The Typical Filipino Meal
“You know you’re Filipino when you use a spoon and fork instead of a knife and fork.” This is because the typical Filipino meal always has rice, which is spooned into the mouth. Spoon in the right...
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.
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The Tagalog word po is added to sentences in order to show respect to older people. Salamat. Thanks. Salamat po. Thank you. Tuloy ka. Enter. Tuloy po kayo. Please come in. Ako. Me. Ako po. Me, sir. Oo....
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Ikalabindalawang titik o letra ng abakada. The twelfth letter of the abakada alphabet. Binibigkas ng nang na pang-una sa tuwirang layon. Ibang anyo ng pang-angkop na na. ng bahay ng multo house of the...
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 ArticleKILOS
galaw, aksiyon, kibo, ibo, akto; ugali, gawi, anyo, asal kilos act, movement, motion kilos behavior, conduct, attitude, manner, way kumilos to act di-pagkilos inertia, inactivity pagkilos action...
View ArticleSANDIPA
root words: isang + dipá sandipá arm span sandipang langit stretch of heaven isang dipang langit an armstretch of sky There is a famous poem written by labor organizer Amado V. Hernandez titled Isang...
View Article“Good Morning” in Tagalog
The Tagalog word for ‘morning’ is umaga. maganda beautiful Magandang… Good… umaga morning Magandang umaga. Good morning. Magandang umaga po. Good morning. (when speaking to older people) The Tagalog...
View ArticleBahagi ng Aklat
Mga Bahagi ng Aklat Ang karaniwang bahagi ng aklat ay ang sumusunod: Pabalat – Dito makikita ang pamagat ng aklat at ang pangalan ng awtor o may-akda. Pamagat – Ito ang pangalan ng aklat. Pahina ng...
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This is a stylized version of the two-letter Tagalog word ko. Not found in standard dictionaries. In recent years among young people, it has become sort of trendy to replace the letter “k” with the...
View ArticleKAGAT
ngatngat, ukab, kabkab, ngabngab; hakab, wasto, eksakto, tama, lapat kagatto bite kagat ng aso dog bite nangangagat biter kinagat ng aso bitten by dog Kinagat ako ng aso. A dog bit me. Kakagatin kita!...
View ArticleBOBO
This word is from the Spanish language. bobo stupid, idiotic bobo unintelligent, obtuse istudyanteng bobo stupid student bobong istudyante stupid student Bobo ka talaga. You’re really stupid. Ang bobo...
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This word is a pronoun. ko my, I ang libro ko = ang aking libro my book ang bahay ko = ang aking bahay my house Kinakain ko ito. I eat this. Gusto ko ito. I want this. Ginagawa ko ito. I’m doing this....
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 ArticleMAINIT
root word: init (heat, warmth) mainit hot magpainit to warm oneself mainit ang ulo hot-headed, quick to anger Mainit ang panahon. The weather’s hot. mainit na babae hot woman mainit na tubig hot water...
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Shortened as “me” (“meh”) in online chat. may there, is, there are, has, have May tao. There is a person. May tao sa bahay. There is a person in the house. May pera. There is money. = Has money. Sino...
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Nakasagasa ako ng aso. I ran over a dog. (The car I was driving ran over a dog.) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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Mayo= May unang araw ng Mayofirst day of May ika-lima ng Mayo Fifth of May = Cinco de Mayo Maligayang Ika-Lima ng Mayo!Happy Cinco de Mayo! buwan ng Mayo month of May sa buwan ng Mayo in the...
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.
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temperatura, banas, kaalinsanganan ng panahon; silkabo, subo, siklab, bagso; sidhi, kasidhian; alab, sigla, entusyasmo; poot, galit init heat mainit hot magpainit to warm oneself tag-init the hot...
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