TAMBANG
tambáng ambush Patay ang isang negosyante nang tambangan ng dalawang armadong lalaking nakamotorsiklo sa Maynila, Linggo ng gabi. A businessperson is dead after being ambushed by two motorcycle-riding...
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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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This is from the Spanish word jueves. It is sometimes spelled as Hwebes. HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday...
View ArticleMUNGGO
Scientific name: Vigna radiata munggo mung bean Spelling variations: mongo, monggo, mungo Called balatong in other parts of the Philippines. Mongo soup is a popular Filipino dish customarily eaten...
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Also spelled senakulo. Sinakulo is a play depicting the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ. The word is derived from the Spanish cenáculo, meaning “cenacle,” which is the place where Jesus Christ...
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This word is from the Spanish bacalao, meaning ‘cod.’ bakalaw codfish Nahuhuli ba ang bakalaw sa Pilipinas? Can cod fish be caught in the Philippines? Iniimport lang yata ang bakalaw. I think codfish...
View ArticleBIYERNES
This word is from the Spanish viernes. Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday...
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This is from the Spanish word sábado. Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night...
View ArticleKARAMBOLA
This word is from the Spanish carambola. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG karambóla: balimbíng karambóla: sa bilyar pagtama ng batò sa dalawang bola; laro ng dalawa o apat na manlalaro, binubuo ng labing-apat na...
View ArticlePABASA
root word: basa (meaning: read) Ang pabasa ay isang tradisyon tuwing Mahal na Araw kung saan ginugunita ang buhay ni Hesukristo sa pamamagitan ng mga berso o tula na inaawit sa iba’t-ibang tono. The...
View ArticleLUSONG
kasalungat ng ahon, pagpanaog, pagbaba; pakikipag-bayanihan; pagpapakalugi lusong descent palusóng downhill, downward future tense: lulusong lumusong to walk into floodwaters Depinisyon sa Tagalog...
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iyo mo your ang tatay mo = ang iyong tatay your father ang lapis mo = ang iyong lapis your pencil This Tagalog pronoun mo is used only when the ‘you’ is one person. If more than one person, use ninyo...
View ArticlePANGIT
di-maganda, masamang itsura o anyo; di-maayos na kayarian pangit ugly Pangit ba ako? Am I ugly? Pangit ka. You’re ugly. Ang pangit mo! You’re so ugly! Panget ng aso mo… Your dog’s ugly… Pinaka-pangit...
View ArticleLAHAT
kabuuan, tanan, madla, pawa lahát all, everything lahát everyone, everybody lahát tayo all of us lahát ng estudyante all the students Kumanta tayong lahát. Let’s all sing! Imbitahin mo silang lahát....
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The Tagalog word ba is used in properly forming questions. Kumain ka? You ate? Kumain ka ba? Did you eat? Pilipino ka? You’re Filipino? Pilipino ka ba? Are you Filipino? Bakit? Why? Bakit ba? And why...
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The word pag has many meanings in Tagalog. It could be short for the word kapag (meaning: if, when, whenever, upon). Kapag tumibok ang puso = ‘Pag tumibok ang puso When the heart beats “Pag may time”...
View ArticleWALO
This is the word for the number eight (8). waló eight (8) labing-walo = labinwalo eighteen (18) walumpu eighty (80) walong daan eight hundred (800) walong libo eight thousand (8000) walong milyon katao...
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manunuba, manggagantso, magdaraya, tekas, mananananso, manunuwitik, suwitik balasubas a debtor who avoids paying debts balasubas a credit risk balasubas a cheat, swindler balasubas crude, coarse,...
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The Tagalog word lang is short for lamang. It means ‘only’ or ‘just’ and is used to express a limitation. Kaibigan lang? Just a friend? Dalawang piso lang. Only two pesos. Kumanta lang? Just sang? (All...
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