ALIPIN
busabos, utusang walang suweldo, esklabo alipin slave alipin ng pag-ibig slave of love alipinin to enslave Ako ay alipin mo. I am your slave. Alipinin mo ako. Make me (your) slave. pagkaalipin slavery...
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This word is directly from the English. bag bag, handbag Nasaan ang bag ko? Where’s my bag? Pakikuha ang bag kong itim. Please get my black bag. Ilagay mo sa bag. Put it in the bag. Masyadong malaki...
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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...
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This is not a Tagalog word. These are the five of the keys on the top row of a standard keyboard. The letters rtyui are what a typing student practices hitting with their fingers to hone proper typing...
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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....
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lingon: looking back, turning one’s head Lumingon ka. Turn your head and look. Lumingon ka dito. Turn your head and look over here. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lingon: baling ng tingin, lingos, linga...
View ArticlePITAK
pitak: division, section; portion; column isang pitak ng lupa: a tract of land MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pitak: seksiyon, tudling pitak: isang maliit na bahagi ng bukid pitak: saray, butas pitak:...
View ArticleTALAMPAKAN
talampakan: sole of a foot talampakan: 12 inches walong talampakang ahas: eight-foot snake MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG talampakan: piye, 12 pulgada talampakan: kailalimang bahagi ng paa * Visit us here at...
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This is a slang word used for referring to a servant, like a housemaid. The male equivalent is atsoy. A more standard word for “housemaid” is katulong (literally “helper”). A live-in maid is a...
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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...
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This word is from the Spanish misterio. misteryo mystery misteryo: hiwaga, kababalaghan, milagro, lihim misteryo: anumang bagay na nakatago o di natatalos Nahahalina lamang ako ng misteryong maaaring...
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Ikalabindalawang titik o letra ng abakada. The twelfth letter of the abakada alphabet. Binibigkas ng nang na pang-una sa tuwirang layon. Ibang anyo ng pang-angkop na na. ng bahay ng multo house of the...
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*** attach by slightly touching differentiate from dikit, which is “to stick” diit slight pressure diit thumb mark mariit happen to touch lightly Mga may kaugnayang salita: lapit na lapit, daiti *...
View ArticleBIYERNES
This word is from the Spanish viernes. Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday...
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pusalì: mire under the bamboo platform of a house Dapat linisin ang mga pusali upang hindi pagmulan ng mga sakit. The sewers need to be cleaned so as not to be a source of disease. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleMATAYOG
root word: tayog matayog lofty Matayog ang lipad ng saranggola ni Pepe. Matayog ang pangarap ng matandang bingi. Ang babaing Pilipina ay itinuturing, kailanman ng lalaking Pilipino na nasa matayog na...
View ArticleSEPULTURERO
This word is from the Spanish language. sepúlturéro gravedigger non-standard spelling variant: sipulturero KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sepulturero: tagahukay ng puntod para sa ililibing, karaniwang nagsisilbi...
View ArticleMAMAYA
hindi pa ngayon, kaunting sandali pa mamaya later Magkita tayo mamaya. Let’s see each other later. Mamaya mo nang gawin. Do it later. Mamaya mo na lang gawin. Just do it later. Kita na lang tayo...
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gawâ to do, to make Gawâ ito sa Pilipinas. This was made in the Philippines. Gawâ ito ng mga matatalinong tao. This was made by very smart people. Gawâ ko ito. This is something I made. Ginawa ko ito....
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root word: ubos naubos ran out of Naubos ang pagkain. The food got all eaten. Naubusan sila ng pagkain. They ran out of food. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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