Sorry, I was at work
Hello! I'm trying to learn tagalog. How do you say "Sorry, I was at work." in tagalog? To your friend in a text message? Casually? Thanks a lot!
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Mukha mo!
Hello What does "Blah, blah, blah, mukha mo!" means? Seems like it's always used when 2 people are arguing... TIA!
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I just wanted to tell you
If I wanted to say... "I just wanted to tell you/say to you that I hope everything is okay in your life. I know it has been a long time since we last talked. I miss working with you. Take care always"...
View Articleto introduce somebody to somebody
Hello everyone. After reading this thread, I found that the verb to introduce is derived from the base kilala (know), plus the magpa- or ipa- affixes, so it literaly means to make somebody know...
View Articlepinaluto vs. pinalutuan
I learn in the chapter that pina means to ask someone to do something. But, I don't understand about adding the -an at the end. Example: 1) Pinaluto ni Maristelle ang kusinera ng sopas para sa kapatid...
View Articleyung, yun
Can someone explain the use of yung and yun,I'm having trouble with these.I read that yung means iyong but it doesnt seem to make sense when I see it in context.This is assuming that yung means...
View ArticleChavacano: Rest in Peace
Hi everyone, I am curious to know what "rest in peace" would be in Chavacano (Zamboanga). I realize it's "descanse en paz" in Spanish, and I wonder if people from Zamboanga would simply say it in...
View ArticleChabacano: Poreso gane iyo taki para ayuda kun oste, para kosa man yo ya keda...
Poreso gane iyo taki para ayuda kun oste, para kosa man yo ya keda di tuyu amiga.
View Articlehagibis (pronunciation)
Hello, I'd like to know if the word hagibis has the stress on its penultimate syllable or its last syllable. I've looked up two dictionaries which use diacritical marks in the spellings. The first one...
View ArticleBumaba ka dyan
Hi, if a child is standing on a table, which is correct to say, get down, come down or go down? In the same situation, should you say you will fall or you will fall down?
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napatawag
Hi I heard this phrase, "Bakit ka napatawag?". What is the difference between this "napatawag" and "tumawag"? You cannot say, "Bakit ka tumawag?" instead? TIA!
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Pauwi na rin ako
Hi I understand that "rin(din)" basically means "also", but when someone told me "Pauwi na rin ako.", no one else was on their way home but the speaker. Is there any other meaning with this "rin(din)"?...
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mamili/pumili
Hello What is the difference between "Mamili ka" and "Pumili ka" to mean "Make a choice" in Tagalog? Thanks in advance!
View Articlemiss u mga beks
Hi all, What does ''mga beks'' mean? My guess is ''my people'' and I wonder what the origin of the word might be. Thank you.
View ArticleBicolano: Baysana taraman me sa lunes
This is a bicol language. Please translate to tagalog. Thankyou "Nhel Sisay na an na kataning ni ms vham? Parang kilala ko ata baka hindi ata Nata sisay nata huna mo? si laine yan Natagro tumaba halos...
View ArticleCharot lang
What does "charot" means? i think it means "joke". One time, I heard my friend saying something and in the end he said charot lang. PS: He's a gay so i guess its a gay word?
View ArticleKapag di moko papansinin di rin kita papansinin
Can someone explain me that phrase Kapag di moko papansinin di rin kita papansinin ,thank you very much
View ArticlePareho vs Parehas
Alam ko na pareho (parehas?) lang sila ng kahulugan, pero ano ba talaga ang tamang paggamit nila i.e. ano ang pagkakaiba ng dalawa? Minsan ine-interchange ko nalang sila pero nais ko malaman ang...
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