HULA
hulà guess, forecast Anong hulà mo? What’s your guess? Hulà ko mananalo si Manny. I’m guessing Manny will win. hulaan to guess Hulaan mo ang edad ko. Guess what my age is. Hindi ko mahulaan. I can’t...
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The prefix pina- means “to have someone else do something.” Pinagawa ko kay Tomas ito. I had Thomas do this. Pinahingi ko kay Elena. I had Ellen ask for (the thing). Pinatawag ko sila kay Jose. I had...
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from Spanish pata: binti ng hayop (leg of animal) There’s a popular Filipino dish called “crispy pata,” which is pigs’ hocks that are boiled and then deep-fried. Unrelated to the above, and more...
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lalo, higit, mas; muna, hanggang ngayon pa, adv more, still, even This is another Tagalog word that is hard to translate exactly into English. A few examples may help in understanding how it’s used....
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dulos: kutsara ng lupa sa paghahalaman dulós trowel Saan ginagamit ang dulos? For what is a trowel used? Sa paghahalaman… In gardening… Puwede ba gamitin ang dulos sa paghahalo ng simento? Can a trowel...
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katapusan, wakas, duyo, hangganan; kinalabasan, resulta, bunga, epekto, labas dulo end, result dulo tip, point dulo ng dila tip of the tongue sa dulo ng dila mo on the tip of your tongue sa dulo ng...
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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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Republika ng Pilipinas Republic of the Philippines Opisyal na Pangalan ng Bansa Official Name of the Country Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Long Live the Philippines! RP = Role Play / Role Playing (Video...
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from the Spanish cocote, meaning “occiput” (back part of the skull) kukote brain Nakaukit sa kukote ko. Chiseled in my brain. Ayaw pumasok sa kukote ko. Doesn’t want to enter my bran. kukote mind...
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This is not that common a word in conversation. Standard dictionaries list several different meanings for it. hilí type of lullaby song see hele There are some old Tagalog dictionaries that define hili...
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hili, pananaghili, pangingimbulo inggit envy, jealousy Nakakainggit ka. You are so enviable. = I envy you. Nainggit ako. I became envious. = I felt envious Naiinggit ako. I am feeling envious. Huwag...
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from Spanish 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. Aalis ako sa Martes. I’ll be...
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This word is not ordinarily used in conversation, though students may encounter it in literary texts. It’s more common to refer to a husband as simply asawa (spouse), or when the gender needs to be...
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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 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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This word is a pronoun. ko my, I ang libro ko = ang aking libro my book ang bahay ko = ang aking bahay my house Kinakain ko ito. I eat this. Gusto ko ito. I want this. Ginagawa ko ito. I’m doing this....
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medisina, droga, reseta, remedyo, lunas, antidoto, bagay na nakakapagpapagaling sa karamandaman gamot medicine, drug gamot cure, treatment gamot kontra Ebola medicine “against” Ebola gamot na pampadumi...
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from the Spanish word victima biktima victim ang babeng biktima the female victim Biktima ang babae. The woman is the victim. Sino sa inyo ang biktima? Who among you is the victim? Biniktima nila ako....
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parke, plasa liwasan park liwasan plaza Liwasang Rizal Rizal Park * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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from the Spanish quintal kintál 100 kilograms kintal seal, mark kintal imprint, impression ikintál to seal nakintal was sealed sa puso’y was imprsessed on the heart impresyon, ukit, marka, tanda,...
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