OO
tugon ng pagsang-ayon Oo. Yes. Maganda ba ako? Am I pretty? Oo, maganda ka. Yes, you’re pretty. Mainit ba sa Pilipinas? Is it hot in the Philippines? Oo, ang init talaga. Yes, it’s really hot. Sasama...
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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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ungâ: the moo of cows and carabaos Umungâ ang baka. The cow mooed. Umuunga ang baka. The cow is mooing. Kahulugan sa Tagalog: iyak ng baka o kalabaw * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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lubos, buo, perpekto, kompleto; nagawa na, natapos na, natupad na; yari, tapos; tiyak na oras, eksakto ganáp complete, perfect, total, thorough ganáp na monarkiya absolute monarchy ganáp fully,...
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from the Spanish language, in which it means “aunt” tita auntie Tita ko. My auntie. Tita ko siya. She’s my auntie. Tita Aida = AIDS Tita Imee = Immigration * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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from the Spanish language, in which it means the brother of one’s father or mother tito uncle Tito Vic Uncle Vic Tito ko siya. He’s my uncle. Nakita mo ba ang tito ko? Did you see my uncle? Nakita mo...
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bawat isa sa sangkatauhan tao person Ikaw ay mabuting tao. You are a good person. Tao po. “Person here.” = Knock, knock mga tao people taong marupok fragile person mga taong may damdamin people with...
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Not a common word in modern Filipino conversation. kawan herd, flock, swarm kawan ng kordero flock of sheep kawan ng mga baka herd of cows (cattle) kawan ng lukton swarm of locusts kawan ng isda school...
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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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root word: dakot This is the native Tagalog word for a dustpan, the implement you use together with a broom for cleaning. Showing off native resourcefulness, many Filipinos often use the cutout of a...
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isang uri ng hayop na sanga-sanga ang sungay at mabilis tumakbo usá deer Maraming usa doon. There are a lot of deer there. usang reno (not common) reindeer usang lalaki a hart, a buck, a male deer...
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root words: salin + lahi salinlahi generation mga salinlahi generations para sa salinlahing susunod for the next generation Maging huwaran ng lahat ng salinlahing Pilipino. Be a model to all Filipino...
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Sa larangan ng soolohiya (pag-aaral ng mga hayop), ang salindayaw ay lalaking usa. In the field of zoology (study of animals), this is a young male deer. salindayaw young stag bago palang nagkakasungay...
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root word: waksi iwaksi to shake off, drive away, get rid of Iwaksi ang kultura ng negatibismo. Do away with the culture of negativism. maiwaksi (naiwawaksi, naiwaksi, maiwawaksi) fling something from...
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from the Spanish lavabo lababo sink lababo washbasin lababong barado sink that’s clogged nalaglag sa lababo fell into the sink ang lababo sa kusina the sink in the kitchen ang lababo sa banyo the sink...
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matigas na panggitnang bahagi ng dahon ng niyog, anahaw, atbp. walis-tingting native Filipino broom made from palm leaf midribs tingting midrib of a palm leaf The midribs of palm leaves are dried and...
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Kahulugan sa Tagalog: damong ginagamit na walis Tambô is the name of the type of reed using in making soft whisk brooms in the Philippines. The word usually refers to the reeds called phragmites in...
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from the Spanish Alemania, meaning Germany Aleman German sa wikang Aleman in the German language Alemanya Germany Taga-Alemanya ang propesor. The professor is from Germany. * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
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from the Spanish cerrar, meaning ‘to close’ sará closed Isara mo ang pinto. Close the door. Isara ang lahat ng bukas na bintana. Close all the open windows. Isara mo ang iyong mata. Close your eyes....
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root word: igtad (igpaw, ilag) igtad to dodge umigtad move to the side quickly umigtad to swerve, to evade umigtad to escape Related Tagalog words: lihis, iwas * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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