‘August’ in Tagalog
ika-walong buwan ng taon eighth month of the year Agosto August sa Agosto in August sa buwan ng Agosto in the month of August sa ika-apat ng Agosto on the fourth of August sa unang araw ng Agosto on...
View Article‘How Old Are You?’ in Tagalog
The Filipino word for ‘age’ is edad. Ilang taon ka na? How old are you? (casual) Do NOT use when addressing an older person. Ilang taon na po kayo? How old are you? (formal) This second-person plural...
View ArticleLUNES
This is from the Spanish word 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...
View ArticleCommon Tagalog Adjectives
Mga Pang-Uri Adjectives Ang pang-uri ay nagbibigay-turing sa pangngalan o panghalip. An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. Mga Magkasalungat na Salita Antonyms (Words Having Opposite Meanings) Mga...
View ArticleTop 10 Basic Tagalog Phrases to Know
Make an effort to learn at least a few basic phrases in Tagalog! Magandang araw! = Beautiful day! This is how Filipinos would say hello. It’s the equivalent of “Good morning!” though you can use it in...
View ArticleTAPOS
tapos (stress on first syllable) done, complete, finished Kumain kami…. tapos nagpahinga. We ate… and then rested. tapós (accent on second syllable) to have finished something Tapós na ako. I’m done....
View ArticleHow to Say “Let’s…” in Tagalog
The simplest, easiest way to say “Let’s…” in Tagalog is to use the verb and then add tayo. kain eat Kain tayo. Let’s eat. upo sit Upo tayo. Let’s sit. lakad walk Lakad tayo. Let’s walk. tulog sleep...
View Article“Good Evening” in Tagalog
The Tagalog word for ‘evening’ and ‘night’ is gabi. The Tagalog word for ‘good’ is mabuti, but in the expression ‘Good evening’ the word maganda (beautiful) is used. Magandang… Good… gabi evening...
View ArticleThe 5 Basic Tagalog Greetings
The Tagalog word maganda means ‘beautiful’ but it is used as the equivalent of the English ‘good’ in greetings. It is common for Filipinos to greet each other with the phrase “Beautiful Day!” Magandang...
View ArticleABALA
Notice the different stress on the syllables on this word, depending on whether it’s used as an adjective or noun. abala, adj busy, occupied with something Abala ako sa paghahanda. I’m busy preparing....
View Article‘What’ in Tagalog
The Tagalog word for ‘what’ is ano. Ano? What? Ano ito? What is this? Ano iyan? What is that? – close to the ones talking Ano iyon? What is that? – far away from the ones talking – also, “What did you...
View Article‘When’ in Tagalog
Kailan? When? Kailan ito? When is this? Kailan ang kasal? When is the wedding? Kailan ka aalis? When are you leaving? Kailan siya darating? When is he/she arriving? Kailan ang kaarawan mo? When is your...
View ArticleABITO
This word is from the Spanish hábito. abito habit In English, the priest’s garments are called a habit. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG abito: damit ng pari * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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...
View ArticleMarantao
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View ArticleEDAD
This word is from the Spanish language. edad age Anong edad ka na? “What’s your age?” = How old are you? Anong edad ka nag-asawa? At what age did you marry? A more colloquial way of asking: Ilang taon...
View ArticleMUKMOK
mukmok: sulkiness magmukmok: to sulk This is slightly different from tampo, because mukmok always involves separating oneself to a place while harboring the resentment. It could be staying in one’s...
View ArticleTAHIMIK
walang ingay (no noise) tahimik quiet, calm tahimik quiet, peaceful tahimik quiet, serious Ang tatahimik ng mga estudyante! The students are so quiet. manahimik to be silent, peaceful Manahimik ka....
View ArticleTANKA
A tanka is a Japanese poem consisting of five lines, the first and third of which have five syllables and the other seven, making 31 syllables in all and giving a complete picture of an event or mood....
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