KAIBIGAN
root word: ibig (fondness) ka·i·bí·gan friend The most common meaning of the Tagalog word kaibigan is ‘friend’ but if you pronounce it incorrectly it could come out sounding like the rarely used word...
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This is a fairly new slang word derived from the standard Tagalog word malupit. Describing a person or a situation as petmalu is saying that it’s extreme — extremely cool or amazing. Ang lupit. =...
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imno, awit, salmon; hiwa, hilis; isang uri ng punongkahoy dalit song dalit psalm dalit sa paglilibing dirge (funeral song) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dalít: popular at katutubòng tula, may apat na...
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This native Tagalog word is not commonly used. The Spanish-derived Filipino word kimiká and the English word “chemistry” itself are what you’re likely to hear and read. kapnayan chemistry kemistri...
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dag·lî: immediately MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG daglí: suntok, pananakít gamit ang kamaong nakatikom. daglî: maikling-maikling salaysay daglî: agád daglìan: mábilísan; sa maikling panahon * Visit us here...
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This is not a widely recognized word. pomaras: filigreen decorative jewelry worn by women in their hair This was mentioned in the Boxer Codex, which was written around the year 1590 or 1595 by...
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pangunang tauhan, bida, eroe, eroina bayani hero bayaning Pilipino Filipino hero pambansang bayani national hero Si Jose Rizal ang pambansang bayani ng Pilipinas. Jose Rizal is the national hero of the...
View ArticleGUSTO
ibig, nasa, nais, hilig gusto to want, to like May gusto ako sa iyo. I have a crush on you. Gusto kita. I like you. Gustong-gusto ko ito. I really, really like this. Gusto ko ‘yan. I like that. Gusto...
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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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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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This word is from the Spanish naftalina. nap·ta·lí·na naphthalene KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG naptalína: mabangong putî at kristal na substance gawâ sa destilasyon ng coal at sangkap sa paggawâ ng mothball at...
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This word is from the Spanish especialidád. és·pes·ya·li·dád specialty éspesyalisasyón specialization MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG éspesyalidád: larang ng pagiging dalubhasa éspesyalidád: katangian o...
View ArticleHALUNGKAT
halungkát: meticulous search halungkat: rummaging halungkatin: to meticulously search halungkatin: to rummage Hinalungkat nila ang gamit ko. They rummaged through my stuff. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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A tanaga is a short poetic form that’s the Filipino equivalent of the Japanese haiku. It is an untitled poem of four lines with each line equally having seven to nine syllables. Mga Halimbawa ng Tanaga...
View ArticleSALAT
This word has at least two meanings. salát: palpitation, touch pagsalát: feeling, touching sinalat: touched, groped salát: in need; scarce pananalát: depression, financial crisis; scarcity tagsalát:...
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the 25th letter in the modern Filipino alphabet The English letter “W” can be transliterated into Tagalog as dó·bol·yú. W (w) can be an abbreviation for terms such as west, watt, or work (physics). The...
View ArticlePAGKASIPHAYO
root word: siphayò pagkasiphayo sadness pagkasiphayo downcast feeling MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG siphayò: pagtrato nang may pang-aalipusta at pang-aapi siphayò: pagkabigo sa layunin masiphayò, siphayúin...
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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...
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This is from the Spanish confesor. kum·pe·sór confessor The English word can be transliterated into Tagalog as kon·fé·sor. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kumpesór: pari na tagakumpisal * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
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root word: halungkát halungkatín to rummage MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG halungkát: pagkuha o pagtingin sa mga bagay na nakatago o nakalagay sa pinakailalim na bahagi ng lalagyan halungkatín: hanapin ang...
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