ABO
sinisa, titis; gabok, alabok abó ash, dust Miyerkules ng Abo Ash Wednesday abo sa noo ash on the forehead abo ng sigarilyo cigarette ash sagradong abo sacred dust naging abo became dust kulay-abo...
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Kasingkahulugan sa Tagalog: supling (offspring) anák child Make sure to differentiate the word anák from the word bata, which is also translated into English as ‘child’. anak someone’s offspring batà...
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lulan, karga, bagahe, ekipahe, kargamento, kargo; ang bagay na kinuha o taglay ng isang tao dalá carried, brought Anong dalá mo? What do you have with you? Anong dinala mo? What did you bring? Bakit mo...
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from the Spanish hija iha daughter iho son iha female child anak na babae female child, daughter iho male child anak na lalaki male child, son * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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kaagahan, pagka-maaga, katempranuhan, pagsapit o pagdating nang usa sa takdang oras aga earliness maaga early Ang aga mo! You’re so early! Ang aga nila! They’re so early! * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
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bukas, nakabukas walang-takip, lantad, lantaran; bukad, bukadkad, nakanganga, nakaawang buká open (adjective) nakabukang sugat na tatahiin open wound that is to be stitched nakabukang bunganga...
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bukana: bungad, harapan, harap, unahan bukana: bunganga ng ilog, wawa bukana: prontera bukana front, threshold bukana ng ilog river’s mouth Mga Halimbawa ng Paggamit Usage Examples Bagaman sinasabi...
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This is not a common word at all. ligís ground ligís crushed niligis na patatas mashed potato Maaaring kahulugan sa Tagalog: lugas, durong, galpong, dikdik, giling, muli, ligi * Visit us here at...
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tuwang: magkabila, kabilaan; usong tuwang / tuwangan: tulungan sa pagbuhat tuwáng coordinate (grammar) tuwáng supported on both sides katuwáng partner tumuwáng to help carry a load tuwáng-tuwáng in...
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nanay, inang, inay ina mother Mahal Kong Ina My Dear Mother mag-ina mother and child inahin mother hen Inang Bayan Mother Country Inang Yaya Mother Nanny ang ina ko my mother ang aking ina my mother...
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(anatomiya) braso (patalinhaga) paggawa, trabaho bisig forearm, arm bisig manpower, laborer bisig ng batas arm of the law = authorities orasan pambisig wristwatch (not common usage) * Visit us here at...
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pata; bahagi ng katawan na tumutuntong sa lupa paá foot mga paá feet paa ng hayop animal’s foot, paw paa ng manok chicken feet bakas ng paa footprint, foot print Ilan ang paa ng aso? How many feet does...
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This word can be translated into English as ‘that.’ iyon that Often shortened to ‘yun or ‘yon in conversation. Ano ‘yun? What’s that? difference between iyan and iyon iyan (near the person being...
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Newly popularized *Filipino* word used as a translation for the English phrase “conceptual framework.” The etymology is Cebuano, and not Tagalog. Ang tigbayon ay konsepto o malaking kaisipan na...
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The Tagalog word ba is used in forming questions. Bakit? Why? Bakit ba? And why is that? (rough translation; the meaning would depend on the context) Kumain ka? You ate? Kumain ka ba? Did you eat?...
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from the Spanish jueves sometimes spelled as Hwebes HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday sa susunod na Huwebes...
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Shortened as “me” (“meh”) in online chat. may there, is, there are, has, have May tao. There is a person. May tao sa bahay. There is a person in the house. May pera. There is money. = Has money. Sino...
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pronounced “shah” siya he, she, it Siya ay kaibigan ko. She/He is my friend. Siya ang mahal ko. She/He is the one I love. Siya si Gloria. She’s Gloria. Siya ba ang nobya mo? Is she your girlfriend?...
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magsiyasat: magtanong, magsuri, mag-imbistiga, magsaliksik, magsiyasig siyasat investigation siyasat examination tagapagsiyasat investigator siyasatin scrutinize maingat na siniyasat carefully...
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Ang dula ay akdang pampanitikan na nahahati sa ilang yugto kung saan ang bawat yugto ay maraming eksena. A play is a literary work that is divided into acts in which each act has many scenes. dulà play...
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