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Original Pilipino Music/OPM — Any musical composition created by a Filipino, whether the lyrics are in Filipino, English, or in any other language or dialect, regardless of the actual genre. Padre [1] — father. From Spanish. Palay [5] — Rice prior to husking. From Tagalog. Pampers [25] — Generalized trademark for disposable diapers
Siyokoy is a term coined by Virgilio Almario that refers to Filipino-language hybrid words seemingly derived from both English and Spanish. [1] The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino under the administration of Almario has considered siyokoy words to be improper and therefore its use discouraged.
Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words . Pages in category "Tagalog words and phrases"
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new breed of women started to emerge from the depths of circus tents around the world: the strong-woman. These women quickly drew large crowds of circus lovers ...
The English verb drive can be changed to the Tagalog word magda-drive meaning will drive (used in place of the Tagalog word magmamaneho). The English noun Internet can also be changed to the Tagalog word nag-Internet meaning have used the Internet. Taglish also uses sentences of mixed English or Tagalog words and phrases.
The language was further renamed in 1959 as Filipino by Secretary of Education Jose Romero. The 1973 constitution declared the Filipino language to be co-official, along with English, and mandated the development of a national language to be known as Filipino. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. [18]
The particle eh is also spoken in other native Tagalog-speaking areas and by second-language speakers w/ the same closest English translation mentioned above w/out its variants like ala eh. Batangas dialect is known for the term laang , translated as "only" or "just", their version of lang in Manila and their own shortened version of lámang.
ALMASOR – Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon BAG – Baguio BARMM – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao BUDA – Bukidnon-Davao BXU – Butuan Calabarzon – Region; Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon