MAGKANDARAPA
salitang ugat: kandarapa magkandarapa: matisod o halos madapa sa daan magkandarapa trip and fall down in haste magkandarapa fall all over oneself, act too eagerly Huwag kang magkandarapa. Don’t act...
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This is from the Spanish word chisme. Also frequently spelled by Filipinos as chismis. tsismis gossip tsismosa / chismosa a gossipy woman tsismoso / chismoso a gossipy man tsismisan gossip-mongering...
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root word: kandarapa nagkandarapa tripped and fell down in haste nagkandarapa fell all over oneself, acted too eagerly Nagkandarapa sila sa paglabas sa sinehan. They were tripping all over themselves...
View ArticleDAMDAM
pakiramdam, dama, wari, nararamdaman sa kalooban o pag-iisip damdam take offense, feel resentment Huwag kang magdamdam. Don’t take offense. Huwag mong damdamín ito. Don’t feel resentment over this....
View ArticleOfficial Holidays in the Philippines 2017
Labor Day in the Philippines is celebrated ever year on May 1st, which in 2017 falls on a Monday. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMIYERKULES
This word is from the Spanish miercoles. Miyerkules Wednesday Miyerkules ng Abo Ash Wednesday (the Wednesday 40 days before Easter Sunday) Miyerkules Santo Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter...
View ArticleSINGSING
This Tagalog word is Chinese in origin. singsing ring sing-sing ring palasingsingan ring finger Bibigyan kita ng singsing. I’ll give you a ring. Isuot mo sa palasingsingan mo. Wear it on your ring...
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nanay, inang, inay ina mother Mahal Kong Ina My Dear Mother mag-ina mother and child inahin mother hen Inang Bayan Mother Country Inang Yaya Mother Nanny ang ina ko my mother ang aking ina my mother...
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ina, inang nanay Mom, mommy Araw ng Mga Ina = Araw ng Mga Nanay Day of Mothers = Mothers’ Day = Mother’s Day ang nanay ko my Mom ang aking nanay my Mom nanay at tatay mommy and daddy Kamusta ang nanay...
View ArticleINDIHENTE
This word is from the Spanish indigente. It is not commonly heard in contemporary Filipino conversation. indihente indigent indihente poor indihenteng pamilya indigent family = poor family More widely...
View ArticleDays of the Week
Mga Araw ng Linggo / Days of the Week The Tagalog word linggo means both “week” and “Sunday” — in the latter case, it is written capitalized. Use sa to say ‘on’ a certain day. Lunes Monday Martes...
View ArticleMANGGAGAWA
root word: gawa manggagawa laborer mga manggagawa laborers, workers Partido ng Manggagawa Workers’ Party unyon ng manggagawa labor union Araw ng Manggagawa Laborer’s Day = Labor Day (May 1) Another...
View ArticleHINGI
petisyon, kahilingan, pamanhik, pakiusap, samo; pagtanggap ng bagay nahindi na babayaran hingi request hingi to ask for something hiningi requested, asked for Pahingi ng litrato. Let me have a picture....
View ArticleNITO
ng + ito Ano ang pangalan nito? Ano ang pangalan ng ito? What is the name of this? Ano ang pangalan ng librong ito? Ano ang pangalan nitong libro? What is the name of this book? Ano ang ibig sabihin...
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...
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root word: hirap mahirap difficult, hard Mahirap ito. This is difficult. mahirap para sa iyo difficult for you mahirap para sa akin difficult for me Mahirap ang buhay. Life is hard. mahirap poor,...
View ArticlePILA
pronounced “PEE-lah” pila line, queue Pumila ka ba? Did you get in line? Pumila ka. Get in line. Nakapila. Is in line. Nakapila ako. I’m in line. I was able to get in line. hilera, hanay The...
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bigat ng gawain, dipikultad; sakit, pagtitiis, dalita, dusa; pag-iri; karukhaan, kasalatan, karalitaan hirap difficulty, trouble mahirap difficult, hard mahirap poor, indigent pahirap burden magpahirap...
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dukhâ: poor, needy karukhaán: poverty; lack, deficiency KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dukha: maralita, mahirap, pobre “dukhang maralita” * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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