KARTON
This word is from the Spanish cartón. kar·tón carton misspelling: kartoon MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kartón: kahong gawâ sa matigas na papel at karaniwang pinaglalagyan ng mga kalakal, at katulad kartón:...
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This is from the Spanish croquis. kró·kis sketch MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG krókis: balangkas ng larawan o dibuho, karani-wang ginagawâ upang makatulong sa pagbubuo ng sinimulang gawâ krókis:...
View ArticlePAMALAKAYA
See lakaya. Pamalakaya is an acronym for an organization in the Philippines known in English as the National Federation of Fisherfolk Organizations. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya National...
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Ito ay… This is… Ito ay asukal. = Asukal ito. This is sugar. Ito ay gamot. = Gamot ito. This is medicine. Ito ay tinatawag na potosintisis. = Tinatawag itong potosintisis. This is called...
View ArticleTop 20 Family Names in the Philippines
Do you know what the most popular last name is in the Philippines? The Twenty Most Common Filipino Surnames 1. Santos This is the last name of Filipina actress Vilma Santos, Filipino-American writer...
View ArticleKAPANSANAN
Alyansa ng May Kapansanang Pinoy (AKAP-PINOY) ka·pan·sá·nan disability mga kapansánan disabilities may kapansanan has a disability MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kapansanan: kahirapan, kagipitan,...
View ArticleTHOMASITES
The Thomasites were a group of about 500 American teachers sent by the United States government to the Philippines in 1901 who arrived in August that year on the USAT Thomas, a United States Army...
View ArticleREGLADOR
This dated word is from the Spanish language of the 18th and 19th centuries. reg·la·dór ruler Most Filipinos no longer recognize this word. Instead, the English word is used as is. Kailangan ang ruler...
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This most often refers to an abbreviation of postscript (post is·krípt), a note added at the end of letters. In fandoms familiar with Northeast Asian pop culture, particularly South Korean, PS is also...
View ArticleGUDTAYM
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English phrase “good time.” nag-gudtaym had fun Mag-gudtaym tayo. Let’s have fun. Gudtaym is also the name of a Friday night variety show on the television...
View ArticleTagalog Sentence Structure
Here is a very basic introduction to sentence structure in the Filipino language: The sentence structure of the English language is S-V-O. Subject – Verb – Object They are tall. I am tired. For...
View ArticleWETAMINIT
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English phrase “wait a minute.” * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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alternate spelling: agág ag-ág sifter MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ag-ág: magsalà o saláin ag-ágin, mag-ag·ág ág-ag: magbistay o bistayin ag-ágin, iág-ag, mag-ág-ag * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleDSL
digital subscriber line (dí·dyi·tál subs·kráy·ber layn) KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG Tinatawag ding digital subscriber loop, ang DSL ay teknolohiyang nagkakaloob ng transmisyon ng datos na dihital sa...
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This word can be transliterated into Tagalog as dídyitál. Most Filipinos simply use the English as is or the Spanish derived term dihitál. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG di·hi·tál: hinggil o may kinalaman sa...
View ArticlePAGMAMALABIS
root word: labis pagmamalabis hyperbole pagmamalabis exaggeration labis: sobra, labi, surplas, tira, natira, higit sa bilang Ano ang Pagmamalabis o Hayperbole/Hayperboli? What is Exaggeration or...
View ArticleMaikling Tula: Saksi
Saksi (Witness) is a short Tagalog poem from the early 20th century. SAKSI I. Ikaw nga’y dapat kong mahalin nang labis at ukulang tang̃i ng̃ aking pagibig, pagka’t natunayang ikaw’y isang lang̃it na di...
View ArticleSAPOT
This word has many meanings. sápot spiderweb sápot cobweb pook-sápot web site sápot funeral clothes MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sápot: hibla na gawa ng gagamba sápot: bahay ng gagamba sapót: labanán ng...
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