ARAL
liksiyon; paalaala, pagunita, abala, panunawa; payo; pag-aaral, natutuhang bagay aral lesson, learning Gusto kong mag-aral. I want to study. walang pinag-aralan “without education” = uncouth Parang...
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pagpapakipot, pagkukunwaring ayaw o di-gusto helehele pretending not to like something helehele bago kiyere saying the opposite of what one means Patalinhagang kahulugan: pa-tsarming Also see hele...
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from the Spanish 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 Pumunta ka...
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mali wrong Mali ka. You’re wrong. Mali ang ginawa mo. What you did was wrong. Mali ba ang magselos? Is it wrong to be jealous? Sino bang mali? So who’s wrong? Kailan mali ang pag-ibig? When is love...
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halakhak, hagakgak, halikhik, alik-ik, agik-ik; hilhil, hagalhal, gaak; hiki; ingay ng bibig dahil sa galak tawa laugh tumawa to laugh malaking tawa big laugh katawá-tawá ridiculous, laughable...
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from the Spanish hija iha daughter iho son iha female child iho male child anak na lalaki male child, son anak na babae female child, daughter * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePAGTUUNAN
root word: tuon pagtuunan to focus on pagtuunan ng pansin to focus attention on Pagtuunan natin ng pansin ang isyung ito. Let’s turn our attention to this issue. Dapat muling pagtuunan ng pansin ang...
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‘yo is short for iyo Sa ‘ yo ang librong ito. Sa iyo ang librong ito. This book is yours. Sa ‘yo ba ang lapis? Sa iyo ba ang lapis? Is the pencil yours? Ayoko sa iyo. Ayoko sa ‘yo. I don’t like you....
View ArticleKULÁ
from the Spanish colar kulá bleach This usually refers to sun-bleaching laundry items. Ikula mo ang damit. Lay the laundry clothes out in the sun. Banlawan mo ang mga kinula. Rinse the items that were...
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There are at least two meanings for this word: correct (right, fitting) and to hit. tamà right, correct tamà exact, accurate, precise tamà fitting, proper di-tamà not fitting, improper, wrong tamà at...
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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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tumatanggap: umabot ng ibinibigay o ipinadadalang bagay tanggap to accept, receive katanggap-tanggap acceptable tanggapin to accept Tanggapin mo ito. Accept this. Hindi ko matanggap ang ginawa mo. I...
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When pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, it’s a noun meaning ‘hair clip’ or ‘clothespin’ and still occasionally ‘tweezers.’ pang-ipit ng damit clothespin (to use when hanging up laundry...
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The word ipa has at least two different meanings in Tagalog. The less common meaning of ipá (strong stress on second syllable) is that of the chaff of rice grains. ipá: balat ng palay na humiwalay...
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pakuluan (sa tubig), pasulakan, iluto lagà boil ilagà to boil maglaga to boil Ilaga mo ito. Boil this. Maglaga ka ng itlog. Boil eggs. nilaga boiled nilagang karne boiled meat nilagang gulay boiled...
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This word is an interjection. Ayán. There! Ayán na naman. Yet again. Ayán na naman sila. There they go again. Ayán nga ang problema. So it is… that’s the problem. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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...
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ihip blow, gust, breeze Umihip ang hangin. The wind blew. hipan to blow on something Hipan mo ang sugat. Blow on the wound. * 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...
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The only common usage of the standalone word ma in Tagalog is short for Mama. Ma Mom Ma, anong oras na? Mom, what time is it now? Ma! Nasaan ang baon ko? Mom! Where’s my food to go? Ma… Pagod ka ba?...
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