BANYOS
This word is from the Spanish baño. nagbabanyos sa sikat ng araw is bathing in sunshine This is wiping a sick person’s body with warm water, like giving a sponge bath. It can be used figuratively such...
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natisod: nasudsod ang paa sa matigas na bagay, natapilok tisod stumble matisod to trip, to stumble Natisod ako. I tripped. Mag-ingat ka. Baka matisod ka. Be careful. You might trip. Bakit mo ako...
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The word taga has multiple meanings in the Tagalog language. tagâ cut with a big knife tagâ sa panahon “a cut in time” = mature taga- (denotes origin) taga-Pilipinas from the Philippines taga-siyudad...
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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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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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buwang sumusunod sa Hunyo, ikapitong buwan ng taon Hulyo = July tag-araw sunny season summer tag-init hot season summer Magkita tayo sa Hulyo. Let’s see each other in July. Kailan sa Hulyo? When in...
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singko, bilang na sinusundan ng anim limá five limang piraso five pieces lilima only five lilimang kahon just five boxes ikalima fifth ikalima ng Mayo fifth of May labing-lima, labinlima, labimlima...
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AgostoAugust Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa sa Pilipinas National Language Month in the Philippines Magkita tayo sa Agosto. Let’s see each other in August. Kailan sa Agosto? When in August? sa unang araw ng...
View ArticleLINGGO
This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
View ArticleKUMAKALINGA
root word: kalingà kumakalinga is caring for kumakalinga is fostering MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kumakalinga: umaarugâ kumakalinga: nagtataguyod Sinasabi sa Biblia, “Ang sinumang hindi kumakalinga sa...
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This is often shorthand for di, which is short for hindi, meaning “no” or “not.” D ko alam. Di ko alam. Hindi ko alam. = I don’t know. This is non-standard usage and only found in casual text messages...
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sagpáng: snatching with the mouth MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sagpáng: biglaan at mabilisang pagsakmal sagpáng: tugisin ang sasakyan ng kaaway sagpangin: sakmalin, sikmatin, silain, habhabin, kagating...
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salita bilang pagsaway o pagbabawal huwag don’t Huwag na. Never mind. Huwag kang matakot. Don’t be afraid. Huwag kang mag-selos. Don’t be jealous. Huwag kang magalit. Don’t be angry. Huwag kang umalis....
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lumà: old (objects, not people) matandâ: old (people) Lumà ito. This is old. Lumà na ito. This is old already. lumang palda old skirt ang lumang simbahan the old church makaluma olden, old-fashioned...
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The word ay is often translated into English as ‘is’ or ‘are’ or ‘am.’ Ako ay babae. I am a woman. Ikaw ay lalaki. You are a man. Sila ay nars. They are nurses. Si Juan ay tamad. John is lazy. These...
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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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The Tagalog word ang is often translated as ‘the’ but it does not always have an English translation. ang bituin the star ang kabayo the horse ang mga dokumento the documents ang gusto ko what I want...
View ArticleMAKALUMA
root word: luma (meaning: “old” and “not new”) makaluma old-fashioned makalumang kagamitan old-fashioned equipment * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePRESTIHIYO
This word is from the Spanish prestigio. prestíhiyó prestige MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG prestíhiyó: reputasyon o impluwensiya na mula sa tagumpay, ranggo, o iba pang kaaya-ayang katangian prestíhiyó:...
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A! Naku! O! Oy! unang letra o titik sa abakadang Pilipino the first letter in the Filipino alphabet The English word “a” (the article that denotes a singular form, or meaning “one”) has no real...
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