PEMPRAYS
This is a fun Tagalog transliteration of “French fries” used by young Filipinos on social media. pemprays french fries Gusto ko ng pemprays. I want french fries. Gusto kong kumain ng pemprays. I want...
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from the Spanish domingo The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is semana.) Linggo Sunday linggo week ngayong Linggo this Sunday katapusan ng linggo end...
View ArticleBULALAS
bulalas: eksklamasyon, biglang-sabi bulalas: halakhak; hagulgol bulalas: ejaculation; outburst; storm ibulalas: to exclaim, pour out ibinulalas: exclaimed; frankly expressed Nang magkita sila,...
View ArticleBUNGKAL
bungkal: till the soil nabungkal na lupa: soil that has been tilled nabungkal na kalye: roads that have been dug up bungkal: paghuhukay, paglilinang, pagbubukid bungkal: pagtungkab, pagtingkab Lesser...
View ArticleBASAHIN
root word: basa (read) basahin to read Basahin mo ito. Read this. Magbasa ka ng libro. Read a book Mahilig akong magbasa ng magasin. I enjoy reading magazines. Mali ang pagbasa mo. Your reading was...
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Ikalabindalawang titik o letra ng abakada. The twelfth letter of the abakada alphabet. Binibigkas ng nang na pang-una sa tuwirang layon. Ibang anyo ng pang-angkop na na. ng bahay ng multo house of the...
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The Tagalog prefix mag- is used to verbalize nouns. You can translate it as ‘do’ in most cases, but the meaning depends on the context. This is very useful because you can put it in front of English...
View ArticlePONOGRAPO
from the Spanish fonógrafo ponograpo phonograph Tinatawag ding ponograp, grapopono, grapopon, gramopono, o gramopon. Also known as a graphophone or gramophone. Ito ay aparatong pampatunog ng mga tunog,...
View ArticleLUNES
from Spanish lunes Lunes Monday Lunes Santo Holy Monday (the Monday before Easter Sunday) sa susunod na Lunes next Monday nakaraang Lunes previous Monday noong nakaraang Lunes last Monday Lunes ng gabi...
View ArticleSALAMAT
salamat thanks When addressing an older person, add po at the end. Salamat po. Thank you. (formal) Maraming salamat. Many thanks. / Thank you very much. Maraming salamat po. Thank you very much....
View ArticleHINTAY
hintay wait maghintay to wait Maghintay ka. Wait. W8. You wait. maghintayan to wait for each other paghihintay the act of waiting Namuti ang buhok sa paghihintay. Hair turned white in waiting. Hintayin...
View ArticleTSOKOLATE
tsokolate chocolate masarap na tsokolate = tsokolateng masarap delicious chocolate matamis na tsokolate = tsokolateng matamis sweet chocolate mapait na tsokolate = tsokolateng mapait bitter chocolate...
View ArticleLATAG
latag: bagay na ilniladlad sa sahig o lupa, tulad ng banig, kumot, alpombra, atb latag: something spread out on the ground or floor, like a carpet, blanket, mat, tc ilatag: to unfurl and spread out on...
View ArticleGRASYA
from the Spanish gracia, meaning “grace” grasya: biyaya, pagpapala grasya: mailkling dasal bago o matapos kumain grasya: magandang bikas (tikas, kilos) grasya: panghalina, pang-akit grasya:...
View ArticleSINO
salitang nag-uusisa kung ano ang ngalan ng taong ibig makilala sino who Sino ako? Who am I? Sino iyan? Who’s that? Sino ka? Who are you? Sino siya? Who is he/she? Sino ang may sala? Who is the guilty...
View ArticleKAGAT
ngatngat, ukab, kabkab, ngabngab; hakab, wasto, eksakto, tama, lapat kagatto bite kagat ng aso dog bite nangangagat biter kinagat ng aso bitten by dog Kinagat ako ng aso. A dog bit me. Kakagatin kita!...
View ArticleIKAW
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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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...
View ArticlePALIMPIN
In the cultural rituals of the Mayawyaw, a pagan group of the Ifugao tribe in northern Luzon, palimpin is another word for ipad, which is a solemn celebration of a married couple that lasts several...
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iyo mo your ang tatay mo = ang iyong tatay your father ang lapis mo = ang iyong lapis your pencil This Tagalog pronoun mo is used only when the ‘you’ is one person. If more than one person, use ninyo...
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