INGAY
linggal, gulo ingay noise, fuss kaingayan noisiness maingay noisy Ang ingay mo! You’re noisy! Ang ingay ninyo. Y’all are so noisy. Ang iingay nila! They’re so noisy! Ang ingay ng kapitbahay ko. My...
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The word mga makes the word after it become plural. mga tula poems mga tanga idiots mga sapatos shoes It is not always necessary to put mga before a word to make it plural. This is especially the...
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manibalang: malapit nang gumulang o mahinog manibalang: close to being ripe Ang manggang manibalang ay higit na masarap kainin kaysa sa manggang hinog. Close-to-ripe mango is a whole lot more delicious...
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from the Spanish bulto, which means “package” bulto: pakete, balutan, parsela, basta, balot, impake, ekipahe, bagahe, karga, kahon, dala bulto: bigkis, tungkos, bungkos * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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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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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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pagkakulang sa tulog, pagka-walang tulog, pagka-di-makatulog puyat lack of sleep, insomnia magpuyat to stay awake all night mapagpuyat prone to staying up late pagpupuyat night vigil puyatin to keep...
View ArticleBINUKSAN
root word: bukás binuksan opened binuksan sa publiko opened to the public binuksan sa Maynila was opened in Manila Buksan mo ang puso mo. Open your heart. Binuksan ko ang ilaw. I turned on the light....
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bukas tomorrow (adverb) bukás open (adjective) bukas tomorrow (adverb) Aalis ako bukas. I’m leaving tomorrow. May bukas pa. There’s still tomorrow. Baka bukas. Maybe tomorrow. bukás open (adjective)...
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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 ArticleKAILAN
anong panahon, anong araw katanungan hinggil sa panahon o sandali ng pangyayari Kailan? When? Kailan ang kaarawan mo? When is your birthday? Kailan ka darating? When are you arriving? Kailan ka kakain?...
View ArticleTAGAPANGASIWA
You’ll most likely see the short English word “admin” used by Filipinos on social media and in text messages. tagapangasiwa administrator mga tagapangasiwa administrators ang mga nangangasiwa those who...
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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from the Spanish word bocina busina ng kotse car horn Bumusina ang kotse. The car honked. Bumusina ang kotse. The car honked. Businahan mo. Honk your car horn at (it / him / her). Huwag mo akong...
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itanong, ikonsulta, ihingi ng payo sangguni consultation, advice kasangguni consultant isangguni to consult sumangguni to consult Isangguni mo ang isyung ito sa abugado. Consult this issue with a...
View ArticleUMANO
ang wika ni, ang sabi umanó allegedly di-umanó they say di -umano it is said hinatulan ng kamatayan sa umano’y salang pagpatay sentenced to death for the alleged crime of murder The root word is ano...
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from the Spanish sábado Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night Pumunta ka...
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from the Spanish avería, meaning “damage, breakdown, malfunction” aberya mechanical trouble aberya sa kotse car trouble nagka-aberya developed mechanical trouble nagka-aberya hit a snag nagkaroon ng...
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This is a Filipino transliteration of the English word “corruption.” kasong korapsyon corruption case Malala ang korapsyong nakita ko. The corruption I saw was severe. The native Tagalog equivalent is...
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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...
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