DUKIT
This is not a common word in modern Filipino conversation. dukit carving The now more widely used word is ukit. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dukit: pag-ukit, paglilok dukit: pagsundot ng daliri sa butas...
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tiwangwang: lisding, hantad, hayag, lantad sa madla tiwangwang: lupang bilad na walang tanim nakatiwangwang: nakalantad sa madla * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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tubig na umaagos sa lupa na di karaniwang natatakpan ng tubig, apaw, pagawpaw; dagsa bahâ flood Bumahâ. It flooded. binahâ to have been flooded Binahâ kami. We were flooded. Mataas ang tubig-bahâ. The...
View ArticleYUPI
niyupi, yinupi, nayupi… yupi fold & dent nayupi was dented, bent, folded Nayupi ang lata. The can was dented. Nayupi ang kotse. The car was hit out of shape. Nayupi ang bisikleta. The bicycle was...
View ArticlePINTAKASI
The Tagalog word pintakasi used to refer to someone who mediates. The definition has now evolved and taken on new meanings in contemporary usage. pintakasi a patron saint someone who mediates or...
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This word has at least two different meanings. from the Spanish word amo, meaning “owner” amo master, employer ang among pinaglilingkuran ko the employer that I am serving / working for Istrikto ang...
View ArticleNOON
Misspelling: nuon noon then, at that time Noong Miyerkules That Wednesday = Last Wednesday Walang mansanas noon sa Pilipinas. There were no apples in the Philippines then. Kapitbahay ko noon si Kobe....
View ArticleBUWIS
taks, adwana, amilyarmento, rentas buwis tax, tariff, cropshare pederal na buwis federal tax magbayad ng buwis to pay tax mamumuwisan taxpayer (very obscure word, not in use) Magbayad ka ng buwis. Pay...
View ArticleAng Mga Karapatang Pantao
The Philippine Bill of Rights is in Article III of the 1987 Constitution. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is not a proper Tagalog word, but Filipinos use it a lot at the end of questions and statements. It may be short for Ano (What) and it also bears some influence of Spanish, in which it is placed...
View ArticleNews on Business in the Philippines
The economy of the Philippines is expected to grow by 6.7% this year, making it the best-performing economy in Southeast Asia. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMATAMIS
root word: tamis, meaning ‘sweetness’ matamis sweet matamis na tsokolate sweet chocolate Matamis ang pinya. The pineapple is sweet. Ang tamis! So sweet! matamis na ngiti sweet smile matatamis na alaala...
View ArticleDAKILA
marangal, tanyag, bunyi, makapangyarihan; katangi-tangi sa kabantugan; malaki, mataas, matayog dakila great, distinguished dakila notable, illustrious dakilang pintor distinguished painter dakila noble...
View ArticleHUWEBES
This is from the Spanish word jueves. It is sometimes spelled as Hwebes. HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday...
View ArticleANADIPLOSIS
The term anadiplosis is a Greek word which means “to reduplicate”. It refers to the repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word...
View ArticleIBINUWIS
root word: buwis (meaning: tax) ibinuwis ang buhay sacrificed one’s life * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleOPO
This is the polite version of the Tagalog word for ‘yes.’ Oo. Yes. (casual) Opo. Yes. (respectful) The word po is often used when talking to someone much older than you. Compare the following...
View ArticleDENTUSO
The word dentuso is Spanish for “big-toothed.” It’s the fish in Ernest Hemingway’s story The Old Man and the Sea. It’s a mako, a mackerel shark. Ano ang dentuso? Ang dentuso ay isang uri ng pating na...
View ArticleNAITUTURO
root word: turo naituturo: can be taught naituturo: can be pointed out * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSULINDAY
sulinday: isang tila salakot na panabing sa ulo na maaaring gawing sasakyan sa hangin * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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