KUNG
kapag, pag, sa sandaling…, sakaling… kung if kung in the case that kung hindi if not kundi otherwise, except Kung gusto mo, sasamahan kita. If you want, I’ll go with you. kung sa bagay as a matter 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 ArticlePALARO
root word: laro (play, game) palaro: a game that is held Palarong Pambansa: National Games * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleFilipino Baby Names – A
The Tagalog for the English word “name” is pangalan. Anong pangalan mo? What’s your name? Most Filipinos prefer Spanish and English names for their children. Tagalog names are considered old-fashioned....
View ArticleBANDILA
This word is from the Spanish bandera (meaning: ‘flag’ or ‘banner’). bandila flag bandilang pula red flag pulang bandila red flag bandila ng Philippines flag of the Philippines Description of the...
View ArticleWATAWAT
watawat flag, banner watawat ng Pilipinas Philippine flag Pambansang Araw ng Watawat, sa ika-28 ng Mayo National Flag Day, celebrated on May 28 Description of the Filipino National Flag Two equal...
View ArticleSuperlative Form of Adjectives
The Tagalog word for ‘adjective’ is pang-uri. SUPERLATIVE FORM OF TAGALOG ADJECTIVES pinaka- the most ~ pinakamaganda the most beautiful pinakamatalino the smartest Ito ang pinakamalinis. This is the...
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 ArticleKURIPOT
maramot, maimot, matipid kuripot, adj stingy kuripot, n a miser Kuripot ka talaga. You’re really stingy. You’re a real miser. Huwag kang kuripot. Don’t be stingy. Huwag kang maging kuripot. Don’t be a...
View ArticleSAGUPAAN
root word: sagupa sagupaan clash labanan fight, battle * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSAGUPAIN
sagupain: lusubin, salubungin ang kaaway, banggain, salungain, harapin, tunggaliin * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSa Ugoy ng Duyan (Filipino Song)
The song Ugoy ng Duyan, literally translated as “swaying of the hammock,” was composed by Lucio San Pedro and the lyrics were by Levi Celerio, both National Artists. ORIGINAL TAGALOG LYRICS Sa Ugoy ng...
View ArticleMAHAL
The Tagalog word mahal as a noun means ‘love’ but as an adjective it means ‘expensive’ or ‘costly’ or ‘dear.’ mahal, n love mahal, adj expensive Also see tagaloglang.com/love mapagmahal affectionate...
View ArticleSALAYSAY
This word is thought to be Chinese in origin. salaysay story, narration tulang pasalaysay narrative poem isalaysay to narrate, relate Isalaysay mo ang iyong buhay. Talk about your life. Mahirap...
View ArticleBlue Above Red
Blue Above Red refers to the blue part of the Philippine flag remaining above the red part, as originally designed. Reversing the colors with red above blue is an indication of a state of war. The...
View ArticlePAA
pata; bahagi ng katawan na tumutuntong sa lupa paá foot mga paá feet paa ng hayop animal’s foot, paw paa ng manok chicken feet bakas ng paa footprint, foot print Ilan ang paa ng aso? How many feet does...
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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Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) was on March 1st, 2017. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleDays of the Week
Mga Araw ng Linggo / Days of the Week The Tagalog word linggo means both “week” and “Sunday” — in the latter case, it is written capitalized. Use sa to say ‘on’ a certain day. Lunes Monday Martes...
View ArticleHUWEBES
This is from the Spanish word jueves. It is sometimes spelled as Hwebes. HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday...
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