruga...
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sumulpot: biglang dumating o sumipot; biglang pasungaw sulpot to emerge sumusulpot is emerging sumulpot to appear unexpectedly susulpot will appear unexpectedly Nagsulputan ang mga tao. People appeared...
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kabuuan ng 12 buwan taón year sa bagong taón in the new year Manigong Bagong Taon! Prosperous New Year! taunan annual, yearly sa taong Dalawang Libo at Sampu in the year Two Thousand and Ten sa taong...
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