KAPALIT
root word: palit kapalit replacement Walang kapalit. No replacement. bilang kapalit in exchange Also refers to quid pro quo. Ano ang kapalit ng tulong ko? What’s the compensation for my help? = What do...
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This word is from the Spanish octubre. Oktubre October sa buwan ng Oktubre in the month of October Kailan sa Oktubre? When in October? sa ika-lima ng Oktubre on the fifth of October sa unang araw ng...
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Singkahulugan sa Tagalog: supling (offspring) anák child Make sure to differentiate the word anák from the word bata, which is also translated into English as ‘child’. anak someone’s offspring batà any...
View ArticleMAGKAMAL
root word: kamal magkamal: to hold large amounts of money Sila’y nangarap na magkamal maraming salapi. They dreamt of holding a lot of money. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG magkamal: humawak ng malalaking halaga...
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sultada: round of cockfighting nagsusultada: engaged in fighting (referring to roosters) KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sultada: labanan ng dalawang tinali sa sabungan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleThe Most Basic Tagalog Vocabulary
Magandang umaga. Good morning. Magandang araw. Beautiful Day! Magandang hapon. Good afternoon. Paalam. Goodbye. Magandang gabi. Good evening. Teka. Wait. Kamusta? How are you?...
View Article‘Thank You’ in Tagalog
Salamat is the Tagalog word for ‘thanks.’ Maraming salamat. Many thanks. / Thank you very much. Maraming salamat po. Thank you very much. (formal) Maraming salamat sa ‘yo. Many thanks to you. (casual)...
View ArticleMAYROON
mayroon there is, there are, has, have Mayroon akong lapis. I have a pencil. Mayroon silang bagong kotse. They have a new car. The Tagalog word mayroon has the same meaning as may, but each has a...
View ArticleLIHA
This word is from the Spanish lija (meaning: filefish). The skin of a filefish is very coarse and feels like sandpaper. papel de lija sandpaper in Spanish papel de liha sandpaper in Filipino In the...
View ArticleKAAKIBAT
root word: akibat kaakibat: associate, associated with Kaakibat sa kanilang pag-alis ang panghihina ng kanilang mga magulang. Along with their departure was the weakening of their parents. Kaakibat...
View ArticleDULING
salubong ang mata; sulimpat, banlag dulíng cross-eyed naduling became cross-eyed due to something overwhelming the eyes have to process Naduling ako sa bilis. I got cross-eyed from the speed. Naduling...
View ArticleSABADO
This is from the Spanish word 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...
View ArticleINUTIL
This word is from the Spanish inútil. inutil useless, worthless Filipinos use this to express serious frustration at a person. Inutil ka! You’re friggin’ useless! Napaka-inutil mo talaga! You’re really...
View ArticleSALAWIKAIN
root word: wika (language, something uttered) salawikain proverb Sometimes misspelled as sawikain, which is another Tagalog word meaning “an idiomatic expression.” Ano ang salawikain? What is a...
View ArticlePULBOS
This word is from the Spanish polvo. pulbos powder pulbos sa mukha powder on face = face powder pulbos para sa mukha powder for the face pulbos na inumin drink powder = powdered drink pulbos na gamot =...
View ArticleREMOLATSA
from the Spanish remolacha, referring to sugar beets / red beets remolatsa beet Scientific name: Beta vulgaris Beets are not a common vegetable in the Philippines. The older generation may recognize...
View ArticleATBP
The Tagalog abbreviation atbp is short for at iba pa. atbp. etc. at iba pa and more at iba pa et cetera palda, medyas, sinturon, atbp. skirts, socks, belts, etc. May prutas, gulay, tinapay, itlog,...
View ArticleLINGGO
This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
View ArticleKALIWETE
root word: kaliwa (meaning: left, not right) kaliwete left-handed * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBINGI
di-makarinig, surdo; walang-kasagot-sagot, binabale-wala bingí deaf bingí a deaf person bingihin to deafen magbingi-bingihan to pretend to be deaf bingi’t pipi deaf and mute Huwag kang...
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