SUNGKI
ngiping usli-usli o nakaungos; hindi pantay sungki uneven (used especially to refer to teeth) sungking ipin crooked teeth sungking ngipin crooked teeth sungki-sungki all crooked Sungki-sungki ang mga...
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limayon: bulakbol, aligando limayon: paglalakad nang walang kapararakan, paglilibot, paggala maglimayon: magbulakbol * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is from the Spanish tocar. toka turn to do toka one’s share of a task Toka ko ito. This is my share of the task. Toka ko ang pagprito ng isda. My task is to fry the fish. itoka to assign...
View ArticlePIHO
piho: sure MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG piho: tiyak, sigurado, talaga, tunay, totoo de-piho aakapiho mapiho napipiho pinipiho pihu Napipiho kong hahabulin nila ako. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleYUTYOT
yutyot: langitngit ng bahay na umuuga dahil sa lindol, bagyo, atbp., yutyot: uga * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleNEGOSYO
This word is from the Spanish negocio. negosyo business pagnenegosyo doing business mag-negosyo to do business Gusto kong mag-negosyo. I want to start/run a business. Mahirap magnegosyo ngayon. It’s...
View ArticleYELO
This word is from the Spanish hielo (meaning: ice). yelo ice Malamig ang yelo, syempre! Ice is cold, of course! Natutunaw ang yelo. Ice melts. Bumili ka ng yelo. Buy some ice. Lagyan mo ng yelo. Put...
View ArticleHULYO
buwang sumusunod sa Hunyo, ikapitong buwan ng taon Hulyo = July tag-araw sunny season summer tag-init hot season summer Magkita tayo sa Hulyo. Let’s see each other in July. Kailan sa Hulyo? When in...
View ArticleThe Best Filipino Cookbooks?
When pressed to define Filipino food in one word, we’re apt to say “fusion.” Philippine cuisine bears the influence of our neighbors in Asia and the Pacific, as well as our colonial rulers from far-off...
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 ArticleMAINGAY
root word: ingay maingay noisy Maingay ka. You’re noisy. Huwag kang maingay. Don’t be noisy. Maingay kayo. Y’all are noisy. Huwag kayong maingay. Don’t y’all be noisy. Maingay kayong lahat. You’re all...
View ArticleTANTIYA (TANTSA)
This word is from the Spanish word tantear, meaning ‘to estimate.’ Sa tantsa ko… In my estimation… Sa tantsa ko, kailangan nito ng asin. I think this needs salt. Tantsahin mo… Make a good estimate…...
View ArticleHAPLOS
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG haplos: himas, masahe, hagpos, hagod, pahid haplos ng pagmamahal paghaplos: paghimas, paghagod, pagpahid humaplos * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleNational Symbols of the Philippines
Pambansang Awit: Lupang Hinirang (the entire song is translated into English as “Land of the Morning“). National Anthem: Lupang Hinirang Pambansang Ibon: Agila ng Pilipinas (Pithecophaga jeffery)...
View ArticleFilipino? Tagalog? Pilipino?
The basis for the Philippine national language is Tagalog, which had primarily been spoken only in Manila and the surrounding provinces when the Commonwealth constitution was drawn up in the 1930s....
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....
View ArticleKASABIHAN
root word: sabi ANO ANG KASABIHAN? Ang kasabihan ay pahayag na nagbibibigay ng payo o nagsasaad ng katotohanan kung saan ang mga salitang ginagamit ay payak at madaling maintindihan. A saying is a...
View ArticleBUGTONG
pahulaan bugtong riddle mga bugtong riddles bugtungan exchanging riddles bugtong-bugtungan playing with riddles, making a game out of asking each other riddles Ano ang bugtong? What is a riddle? Ang...
View ArticleINGAY
linggal, gulo ingay noise, fuss kaingayan noisiness maingay noisy Ang ingay mo! You’re noisy! Ang ingay ninyo. Y’all are so noisy. Ang iingay nila! They’re so noisy! Ang ingay ng kapitbahay ko. My...
View ArticleLABOY
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG laboy: lakwatsa, gala, libot, aligando laboy / palaboy: bagamundo, hampaslupa, lagalag, layas, lakwatsero, aligandero Sa anatomiya… laboy: ang mga malalambot at luyloy na...
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