Tagalog Words (Mga Salitang Tagalog): Vocabulary Lists!

Vocabulary List: Shapes

mga hugis
shapes

Mga Halimbawa ng Onomatopeya

What sounds do animals make in the Philippines?

A dog in the United States barks or goes “woof woof” but a Filipino dog…? It goes “aw, aw.” Continue reading “Filipino Animal Sounds”

The Filipino word for ‘kitchen’ is kusina.

The Tagalog word for ‘animal’ is hayop.

A sampling of Filipino slang words:

yosi
cigarette

dehins
nope

These terms entered Tagalog from Hokkien-speaking Chinese immigrants.

dikyam = salted, preserved plum

bataw = climbing plant with edible pods

The Tagalog word puta literally means ‘whore’ but is used as an expletive to express anger or frustration like ‘fuck’ in English.

Anak ng puta!
Son of a bitch!
– sounds more extreme in Tagalog than in English

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ubo
cough

hinga
breath

Huminga ka.
Breathe.

pasyente
patient

ospital
hospital

nars
nurse

duktor
doctor