APOSTROPE
This word is from the Spanish apóstrofe. Sa larangan ng panitikan, ang apostrope ay isang tayutay na madalas ay gumagamit sa panamdam na “O.” In literature, apostrophe is a figure of speech often...
View ArticlePAGTAWAG
Ito rin ay kilala bilang apostrope o pagtatawag. ANO ANG PAGTAWAG? Ang pagtatawag ay isang panawagan o pakiusap sa isang bagay na tila ito ay isang tao. MGA HALIMBAWA NG PAGTATAWAG O, tukso! Layuan mo...
View ArticlePANGINAIN
This is a neologism (newly coined term) made for those who insist that there be a “native” Tagalog translation for every English word. Most Filipinos prefer to simply use the English word “browser” in...
View ArticleALIBUGHA
A close Tagalog synonym could be maaksaya (wasteful). A Filipino equivalent in contemporary usage is iresponsable (irresponsible). a·li·bug·hâ wasteful, irresponsible alibughâ thriftless, lavish...
View ArticleHispanism in the Philippines
The Philippine islands were under centuries of Spain’s rule, during which Spanish was the colonial language. In 1900 a million Filipinos spoke Spanish as their mother tongue. Estimates of the number of...
View ArticleHAMON
There are at least two meanings for this word. from the Spanish jamón hamón ham Gusto kong kumain ng hamón. I want to eat ham. Hamón is a staple on the Christmas Eve and Christmas tables of...
View ArticleWhat Is Filipino Food?
It is a question not easy to answer. Is it pork adobo, brown and rich, eaten with hot white rice? Is it siomai and siopao in the neighborhood merendero? Is it chicken relleno on a fiesta table,...
View ArticleTULONG
adya, saklolo; abuloy, ambag, usong; pagdalo o paggibik sa isang humihingi ng kalinga túlong help, aid, support tulungan to help someone katulong helper, maid matulungin helpful, cooperative...
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 ArticleTULA
Ang tula ayon kay Samuel Taylor Coleridge ay ang mga pinakamabuting salita sa kanilang pinakamabuting kaayusan (“the best words in the best order”). The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply...
View ArticleUMAGA
root word: aga (meaning: ‘early’) umaga morning Magandang umaga! Good morning! Umaga na! Morning already! Umaga na naman. Morning again. Yakapin mo ang umaga. Embrace the morning. Isang umagang kay...
View ArticleHARANA
This is from the Spanish / Mexican word jarana. harána serenade haranahin to serenade Hinarana nila ako. They serenaded me. Uso pa ba ang harána? Are serenades still in fashion? In the mp3 clip above,...
View ArticleSUMBUNGERA
root word: sumbong sumbungera female informer sumbungera female snitch sumbungera female tattletale A tattletale is a person who informs on others. sumbungerang palaka female snitching frog...
View ArticleSIPNAYAN
This is not a commonly used word. The word sipnayan is a coined “native Tagalog” equivalent for the English term “mathematics.” sipnayan mathematics Other similarly coined words: batnayan philosophy...
View ArticleIMAHINASYON
This word is from the Spanish imaginación. i·ma·hi·nas·yón imagniation The native Tagalog synonym is haráya. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG imahinasyón: kakayahan ng isip na bumuo ng mga imahen o konsepto ng...
View ArticleHINGGIL
hing·gíl: about, regarding MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hinggíl: pumunta sa ibang lugar hinggíl: ihilig ang isang bagay sa ibang lugar hinggíl: ilagay ang sisi sa kapuwa ihinggíl, mahinggíl hinggíl kay:...
View ArticleDAAN
The Tagalog word daan has at least two meanings in the dictionary. daán hundred isang daán one hundred daán road daán path, way dadaan to pass, will pass by Dadaan dito. Will pass by here....
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