PERA
pé·ra pera money mapera to have a lot of money, wealthy Mapera talaga sila. They’re really got a lot of money. sampera (archaic word) one centavo Maraming pera. A lot of money. Maraming akong pera. I’m...
View ArticleHail Holy Queen
Also known as “Salve Regina,” this Marian hymn is traditionally said or sung after night prayer, before going to bed. It is said from the end of Eastertide until the beginning of Advent. “Hail Holy...
View ArticleASONANSYA
This word is from the Spanish asonancia. a·so·nán·si·yá asonánsiyá assonance The Filipino Language Commission currently prefers asonánsiyá to asonansya as the standard spelling. Assonance is a fancy...
View ArticleBagong Pilipinas Pledge
PANATA SA BAGONG PILIPINAS Bilang Pilipino, buong pagmamalaki kong isasabuhay ang Bagong Pilipinas, Buhay sa aking dugo ang lahing dakila, magiting at may dangal Palaging dadalhin sa puso, isip at diwa...
View ArticleTATAY
itay, ama, atang, tata tatay dad, daddy ang tatay ko my Dad ang aking tatay my Dad Sinong tatay mo? Who’s your daddy? Ako ba ang tatay mo? Am I your Daddy? This word is shortened to Tay when...
View ArticleIsyung Pangkapaligiran
Examples of environmental issues: pollution, forest degradation / deforestation, resource depletion, climate change kapaligiránenvironment pangkapaligiranenvironmental issues polusyónpollution...
View ArticleAng Mesias ng Pasko (Song)
The title of this Tagalog song can be translated into English as “The Messiah of Christmas.” Ang Mesias ng Pasko Purihin ang sumilang ng Panginoon sa sanlibutan na siyang magdudulot ng kaligtasan sa...
View ArticleFilipino Drill Commands
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View ArticleTULA: Itanong Mo Sa Bituin
Ang tulang ito ay isinulat ni Jose Corazon de Jesus. ITANONG MO SA BITUIN Isang gabi’y manungaw ka. Sa bunton ng panganorin ay tanawin ang ulila’t naglalamay na bituin; Sa bitui’y itanong mo ang ngalan...
View ArticleIsang Dipang Langit
The title of this poem by Amado V. Hernandez can be translated into English as A Piece of Heaven. Signed in Muntinlupa Prison on April 22, 1952. Isang Dipang Langit Ako’y ipiniit ng linsil na puno...
View ArticleKUWADERNO
This word is from the Spanish cuaderno. kuwaderno notebook isang simpleng kuwadernoa simple notebook mga kuwaderno notebooks limang kuwaderno five notebooks Sa maliit na kuwadernong ito… In this small...
View ArticleDEBOTO
This word is from the Spanish devote. de·bó·todevotee mga debótodevotees A devotee is a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something. In most contexts in the...
View ArticleESSAY
pagsasanay ng sanáy sanaysáy essay mga sanaysáy essays mananalaysay essayist A Spanish-derived Filipino synonym that is no longer widely used in this sense but can still be encountered in older texts...
View ArticleMONGHA
This is from the Spanish monja. móngha nun mga móngha nuns MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG móngha: kasapi ng isang relihiyosong komunidad ng kababaihan na namumuhay sa ilalim ng mga panatang nauukol sa...
View ArticleBALAGTASAN
And salitang “balagtasan” ay nagmula sa orihinal na apelyido ni Francisco Baltazar. The word “balagtasan” came from the original surname of Francisco Baltazar. balagtasan poetic joust balagtasan...
View ArticleTIKOY
Tikoy word origin: Filipino adaptation of the Hokkien Chinese words: ‘ti’ and ‘ke’ which mean sweet and cake. Tikoy is the most popular treat during Lunar New Year festivities in the Philippines, as...
View ArticleKARINYOSA
This word is from the Spanish cariñosa. karinyosa affectionate Karinyosa siya. She’s affectionate. Marunong siyang mag-karinyo. She knows how to be affectionate. The male equivalent is cariñoso or...
View ArticlePAG-UNLAD
root word: unlad pag-un·lád pag-unláddevelopment ang pag-unlád ng bansathe development of the country Pagsúlong at Pag-unlad Growth and Development The difference between growth (pagsulong) and...
View ArticleREPLEKTIBONG SANAYSAY
Isang uri ng pagsusulat na naglalayong magpakita ng personal na mga karanasan, opinyon, at repleksyon ng isang manunulat tungkol sa isang partikular na paksa. replektibong sanaysayreflective essay A...
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