OO
tugon ng pagsang-ayon Oo. Yes. Maganda ba ako? Am I pretty? Oo, maganda ka. Yes, you’re pretty. Mainit ba sa Pilipinas? Is it hot in the Philippines? Oo, ang init talaga. Yes, it’s really hot. Sasama...
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likod ng paa na kalapit ng bukung-bukong sákong heel sákong ng paa heel of foot apo sa sákong great great granchild Similar-looking but unrelated Tagalog word: sako (sack) dalawang sakong bigas two...
View ArticleMASARAP
root word: sarap masarap delicious masarap feels good Masarap ang karne. The meat is delicious. Masarap matulog. It feels good to sleep. Masarap kumain. It feels good to eat. It’s so enjoyable to eat....
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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...
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rito, dini, rini dito here dumito, v to be here pumarito, v to come here pagparito, n coming here narito, adj here Narito si Lola. Grandma is here. Dito ko inilibing and aso ko. Here is where I buried...
View ArticleMALIIT
root word: liit maliit small maliit na bagay small thing maliit na bata small child maliit na bahay small house isang maliit na kubo a small hut maliit na puhunan small investment Maliit ang mundo....
View ArticleKAMUSTA
The word comes from the Spanish phrase ¿Cómo está? The standard Tagalog spelling is Kumusta, but most Filipinos now use Kamusta. Kamusta? What’s up? Kamusta ka? How are you? (don’t use with old people)...
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This is from the Spanish word famoso. pamóso famous (male) pamósa famous (female) isang pamósong kasabihan a famous saying KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pamóso: bantóg Mahirap naman umalis dito sa inyo’ng hindi...
View ArticleMAGIGISNAN
root word: gising (meaning: awake) magigisnan to awaken to magigisnan sa umaga Bukas, bahay na butas-butas pa rin ang magigisnan ko. Sa ating mga pagsasalu-salo, hindi lamang natin mapapalusog ang...
View ArticleMULAGAT
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mulagát: dilát na dilát at hindi kumukurap mulágat: dílat nagpamulagat: nagpadilat * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleNGAYON
kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
View ArticleABAKADA
This word comes from the first four letters of the basic Tagalog alphabet, which is different from the modern Filipino alphabet. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG abakáda: romanisadong paraan ng pagsulat ng mga...
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The Tagalog word si is what grammarians call a “personal topic marker.” In Tagalog, you use it in front of a proper name. It’s something you don’t need in English, but you must remember to use it in...
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budhî: conscience, intuition MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG budhi: konsiyensiya budhi: pagloloob, kalooban, buluntad budhi: kutob, intuwisyon budhi: watas, talastas, humo budhi: isang uri ng panghuli ng isda...
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ko, ako akin mine hindi akin not mine akin my akin belonging to me Sa akin ba ito? Is this mine? Ikaw ay akin. You are mine. Akin ka! You’re mine! Akin ba ito? Is this mine? Ito ay akin. This is mine....
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gilid o tabing-tabig ng isang bagay sulok corner apat na sulok ng mundo four corners of the world iba’t ibang sulok ng bansa different corners of the country Saang sulok ng langit? Which corner of the...
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At least two meanings. A preposition describing a location. nasa in, at nasa langit in heaven nasa bahay at home nasa puso ko in my heart nasa Maynila in Manila Nasa trabaho ako. I’m at work. Nasa...
View ArticleMAAARING
This is a conjugated form of the word maaari. Maaaring mangyari. Could happen. Maaaring magka-problema. A problem may arise. Maaaring magamit ito. This could be used. Maaaring gamitin ito. This can be...
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This prefix turns a cardinal number into an ordinal number. apat four ika-apat fourth ika-apat ng Hulyo fourth of July ika-dalawampu ng Agosto twentieth of August ikapito ng Enero seventh of January...
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