ENKOMIYENDA
This is from the Spanish encomienda. Isa sa mga paraang ginamit ng pamahalaang Espanyol upang madaling masakop ang katutubong populasyon ay sa pamamagitan ng sistemang enkomiyenda kung saan ang mga...
View ArticlePhil Tayag
South Sacramento native Phil “S.B.” Tayag is largely known as one of the founding members of hip-hop dance collective The Jabbawockeez. The crew burst onto the scene after their 2008 victory in the...
View ArticleLanguages
The Philippines has more than a hundred languages. Eight are considered major languages: Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Waray-Samarnon. Recent decades have...
View ArticleMAGKANO
Magkano? How much? (price, not quantity) Magkano ito? How much is this? Magkano iyan? How much is that? Magkano daw? How much did she say it was? Tanungin mo kung magkano. Ask how much it is. Tinanong...
View ArticleSINO
salitang nag-uusisa kung ano ang ngalan ng taong ibig makilala sino who Sino ako? Who am I? Sino iyan? Who’s that? Sino ka? Who are you? Sino siya? Who is he/she? Sino ang may sala? Who is the guilty...
View ArticlePUSO
Listen to the pronunciation! puso heart taos-puso sincere taos-pusong nagpapasalamat to thank whole-heartedly pusong mamon “a heart as soft as chiffon cake” to be soft-hearted mula sa puso from the...
View ArticleNAMAN
gayundin; man, din; uli, pati; nawa naman, adv also, too, really The Tagalog word naman is very hard to translate into English. It can be used to contrast, to soften requests or to give emphasis....
View Article‘Happy Birthday’
The Tagalog word for ‘birthday’ is kaarawan. The traditional way of greeting a Filipino a happy birthday is to say: Maligayang Bati This means “Happy Wishes” or “Joyful Greetings” but it’s understood...
View ArticleARUGA
pag-aasikaso, pag-iintindi; pag-aalaga; pag-iingat, kandili, tangkilik, taguyod; pagmamahal aruga nurture aruga tender care inaruga is nurturing inaruga nurtured arugain to nurture pag-aaruga...
View ArticleMAYABONG
root word: yabong mayabong leafy mayabong luxuriant (foliage) Mayabong ang mga puno. The trees are thickly covered with leaves. Mayabong ang mga halaman. The plants are abundant in foliage. pagyabong,...
View ArticlePANAYAM
usapan o pag-uusap ng mahigit sa dalawang tao panayam interview pakikipanayam interviewing kumakapanayam the one who is interviewing tagapanayam interviewer kinakapanayam interviewee Ano ang panayam?...
View ArticleHAPO
págod na may kasámang paghingal Kahulugan sa Tagalog: Meaning in Tagalog: paghingal dahil sa pagod panting due to exhaustion hapò panting hapò (adjective) tired, fatigued hinapo suffered from asthma?...
View ArticleGALOS
kalmos, gurlis, gasgas, kalmot galos slight scratch mga galos light scratches May (mga) galos sa buong katawan. Has scratches all over the body. May mga galos sa mukha’t braso. Has scratches on the...
View ArticleTABSING
This is an archaic word that can only be found in very old Tagalog literary texts. tabsíng saltwater tabsíng: brackishness or saltiness of water KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tabsíng: maalat na tubig tabsíng:...
View ArticleLUMPO
Apolinario Mabini is known as Dakilang Lumpo (Noble Cripple). lumpó crippled lumpó lame KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lumpó: hindi makalakad dahil sa karamdaman o pinsala sa mga paa Tingnan mo ang lumpong si...
View ArticleSORO
This is a very obscure Tagalog word. sorò small spoon KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sorò: maliit na kutsara From the Spanish zorro. sóro male fox sóra female fox KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sóro: mammal (genus Vulpes)...
View ArticleNAPAGLINING
root word: lining lining to reflect, meditate on liningin to consider paglilining reflecting on a topic MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lining: konsiderasyon o pag-aasikasong ipinagkaloob na may pagninilay,...
View ArticleHERARKIYA
This word is from the Spanish jerarquía. herarkíya hierarchy spelling variation: hirarkiya KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG herarkíya: sistema ng pag-uuri sang-ayon sa kakayahan o kalagayang panlipunan,...
View ArticleMAGKAGURLIS
root word: gurlís KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG magkagurlis: magkagalos * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleLIMI
This word is rarely used in modern Filipino conversation. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG limí:katas ng mga bulaklak limì:pag-iisip mabuti hinggil sa isang bagay o pangyayari ilimì, limíin, maglimì * Visit us...
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