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5 days ago · Fun Filipino Words With Beauty. Now it is time for some fun words that you might enjoy. These 10 beautiful words are just unique in their structure and some are even uniquely Filipino. Indak (n.) - To dance with music; also to swing to the music. Alpas (adj.) - To break lose; to be set free.
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1 day ago · Balat sibuyas. Balat means skin. The word is also used in Filipino when referring to fruit rinds or outer cover of vegetables and root crops. Sibuyas means onion. But putting these two together, this Filipino idiom means a sensitive person. 'Balat sibuyas' literally means 'onion skin.'.
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3 days ago · Tagalog refers to a people and to their language. 1. The Tagalogs (the Tagalog people) live in Manila and nearby areas. 2. The Tagalog language is the basis of the Filipino national language. When you ask a native of the Philippines what the country’s official language is, the answer will be “Filipino.”. This is because the constitution ...
4 days ago · Non-Literal Meanings. Non-literal meanings, also known as figurative, symbolic meaning, or idiomatic meanings that go beyond the literal interpretation of words or phrases. These are associated meaning of the words. These meanings involve the use of language in a creative, imaginative, or metaphorical manner to convey a different idea or concept.
4 days ago · English words borrowed by Tagalog are mostly modern and technical terms, but some English words are also used for short usage (many Tagalog words translated from English are very long) or to avoid literal translation and repetition of the same particular Tagalog word. English makes the second largest foreign vocabulary of Tagalog after Spanish.
3 days ago · Cultural Note: Although the word “Filipino” is acceptable in Filipino (the Philippine language), most Filipinos will still say Pilipino when referring to a Filipino person while speaking in Filipino/Tagalog. For example: “ Ako ay Pilipino .” (“I am Filipino.”)
4 days ago · Baybayin ( ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]; also formerly known as alibata) is a Philippine script. The script is an abugida belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts. Geographically, it was widely used in Luzon and other parts of the Philippines prior to and during the 16th and 17th centuries before ...
