HAYOK
As an adjective, hayók means “weak because of hunger.” MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hayók: dayukdók, gutom, dayupay, mapangamkam hayók: nanghihinà dahil sa gutom MGA HALIMBAWA NG PAGGAMIT Ako’y totoong...
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This word is from the Spanish Pascua. Paskó Christmas namamasko Christmas-ing namamasko wassailing pamaskó Christmas gift Paskong tuyo is a “dry” Christmas without any gifts. It is an impoverished...
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wicked, perverse, destructive tam·pa·lá·san villainous taong tampalásan villain, knave katampalasanan villainy misspellings: tampulasan, talampalasan, talampasan KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tampalásan:...
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walang buhay; pumanaw na; yumao na; bangkay patay dead Araw ng Mga Patay Day of the Dead (11/1) patay-gutom suffering from extreme hunger mamatay to die Huwag kang mamatay! Don’t die. patayin to kill...
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This word is from the Spanish sigue (meaning: follow). sige to go ahead Sige! Go ahead! Sige.. Okay… Bye. Sige, tumalon ka pa. Go ahead, jump some more. (daring someone to do it) Sige ka, kung hindi mo...
View ArticleMALINAMNAM
root word: linamnám ma·li·nam·nám tasty The more common Tagalog word for “delicious” is masarap. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG malinamnám: may angking linamnám Mga Bagong Lutuing Pantahanan Malinamnam at...
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root word: ibig pag-ibig love tunay na pag-ibig true love Masakit ang pag-ibig. Love hurts. ang pag-ibig ko my love ang pag-ibig kong ito this love of mine ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo my love for you Ang...
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This word has at least two common definitions. ta·la·gá, adv really, truly, indeed Mahal kita talaga. I truly love you. Talagang talaga. Really, truly. So much! Talagang ganyan. It’s really like that....
View ArticlePETSAY (PECHAY)
petsay bokchoy / bok-choy / bok choy / bok choi / bokchoi variations” pechay, pak choi, pakchoi, paksoy, paksoi, pakchay, petchai Petsay is a popular vegetable in the Philippines. It is a subspecies of...
View ArticleBISUGO
Scientific name: Nemipterus japonicus bisúgo threadfin bream bisúgo jobfish, goatfish isang uri ng isda a type of fish bisúgong paksiw bream cooked in vinegar Threadfin breams are of pinkish or light...
View ArticleDARAK
da·rák darák bran darák rice bran MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG darák: pinagkiskisan o gabok ng bigas darák: nátiráng maliliit na butil ng palay darák: durog na ipa na ginagawâng pagkain ng baboy, kabayo,...
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This word is from the Spanish escena. ek·sé·na scene uncommon spelling variation: eséna MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ekséna: pángyayári ekséna: tagpo sa isang dula o pelikula Ang mga awit ay magaganda,...
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Pinoy is a slang word for ‘Filipino.’ It has no negative connotation. The female counterpart of this word is Pinay. Pinoy Filipino Pinoy ka ba? Are you Filipino? Pinoy ka ba talaga? Are you really a...
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The native Tagalog word himpil by itself is not as common as himpilan (station). him·píl stop him·píl parking humimpil stopped humihimpil is parking nagsisihimpil The more common Filipino word “to...
View ArticleKAILANGAN
anumang inaasahang matapos, mangyari, o matamo; mahalagang bagay na dapat tugunan kailángan to need Kailangan kita. I need you. Kailangan mo ba ako? Do you need me? Kailangan mo ba ng lapis? Do you...
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tumutukoy sa kausap ikaw you The Tagalog word ikaw is used to refer to “you” if the “you” is just one person. (For more that one person in the sense of “you all” or “you two” use the word kayo.) Ikaw...
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The noun form of this word is often encountered by Filipino students in the classic text Florante at Laura. gánid: brute, beast, fierce animal gánid: stingy MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ganid (png):...
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