PANGUNGUSAP
root word: usap (to speak to each other) pangungusap sentence mahabang pangungusap long sentence maikling pangungusap short sentence di-kumpletong pangungusap incomplete sentence bahagi ng pangungusap...
View ArticleAmador Daguio
Filipino writer and poet during pre-war Philippines. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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tagilo: pyramid hugis-tagilong: pyramidal shape The Spanish-derived Filipino word is piramide. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePopular Filipino Dishes
To help familiarize our website’s visitors with Filipino food in an easy way, we’ve drawn up a simple list of a few Philippine dishes and foodstuff commonly eaten in the Philippines. We’re still...
View ArticleSIYASAT
magsiyasat: magtanong, magsuri, mag-imbistiga, magsaliksik, magsiyasig siyasat investigation siyasat examination tagapagsiyasat investigator siyasatin scrutinize maingat na siniyasat carefully...
View ArticleTUNGO
At least three different meanings for this Tagalog word. tungo goal, purpose, direction patungo toward, going to a certain place patutunguhan destination tumungo to go to Tumungo ka doon. Head over...
View ArticleNIIG
pagniniig: private conversation between two people pagniniig tête-à-tête pagniniig may-asawa talk between a married couple hanggang sa muli nating pagniniig until our next conversation makaniig...
View ArticleSALIK
salik: element salik: basic part MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG salik: isa sa mga elementong bumubuo ng isang tanging resulta o kalagayan salik: sangkap o isa sa mga elemento na nakatutulong sa pagbubuo ng...
View ArticleSTUDY
Pag-aralan mo ito. Study this. Huwag mong pag-aralan ito. Don’t study this. Hindi mo kailangang pag-aralan ito. You don’t need to study this. Mag-aral ka. (You) study. Mag-aral ka na. (You) study...
View ArticleSETYEMBRE
This word is from the Spanish septiembre. Setyembre September ika-lima ng Setyembre fifth of September sa Setyembre in September sa buwan ng Setyembre in the month of September sa ika-apat ng Setyembre...
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 ArticleWALANG
root word: wala walang has none, non- Walang anuman. It’s nothing at all. walang-alam “knows nothing” walang-kusa “no initiative” walang-puso heartless walang malay-tao unconscious magwalang-bahala to...
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This word has at least two meanings with syllables accented differently. galíng merit, skillfulness, proficiency Ang galíng mo! You’re awesome! (after having performed a skill) Ang galíng mong...
View ArticleMAINIT
root word: init (heat, warmth) mainit hot magpainit to warm oneself mainit ang ulo hot-headed, quick to anger Mainit ang panahon. The weather’s hot. mainit na babae hot woman mainit na tubig hot water...
View ArticlePISIL
hawak na mahigpit; pindot pisil squeeze Pisilin mo ito. Squeeze this. Pisilin mo ang kamay ko. Squeeze my hand. Huwag mong pisilin. Don’t squeeze (it). Pinisil ko ang kamay ng bata. I squeezed the...
View ArticleKONTRATA
This Filipino word is from the Spanish contrata. Native speakers of Spanish now more commonly use the masculine form contrato. kontrata contract isang kontrata a contract mga kontrata contracts pumirma...
View ArticlePAGLABAN
root word: laban (meaning: fight) paglaban fighting paglaban resistance * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleNGAYON
kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
View ArticleSARADO
This word is from the Spanish cerrado. sarado closed Sarado ang pinto. The door is closed. Sarado ang bangko. The bank is closed. Isarado mo ang pinto. Close the door. Isarado mo ang bibig mo. Close...
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