HAPON
kasalungat ng umaga; bahagi ng isang araw na nagmumula sa tanghali hanggang ika-anim ng gabi hápon afternoon Magandang hápon! Good afternoon! maghapon the whole day Biyernes ng hápon Friday afternoon...
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kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
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kagampan, nagdadalang-tao buntís pregnant Buntis ka ba? Are you pregnant? (casual) Buntis po ba kayo? (doctor to patient) Buntis ako. I am pregnant. Buntis yata ako. I think I’m pregnant. buntís na...
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This word is not that frequently used in Filipino conversation. hulilip, adj comparable, imaginable, equal If used at all these days, it is with the word wala, meaning ‘none.’ Walang kahulilip. No...
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The word nin·yó is what grammarians call a “genitive pronoun.” It works like a plural version of mo (‘you’). Talking to one person: Anong ginagawa mo? What are you doing? Talking to two or more...
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Singkahulugan 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 any...
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kopya, hango, salin, bliang, labas, huwad; kitil, pulpol sipi a copy (printed of a book, etc) 4,000 sipi 4,000 copies nagpalimbag ng 5,000 sipi had 5,000 copies printed sumisipi is copying, quoting...
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gayundin; man, din; uli, pati; nawa na·mán, adv also, too, really The Tagalog word naman is very hard to translate into English. It can be used to contrast, to soften requests or to give emphasis....
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The Tagalog word kita has many different meanings and pronunciations. In the phrase Mahal kitá (I love you), mahal means “love” and kitá means “I to you”. Gusto kitá. I like you. Aalagaan kitá. I’ll...
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alipustâ: belittlement, maltreatment inalipusta: belittled, maltreated Arketipo ng isang bansang inalipusta ng mga banyaga Archetype of a country abused by foreigners MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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Ang sugnay ay isang lipon ng mga salitang mayroong diwa. A clause is a meaningful grouping of words. di·wà essence, meaning di·wà spirit di·wà sense, central point, meaning pandiwa verb walang-diwa...
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root word: labis pagmamalabis hyperbole pagmamalabis exaggeration labis: sobra, labi, surplas, tira, natira, higit sa bilang Ano ang Pagmamalabis o Hayperbole/Hayperboli? What is Exaggeration or...
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Ang tula ayon kay Samuel Taylor Coleridge ay ang mga pinakamabuting salita sa kanilang pinakamabuting kaayusan (“the best words in the best order”). The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply...
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This word has at least two meanings, differentiated by the type of accent on the second syllable. from the Spanish labio labì lip, brim ang iyong mga labì your lips matatamis na labì sweet lips...
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root word: damdam padamdám interjection MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG padamdám: pangungúsap na padamdám padamdám: tandâng padamdám Halimbawa ng mga Salitang Padamdam Naman! Ay! Uy! Naku! Aba! Aray! Mga...
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This word is reportedly from the Spanish vano. It is not commonly used in contemporary Filipino society. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG báno: inútil banô: lampá * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: sultán sultanáto sultanate This could be the territory or position of a sultan. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sultanáto: teritoryo ng isang sultan sultanáto: ang tanggapan, posisyon, o lawig ng...
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This word has multiple meanings listed in standard dictionaries. Háyo! Sulong! Lakad! Sige! Forward! Walk! Go Ahead! MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG háyo: pangkalahatang direksiyon ng ilog, daan, at iba pa...
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This word is from the Spanish consagrado. kon·sa·grá·do consecrated kon·sa·gras·yón consecration misspelling: konsegrado MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG konsagrádo: sumailalim sa konsagrasyon konsagrádo:...
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Tinatawag ding pagtatao, pagsasatao, o pagbibigay-katauhan. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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