BIYERNES
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 nakaraang Biyernes...
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 ArticleKALAGUYO
kaibigang matalik; kasuyo, kalunya, kaagulo, kulasisi kalaguyó intimate friend kalaguyó lover kaibigan friend Naghuramentado ang may-asawang lalaki nang makita niyang may bagong kalaguyo ang dating...
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ngitngit, matinding hinanakit (sama ng loob), poot, pagdaramdam, pagkamuhi, pagkayamot galít angry galit anger Nagalit ako. I got mad. Nagalit sila. They got angry. Galít ka ba? Are you angry? Galít...
View ArticleKANDONG
kalong sa kandungan, pangko kandong let sit on the lap Kandungin mo ang bata. Have the child sit in your lap. Kinandong ko ang bata. I had the child sit on my lap. Dapat alamin ng mga babae na ang...
View ArticleINIHAW
root word: ihaw (roast) Inihaw is Filipino barbecue. inihaw na manok, inihaw na baboy, inihaw na isda barbecued chicken, bbqed pork, grilled fish * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleNT (ng tanghali)
The Tagalog abbreviation n.t. is short for ng tanghali. ng tanghali “of noon” = at noon This abbreviation is used to distinguish noon from midnight. Englsh speakers would say 12:00 PM or “twelve noon.”...
View ArticleLUSAW
lusaw dissolve Lusawing mabuti. Dissolve (it) well. Lusawin ang asukal sa tubig. Dissolve the sugar in the water. lusáw is dissolved, melted Lusáw na ang asukal. The sugar is dissolved already. nalusaw...
View ArticleUSOK
maputing singaw kung pinapatay ang apoy usok smoke umusok emitted smoke mausok smoky Mausok dito. It’s smoky here. Bakit mausok dito? Why is it smoky here? Walang usok kung walang apoy. No smoke if...
View ArticleLUNOD
pagkalunod, pagkamatay sa ilalim ng tubig lunod drown nalunod drowned nalulunod is drowning Nalunod ako. I drowned. Muntik na akong malunod. I almost drowned. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleASIKASO
from the Spanish phrase hacer caso, meaning ‘to pay notice’ asikaso paying attention, taking care of maasikaso attentive Maasikaso ang nobyo mo. Your boyfriend is attentive. (takes care of things)...
View ArticleSIKAT
Depending on which syllable the accent is placed, the Tagalog word sikat can mean ‘shine’ or ‘popular.’ ang sikat ng araw the shining of the sun, the rising of the sun Sumikat ang araw. The sun rose...
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kasi because Ayaw kong gawin kasi ang hirap. I don’t want to do it because it’s so hard. Hindi puwede kasi ang dami kong ginagawa. Cannot be because I’m doing so many things. Kasi naman nayamot ako sa...
View ArticleTUTAL
from the Spanish total tutál anyway Ibigay mo na lang sa akin. Tutal, di mo naman kailangan. Just give it to me. Anyway, you don’t need it. This word used to be closer to the Spanish meaning… “in...
View ArticleLIHIM
lihim secret lihim na pagmamahal secret love lihim confidential Lihim ito. This is confidential. ilihim to hide, keep secret Ilihim mo ito sa pamilya mo. Keep this a secret from your family. The...
View ArticleTIKIM
subok na paglasa o pagtikim; simsim, timtim; pagsubok, pagpupurba, pag-e-eksperimento tikim to taste, to try Patikim. Let me have a taste. tikman to taste Tikman mo ito. Have a taste of this. The...
View ArticleLINGID
lingid secret, hidden lingid sa kaalaman unknown lingid sa kaalaman ng iba unknown to others lingid sa kaalaman ng karamihan unknown to most lingid sa kaalaman ng lahat unknown to all * Visit us here...
View ArticleBALAGHAN
taka, pagtataka, paghanga; panggigilalas, pagkagulat balaghán wonder, amazement kababalaghán mystery, miracle, marvel kababalaghán weird phenomenon Ano ang kababalaghang ito? What is this mysterious...
View ArticleLATOY
The word latóy is reportedly Chinese in origin. walang-latoy having no taste Walang latoy ang pagkain. The food has no taste. = It’s not delicious. walang kalatoy-latoy having no taste whatsoever...
View ArticleHINTAY
hintay wait maghintay to wait Maghintay ka. Wait. W8. You wait. maghintayan to wait for each other paghihintay the act of waiting Namuti ang buhok sa paghihintay. Hair turned white in waiting. Hintayin...
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