Tagalog Words (Mga Salitang Tagalog): Vocabulary Lists!

Year 2023

Tagalog words and phrases for the New Year ~ Continue reading “Year 2023”

The Tagalog word for ‘color’ is kulay.

itim
black

putî
white

dilaw
yellow

The general Tagalog word for “clothes” is damit. It is also the specific word used to refer to a female’s dress.

bulaklak = flower
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Mga Pang-Uri
Adjectives

Ang pang-uri ay nagbibigay-turing sa pangngalan o panghalip.
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun.

Mga Magkasalungat na Salita
Antonyms (Words Having Opposite Meanings)

Mga Halimbawa ng Magkakasalungat na Salita
Examples of Antonyms

bago : new
luma : old

The Filipino word for ‘hospital’ is ospital. The native Tagalog word is pagamutan.

Mga Bahagi ng Katawan
Parts of the Body Continue reading “Vocabulary: Body Parts”

The standard entry in formal dictionaries currently is polítiká. You’ll hear many Filipinos say pulítiká.

pulitika
politics