ma·bú·hay
Mabúhay!
“Come alive!”
As an exclamation, the Tagalog word Mabúhay is used akin to the Japanese Banzai, the Spanish ¡Viva! or the French Vive!
| Foreign Language | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Vive la France! | Long Live France! |
| Nippon Banzai! | Long Live Japan! |
| Viva Italia! | Long Live Italy! |
| Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! | Long live the Philippines! |
Mabuhay is also used to welcome visitors arriving in the Philippines. Tourists frequently hear this word at the airport when a special Filipino welcome is prepared for them.
Filipinas competing in beauty pageants overseas, such as the Miss Universe contest, will frequently shout this word after introducing themselves.
The root word is búhay, meaning life.
Kailangang mag-trabaho upang mabuhay.
One has to work in order to live.
One has to work in order to live.
Mabuhay ang Bagong Kasal! *
Long Live the Newlyweds!
Mabuhay ang Demokrasya!
Long Live Democracy!
Long Live Democracy!
Mabuhay ang Inang-Bayan!
Long Live the Mother Country!
Mabuhay. Tumawa. Magmahal.
Live. Laugh. Love
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
Mabúhay: bulalas ng pagbatì sa pagdatíng at tagumpay
