INAHIN
The word by itself is often understood to refer to a mother hen, though literally it just means mother of any animal (from the word ina, which means mother). inahín mother hen inahíng manok mother...
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root word: himbing himbing deep sleep mahimbing deep (sleep) Mahimbing ba ang tulog mo? Do you sleep well? Did you sleep well? Nakatulog ka ba nang mahimbing? Were you able to sleep well? Matulog ka...
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This word is from the Spanish vacío (meaning: “empty”). basyo ng bala spent bullet mga basyo ng bala bullet shell casings Now infrequent usage as an adjective: basyong lata empty can basyong bote empty...
View ArticleSERYOSO
This is likely from the Spanish word serio. seryoso serious seryosong relasyon serious relationship Seryoso ka ba? Are you serious? Seryoso ako. I am serious. Seryosong-seryoso. Very serious. Seryoso...
View ArticlePUPUNTA
root word: punta Pupunta ka ba? Are you going? Hindi ako pupunta. I’m not going. Saan ka pupunta? Where are you going? Pupunta ako sa Maynila. I’m going to Manila. Kailan ka pupunta? When are you...
View ArticleBILIN
utos, orden, mando, atas; nilalakad, sadya, pagawa; tagubilin, instruksiyon, patupad; payo, konseho; hiling, pakiusap, pamanhik; testamento, huling habilin; lagak, paingat, habilin, paiwi, iwi bilin...
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 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 ArticleNAKAKABATO
Nakakabato! Boring! Nakakabagot! Boring! Nababato ako. I’m bored. Nababagot ako. I’m bored. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePRANGKA
This word is likely from the Spanish adjective franca (meaning: frank or candid). prangka straightforward * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKASALAN
root word: kasal kasalan wedding Kailan ang kasal? When’s the wedding? Kailan ang kasalan? When’s the wedding? kasal-kasalan play wedding, “mock” wedding May kasalan sa Sabado na hindi ko alam? There’s...
View ArticleNINUNO
ninuno ancestor mga ninuno ancestors Ang Mga Ninuno ng mga Pilipino The Filipinos’ Ancestors Pamana ng ating mga ninuno. Legacy of our ancestors. Misspelling: nenuno * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleLUNINGNING
Kahulugan sa Tagalog: kasikatan luningníng sparkle luningníng shine Luningníng ng Pag-asa Sparkle of Hope ang luningníng ng ginto at bituin the sparkle of gold and stars Ang luningning ng nobela ng...
View ArticleMINASA
root word: masa (“dough”) minasa ang arina leavened the flour Minasa ko ang arina. I turned the flour to dough. Minasa ko ang mga saging. I mashed the bananas. minasang patatas mashed potatoes ang...
View ArticleBISIKLETA
This word is from the Spanish bicicleta. bisikleta bicycle gulong ng bisikleta bicycle wheel Maaari ko bang hiramin ang iyong bisikleta? May I borrow your bicycle? Uy, bagong bisikleta. Hey, a new...
View ArticleSABADO
This is from the Spanish word sábado. Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night...
View ArticleNINGNING
luningning, kislap, aluningning, sinag; kintab, kinang ningning shine, brilliance magningning to shine, radiate maningning shiny, gliterry, flamboyang, splendid, radiant talang maningning shining star...
View ArticleMASA
There are at least two meanings for this Filipino word. masa dough ang natirang masa the remaining dough Pinaghahalo ang harina at tubig upang gawing masa. Flour and water are mixed to make them into...
View ArticleNGAYON
kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
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