NGULING
This is an obscure word one rarely encounters except in inflected form in old literary works. nguling: the taking back of one’s promise pangunguling: pagbawi sa ipinangako * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
View ArticleImportant Concepts in Filipino Culture
Mahahalagang Konsepto sa Kulturang Pilipino pamilya family pagtitiwala sa Panginoon trust in God pagiging magalang being respectful, especially to older people pagtitiis perseverance, forbearance...
View ArticleSAKIT
kirot, antak, hapdi; karamdaman sakit pain, illness May sakit ka ba? Are you sick? Anong sakit mo? What are you sick with? May sakit ako. I’m sick. masakit painful, sore Saan masakit? Where does it...
View ArticleBAHAY-BATA
Etymology: bahay (house) + bata (child) bahay-bata uterus, womb Ano ang bahay-bata? What is a uterus? Ito ang bahagi sa katawan ng babae kung saan nabubuo ang bata. It is the part of a woman’s body...
View ArticleNAMAMANA
root word: mana (inheritance) namamana inheritable, hereditary namamana is capable of being inherited Namamana ang kagandahan. Beauty can be inherited. Namamana ba ang hika? Can asthma be inherited...
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 ArticleKULIT
pagkamapilit, pagpupumilit; pagtitiyaga, pagtataman; pananatili, pamamalagi; sigasig, sigsa kulit stubbornness, peskiness Ang kulit niya! He/She just keeps nagging me, bothering me. makulit importunate...
View ArticleFlorante at Laura (Buod)
Buod ng Florante at Laura Ang kuwento ng Florante at Laura ay nagsisimula sa isang madilim na gubat sa may dakong labas ng bayang Albanya, malapit sa ilog Kositong na ang tubig ay makamandag. Dito...
View ArticleFor Filipino Students
If you are already fluent in Tagalog or a native speaker of the language, you are probably a Filipino student looking for resources on this site to use in the classroom. The most useful category for...
View Article10 Basic Tagalog Words to Know
If you need to learn just ten basic Tagalog words to get by, here's a list of useful phrases to impress your Filipino friends with. Opo. Salamat. Kamusta. Oo... * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMARTES
This is from the Spanish word martes. Martes Tuesday Martes Santo Holy Tuesday (the Tuesday before Easter Sunday) Ngayong Martes This Tuesday Darating ako sa Martes. I’ll be arriving on Tuesday. Aalis...
View ArticleANLUWAGE
Most Filipinos prefer to use the Spanish-derived word karpintero. anluwage carpenter lalakeng anluwage male carpenter anluwageng gumagawa ng muwebles carpenter who makes furniture A skilled worker who...
View ArticlePARUPARO
also often mistakenly hyphenated like paru-paro paruparo butterfly mga paruparo butterflies paruparong itim black butterfly There should NOT be a hyphen because there is no such word as paro. PARUPARO...
View ArticleFilipino Baby Names – A
The Tagalog for the English word “name” is pangalan. Anong pangalan mo? What’s your name? Most Filipinos prefer Spanish and English names for their children. Tagalog names are considered old-fashioned....
View ArticleIlocano or Ilokano
Ilocano is a language very distinct from Tagalog. Variously spelled as Ilocano, Ilokano, Ilukano, Ilucano, Iluko, Iloco or Iloko, it is the third most-spoken language in the Philippines. The ancestors...
View ArticleDAW
it is said, he said, she said, they said daw reportedly, allegedly Galit ka. You’re angry. Galit ka raw. (They said) you’re angry. (I heard) you’re angry. Bakit? Why? Bakit daw? What was the reason...
View ArticleKALTAS
kaltás: removed, detached, cancelled kaltasín: to dedcuct, subtract; lay off kaltasán: to cut on; subtract from; reduce; lay off MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kaltas: bawas, inalis, binawas, tinaggal,...
View ArticlePIHADO
This is from the Spanish word fijado. pihado: sure, certain pihaduhin: make sure It’s now more common to use the words sigurado and siguraduhin, more than pihado and pihaduhin. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleTODAS
This word is likely from the Spanish todas (meaning: all). It’s sort of a slangy word for “to kill.” Totodasin ko sila. I’ll finish them off. = I’ll kill them all. todasin: lahatin,ubusin, lalusin;...
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