ANO
Ano? What? Ano ito? What is this? Ano iyan? What is that? – close to the one talking Ano iyon? What is that? – far away from the ones talking – also, “What did you say?” Anong oras na? What time is it?...
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Mga may kaugnayang salita: lengguawahe, salita; sabi, badya, saysay; idyoma, diyalekto wika language sa wikang Ingles in the English language inang wika mother tongue patay na wika dead language...
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kapag, pag, sa sandaling…, sakaling… kung if kung in the case that kung hindi if not kundi otherwise, except Kung gusto mo, sasamahan kita. If you want, I’ll go with you. kung sa bagay as a matter of...
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from the Spanish suerte suwerte luck, fortune Ang suwerte mo! You’re so lucky! Ang suwerte mo naman! My, how lucky you are! suwerteng numero lucky number sinuwerte to have experienced good luck...
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from the Spanish ojal, meaning ‘button hole’ ohales buttonhole butas para sa butones hole for button This is no longer a common word in the modern Filipino language. Non-standard spelling: uhales The...
View ArticleSETYEMBRE
from the Spanish septiembre Setyembre September ika-lima ng Setyembre fifth of September sa Setyembre in September sa buwan ng Setyembre in the month of September sa ika-apat ng Setyembre on the fourth...
View ArticleDIKIT
pandikit, pagkit, dagkit, digkit dikit stick, adhere, paste magdikit to stick together pagdikitin to stick things together pandikit paste, glue dikitán to attach, stick dikitan ng stiker to stick a...
View ArticleTUHOG
tusok sa gitna ng mga bagay upag mabitbit nang sama-sama tuhugin to skewer (many things) Tinuhog ko ang mga piraso ng karne sa istik. I skewered on the stick the pieces of meat pieces. tuhog to collect...
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ng bahay ng multo house of the ghost tatay ng istudyante father of the student sangay ng puno branch of the tree pera ng bangko money of the bank There are other uses of the Tagalog word ng that...
View ArticleBASTOS
bastos rude, impertinent impolite, vulgar If you tell a woman a crude joke, you are very bastos. To answer back to your grandmother or anyone older than you is bastos in Filipino culture. Ang bastos ng...
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root word: suwerte (luck, good fortune) masuwerte lucky Masuwerte ka. You’re lucky. Masuwerte ako. I’m lucky. masuwerteng numero lucky number often shortened to maswerte maswerteng babae fortunate...
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Tagalog root words: taga- + ilog (natives living by the river) taga- from ______ ilog river Tagalog refers to a people and to their language. 1. The Tagalogs (the Tagalog people) live in...
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Pogi. Handsome. Hey, pogi! Hey, good-looking!Pogi ka. You’re handsome. Ang pogi n’ya! He’s so handsome! Ang pogi n’ya talaga. He’s really so handsome. Pogi ba ako? Am I good-looking? Ang pogi mo!...
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*** attach by slightly touching differentiate from dikit, which is “to stick” diit slight pressure diit thumb mark mariit happen to touch lightly Mga may kaugnayang salita: lapit na lapit, daiti *...
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Mga Kahulugan sa Tagalog hupa: pagbabawas o pagliit ng laki hupa: pagbaba ng lagnat hupa: pagkati ng tubig hupa: hulaw, kupis, impis pahupain to make less intense pahupain to diminish humupa decrease,...
View ArticleMABUHAY
Mabuhay! “Come alive!” As an exclamation, the Tagalog word Mabuhay is used akin to the Japanese Banzai, the Spanish ¡Viva! or the French Vive! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Long live the Philippines! Vive la...
View ArticleLUNES
from Spanish lunes Lunes Monday Lunes Santo Holy Monday (the Monday before Easter Sunday) sa susunod na Lunes next Monday nakaraang Lunes previous Monday noong nakaraang Lunes last Monday Lunes ng gabi...
View ArticleKAPÓS
kapós insufficient, lacking kapós inadequate kapós short in length kapós sa oras short on time kapós-palad (kapus-palad) unfortunate kakapusan scarcity kakulangan shortage kapusin be insufficient...
View ArticleNAMAMALIRONG
Kahulugan sa Tagalog: namamaga namamaga sa pagnanasa swollen with desire namamalirong na mga labi puffy / enlarged lips namamalirong na nguso bulging snout Namamalirong ang aking isip sa latigo ng...
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root word: bulid (drop from a height) bulid fall from edge bulid: timbuwang, handusay, buwal, tumba, bulagta, bagsak, lagpak Mga halimbawa ng paggamit: Usage examples: ang nagbubulid sa tao sa...
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