PINID
pinid: sarado, di-bukas pinid closed nakapinid is closed Nakapinid ang mga bintana. The windows are closed. ipinid to close More common word for “closed” in Filipino conversation these days: sara,...
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Mga kahulugan sa Tagalog: lawit, laylay, luyloy; pagkalawkaw ng kamay o paa sa tubig lawlaw dangling, sagging lawlaw na suso sagging boobs = susong lawlaw sagging breasts ilawlaw to dangle malawlaw too...
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biktorya, pananalo, pagwawagi; eksito tagumpay victory, success magtagumpay to succeed matagumpay successful Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpay Two Faces of Triumph tagumpay ng katotohanan triumph of truth *...
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alituntunin, tuntunin, reglamento, patakaran; dekreto, ordenansa, kautusan; mando, utos, mandamyento batás law mga batás laws batas militar martial law mambabatas lawmaker, legislator, solon...
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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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Kahulugan sa Tagalog: Meaning in Tagalog: paghingal dahil sa pagod panting due to exhaustion hapò panting hapò (adjective) tired, fatigued hinapo suffered from asthma? nahahapo * Visit us here at...
View ArticleBIYERNES
from the Spanish viernes Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday nakaraang Biyernes...
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This is not a common word in conversation. sakyod net for catching insects pagsakyod sideswipe (swinging motion of using a net) sakyod: unday ng kamay na may patalim; bigwas; kayod; saksak sakyod:...
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The Tagalog word ito is often shortened to ‘to in conversation. ito this Ano ito? What is this? Ito ay kahon. This is a box. Ito ay malaki. = Malaki ito. This is big. Itong kahon ay malaki. = Malaki...
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This is the Tagalog spelling for the Italian-English word “spaghetti.” Spaghetti is a very popular dish with Filipinos, even for those living overseas. It’s considered quite a treat. Used to be...
View ArticlePAGLALAHO
root word: laho paglalaho fading away, disappearance paglalaho eclipse The Spanish-derived Filipino word is eklipse. Kapag may paglalaho o eklipse, ang mga tao sa Lanaw at Kotabato ay nangagsisigawan...
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The Tagalog word si is what grammarians call a “personal topic marker.” In Tagalog, you use it in front of a proper name. It’s something you don’t need in English, but you must remember to use it in...
View ArticleKUBYERTOS
from the Spanish cubiertos kubyertos cutlery ginagamit sa pagkain used for eating knife, fork, spoon kutsilyo, tinidor, kutsara kutsara’t tinidor spoon and fork isang uri ng kasangkapang pangkain an...
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The word ho is a less honorific form of po, a marker of respect. Compare the following Tagalog sentences, which mean “Thank you.” 1. Salamat. 2. Salamat ho. 3. Salamat po. Use #1 with people your age,...
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from Spanish bala bullet, pellet, slug mga bala bullets, pellets, slugs ligáw na bala stray bullet mga ligáw na bala stray bullets Naubusan ng bala ang baril. The gun ran out of bullets. Natamaan siya...
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magdamag na pagbabantay o patatrabaho, obertaym; puyat lamay night vigil lamayan to hold a wake for the dead lamay overtime work maglamay to stay up all night * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleEKSKOMULGADO
from the Spanish excomulgado ekskomulgado excommunicated Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive someone of membership in a religious community. The word ekskomulgado is also used as a...
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eklipse; pagkawala, pagkaparam maglaho vanish, fade away naglaho disappeared, faded away paglalaho disappearance paglalaho eclipse * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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lampin: telang ibinabalot sa pigi at tiyan ng sanggol lampin diaper lampinan (nilalampinan, nilampinan, lalampinan) put a diaper on nilampinan ang bata “diapered” the child Nilampinan ko ang sanggol. I...
View ArticleHIYA
Walang hiya. Shameless. Walang hiya ka! You have no shame! hiya shame, disgrace, humiliation nahihiya to be shy, embarrassed Nahihiya ako. I’m shy. (I’m ashamed.) Nakakahiya. It’s embarrassing /...
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