bas·tós
bastos
rude, impertinent
impolite, vulgar
If you tell a woman a crude joke, you are very bastos. To answer back to your grandmother or anyone older than you is bastos in Filipino culture.
BASTOS
rude, impertinent
impolite, vulgar
TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
rude, impertinent
impolite, vulgar
PAKIUSAP
Pakiusap in Filipino culture is more than just a simple request. It’s an appeal for consideration.
DELIKADESA
This word is from the Spanish delicadeza.
KULIT
ku·lít
kulit
stubbornness, peskiness
Ang kulit niya!
He/She just keeps nagging me, bothering me.
makulit
importunate
KILIG
The Tagalog word kilig was officially made part of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in March/April 2016, apparently due to the influence of the Taglish phrase kilig to the bones.
kilíg
tremble, shudder
tremble, shudder
kilíg
giddiness
kinikilig
feeling giddy
kiligin
to be tickled pink
SANDOK
sandók: a scoop or ladle, often used for spooning out cooked rice or stews
A sandók was traditionally a coconut-shell scooper.
MAYABANG
root word: yábang
mayábang
boastful, proud
boastful, proud
Ang yabang mo naman.
My, you’re so boastful.
nagmamayabang
is being boastful
BAYBAYIN
Baybáyin is the script that Tagalog speakers used for writing before the Spaniards arrived. It is a system of writing with borrowings from Sanskrit.
Isa sa sinauna’t katutubong paraan ng pagsusulat sa bansa.
One of the country’s ancient and native methods of writing. Continue reading “BAYBAYIN”