KAYUMANGGI
kayumanggi brown lahing kayumanggi brown “race” Kayumanggi ba ito? Is this brown? Kayumanggi ang kulay nito. The color of this is brown. Kayumanggi ang kulay ng balat ko. The color of my skin is brown....
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root word: bini (meaning: ‘modesty’) binibini young lady, miss The ‘Miss Philippines’ beauty pageant is called the Binibing Pilipinas contest. Binibining Aklan Miss Aklan (province of Aklan) Binibining...
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root word: halip (substitute, in place of) panghalip pronoun Ang mga panghalip ay humahalili sa mga pangngalan. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Ang barbero ay guwapo. The barber is handsome. Siya ay...
View ArticleKARAPATAN
root word: dapat karapatan right karapatan privilege karapatang-ari copyright Nakabukod ang lahat ng karapatan. All rights are reserved. karapatang pantao human right mga karapatang pantao human rights...
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pagtungo sa loob; pagsisilid; pagtungo sa gawain o trabaho sa paaralan; entra, entrada; tuloy, suot, sulot, lusot pasok entry, admission *pasok work, school mamasukan to have a job papasok incoming...
View ArticleHUNYO
This word is from the Spanish junio. Hunyo June buwan ng Hunyo month of June ika-anim na buwan ng taon sixth month of the year sa Hunyo in June sa ika-lima ng Hunyo on the fifth of June sa unang Lunes...
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The Tagalog word sa is a preposition that can mean to, at, in, for or on, depending on the context. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is from the Spanish word 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...
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This word is from the Spanish abogacía (meaning: legal profession). spelling variation: abugasyá KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG abogasyá: propesyon ng batas * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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Two common uses for the word na. na, adv now, already This Tagalog word is used more often than ‘now’ and ‘already’ in English. It’s in almost every other Tagalog sentence that’s uttered in...
View ArticleHALIMBAWA
ehemplo, muwestra, tularan, modelo, uliran; dagdag na paliwanag upang luminaw ang nais sabihin halimbawà example mga halimbawa examples Magbigay ng halimbawa. Give an example. Magbigay ng isang...
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This word is from the Spanish language. Martes Tuesday Martes Santo Holy Tuesday (the Tuesday before Easter Sunday) Ngayong Martes This Tuesday Darating ako sa Martes. I’ll be arriving on Tuesday....
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Visayan = from the Visayas, the central part of the Philippines consisting of many islands Bisaya Visayan Bisaya ka ba? Are you Visayan? Bisaya ang nanay nila. Their mother is Visayan. The Visayan...
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This word is from the Spanish denotativo. denotatibo denotative Kailangang batid ng manunulat na ang kahulugan ng mga salitang gagamitin sa kuwento sa dalawang antas: sa denotatibo (aktuwal o literal...
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kisáy: convulsions kisáy: death throes KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kisay: (sa larangan ng medisina) paghihingalo, epilepsiya, palag, kisig ngisay, pangingisay, nangisay, nangingisay * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
View ArticleKAUGALIAN
root word: ugali habit, custom MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kaugalián: kalakarang matagal nang kinikilála at may lakas ng batas kaugalián: kolektibong gawì o kilos kaugalián: gawì o kasanayán ng isang...
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kolor kulay color, colour kulay-abo ash-colored kulay-gatas milk-colored mga metalikong kulay metallic colors Pangit ng kulay. “The color’s ugly.” The color doesn’t look nice. makulay colorful,...
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This word was often used in reference to beggars and poor children who were grimy and dressed in tattered clothes. limahid shabbiness limahíd untidily dressed nanlilimahid is being slovenly...
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aligando, bulakbol, pagpapalaboy-laboy lakwatsa truancy lakwatsa out loafing Reportedly derived from the Spanish la cuacha, the Filipino word lakwatsa often refers to young people wandering about,...
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