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COW. This English term can be transliterated into Tagalog as kaw. If the Filipino word looks familiar, it’s because it’s from the Spanish noun vaca. Note that the Tagalog word bakâ has another meaning. Bakâ nagalit sila. Maybe they got angry. Here, bakâ is an adverb that means “perhaps.”.
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6 days ago · MANO. This is from the Spanish mano (meaning: hand). The Filipino tradition of pagmamano involves kissing an elder’s hand or raising the hand to touch your forehead. Children do this especially during the holidays when visiting their grandparents to ask for gifts. Magmano ka muna kay Lola bago ka dumiretso sa kusina.
3 days ago · IF someone tries to “carnap” you, it’s understandable if you get “high-blood.” Along with 38 other Filipino terms, these two words were included in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its June 2015 update of the “definitive record of the English language.” The announcement of the inclusion, made on Thursday, June 25, marks the largest…
3 days ago · TAGLISH. A blend of Tagalog and English. Taglish has become the everyday language not only of the educated and middle class in the Philippines, but of practically every Filipino on earth. This is due not only to the pervasiveness of English in mass media as the world’s primary language of communication, but also to the flexibility of Tagalog ...
Bahala Na! is a Tagalog expression that perfectly encapsulates the typical Filipino attitude towards life. The oft-used phrase Bahala Na can be translated into English as: Come what may. What happens will happen. Scholars tend to label it as a form of fatalism. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG. Ugaling ang lahat ng bagay ay inaasa na lamang sa Diyos.
Apr 21, 2024 · A now more common word for ‘problem’ in Filipino conversation is the Spanish-derived problema. sú·li·rá·nin. súliranin. problem. súliranin. issue, question. ang súliraning ito. this issue. mga súliraning panlipunan.
