PELIKULA
This word is from the Spanish película. pelikula movie, film pelikulang Pilipino Filipino movie mga pelikula movies, films manunuri ng pelikula film critic kasaysayan ng pelikula cinematic history mga...
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 ArticleURI
klase, katangian; kilatis, klasipikasyon uri kind, class, sort, species, type mga uri kinds, types mga uri ng kinds of, types of kauri of the same kind makauri adjectival magkauri to be of the same...
View ArticleBUKING
root word: buko buking was found out Nabuking ako. I was found out. Nabuking ka rin, ano? So you were also found out, huh? Huwag mong ibuking. Don’t let him/her be found out. Don’t reveal to others...
View ArticleAMÁ
amá father ama-amahan foster father Ama Namin Our Father (The Lord’s Prayer) ang aking amá my father Ikaw ang aking amá. You are my father. The Tagalog word amá is more formal than tatay. Sino ang...
View ArticleLINGGO
Mother's Day this year (2017) is on Sunday, May 14th. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePALAMURA
root words: pala- + mura palamura prone to cursing Palamura ang kaibigan ko. My friend curses a lot. Palamura ang pangulo namin. Our president is prone to cursing. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBasic Country Facts
The Philippines is an archipelago nation of more than 7,100 islands, with a coastline that stretches 10,850 miles — twice the length of the coastline of California. The islands are mountainous and in...
View ArticleTINDAHAN
root word: tinda, meaning ‘sell’ tindahan store, shop tindahang sari-sari small variety store sa tindahan at the store tindahang Pilipino Filipino store mamili sa tindahan to buy at the store Saan ang...
View ArticlePAMPANGO
“Pampango” refers to the people who live in the province of Pampanga. They also speak the Pampango language, which is widely known as Kapampangan. The name of the province was coined by the early...
View ArticlePAMPANGA
The Philippine province of Pampanga in located in Central Luzon. It has a small land area of 2,203.28 square kilometers, which forms part of the central plain extending from Manila Bay north to the...
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 ArticleHistory of Pampanga
The sociopolitical and economic conditions in Pampanga before colonization by Westerners indicate that the Pampango people had a functioning and well-adjusted system of self-governance. The...
View ArticleShort Historical Background
The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century. They were ceded to the United States in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing...
View ArticlePabayani sa Nayon
Sa Maynila at malalaking lungsod ang mga kapit-bahay ay hindi nagkakakilala samantalang sa mga munting nayon ang pagpapalagayan ng mga tao ay parang magkakapatid. Sila’y nagtutulungan at nagdaramayan....
View ArticleANIM
seis, sais; bilang na sumusunod sa lima anim six anim na piraso six pieces ika-anim sixth ika-anim ng Enero sixth of January labing-anim sixteen aanim only six Aanim lang ang dumating. Only six...
View ArticleSANTAKRUSAN
Ginagawa ang santakrusan upang sariwain sa alaala ang pagkatuklas sa Banal na Krus ni Emperatris Elena at ng kanyang anak na si Constantino noong ikalawang dantaon. Isang tao ang gaganap ng papel ni...
View ArticleLAGKITAN
Lagkitan is the most common variety of corn in the Philippines. The kernels are “white” in contrast to the deep yellow Japanese Sweet Corn that has become widely available. In the old days, one corncob...
View ArticleMAHAL NA ARAW
Ang Mahal na Araw na idinaraos sa buwan ng Marso o Abril ay siyang pagtatapos ng apatnapung araw na pagdarasal at kulasyon ng buong kakristiyanuhan. Sa loob ng linggong ito nag-iistasyon ang mga...
View ArticleBasaan Kung San Juan
Ika-23 pa lamang ng Hunyo ay gumagawa na ng sumpit sa isang biyas na kawayan. Ito ay gagamiting pambasa kinabukasan. Pinagkagawian na pagkamisa sa ikawalo ng umaga, ang mga taong naglalakad sa...
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