AHENSIYA
This word is from the Spanish agencia. a·hén·si·yá agency ahensya ng gobyerno government agency mga ahensya ng gobyerno government agencies ahente agent kalihim ng kagawaran department secretary...
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root word: lagas tag·la·gás autumn taglagás fall season The Spanish word is otoño, which can be transliterated into Tagalog as otónyo. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG taglagás: sa mga bansang nása temperate...
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root word: kulit makulít importunate, pesky makulít: persistent to the point of annoyance makulít : used to describe someone who nags in a childish way makulít na bata a child who keeps bothering you...
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This is from the Spanish word cordero (meaning: ‘lamb’) kor·dé·ro lamb batang tupa young sheep Kordero ng Diyos Lamb of God Kordero ng Paskua Passover Lamb maamong kordero gentle lamb (not common) MGA...
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This is not a commonly used word. The word sipnayan is a coined “native Tagalog” equivalent for the English term “mathematics.” sipnayan mathematics isip + hanayan Other similarly coined words:...
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There are 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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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...
View ArticleEKSPOSISYON
This word is from the Spanish exposición. éks·po·sis·yón exposition Ang tekstong ito ay may layuning magpaliwanag at maglahad ng mga impormasyon at ideya. Sa tekstong ekspositori, nililinaw ang mga...
View ArticleBALAHURA
Slang word meaning untidy, unkempt, unorganized, brutish, or vulgar. balahurang usapan vulgar conversation balahurang palaka vulgar frog balahurang kuneho vulgar rabbit ang balahurang baboy the vulgar...
View ArticleTITIK
guhit, letra; inskripsiyon, sulat tí·tik letter (of the alphabet) Ano ang unang titik ng alpabeto? What’s the first letter of the alphabet? titik lyrics May kopya ka ba ng titik ng kanta? Do you have a...
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man·mánspy on manmán observe closely manmanan to spy on minamanmanan is observing closely MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG manman: tiktikan o maniktik manman: magbantay o bantayan nagmanman: nagbantay * Visit...
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tuktók: top, peak, summit tuktók: crown of the head tuktók: knocking sound MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tuktok: pukpok, katok pagtuktok sa pinto tuktok: tuka tuktok: bumbunan tuktok: taluktok, tugatog,...
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National Grandparents' Day in the United States is the first Sunday after Labor Day. In 2020, it is on September 13. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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National Grandparents' Day in the United States is the first Sunday after Labor Day. In 2020, it's on September 13. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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welga, istraik aklás revolt Manahimik o Mag-Aklas Stay Silent or Revolt Pag-Aklas ng Mga Manggagawa Workers’ Strike The Filipino word for a laborers’ strike is welga from the Spanish huelga. * Visit us...
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Labor Day in the Philippines and most other countries is on May 1st, while in the United States and Canada, it's the first Monday of September. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is from the Spanish peón. pi·yón laborer mga piyón manual workers In the egotistical power struggle for determining the direction of language development in the country, the current...
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This word is from the Spanish faena (meaning: labor). pahinante unskilled laborer tagabuhat, kargador “carrier” (loader) / stevedore Depending on which part of the Philippines you’re in — Ilocos, Cebu...
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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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