Sanwits was the standard transliteration for the word “sandwich” back in the 1940s. Nowadays, people in the Philippines simply use the English, usually with the “d” sound dropped.
Gusto kong kumain ng sanwitch.
I want to eat a sandwich.
TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
MASELAN
root word: sélan
selan / selang: delicacy, fastidiousness, pickiness,
maselan / maselang: delicate, fastidious, picky, hard to please
napakaselan / napakaselang: prudish
TALUSALING
ta·lu·sa·líng Continue reading “TALUSALING”
BALAT SIBUYAS
balatsibuyas Continue reading “BALAT SIBUYAS”
GUNITA
Araw ng Paggunita (Memorial Day / Remembrance Day)
pagbabalik sa isip ng anumang bagay na wala na o nangyari na
gu·ni·tâ
memory, recollection
KAHULUGAN
root word: hulog
kahulugán
meaning, significance
meaning, significance
kawalang-kahulugan
“absence of meaning”
= meaninglessness
Ano ang kahulugan nito?
What does this mean?
Ano ang ibig sabihin nito?
What does this mean?
Puno ng maling mga kahulugan.
Full of wrong meanings / definitions.
magkakasingkahulugan
things that are of the same meaning
MU / M.U.
Filipinos’ colloquial acronym for the English term “mutual understanding” Continue reading “MU / M.U.”
TAG-ARAW
root word: araw (meaning: sun)