Tagalog

The Tagalog way to say “ouch” is aray. aray is used as an interjection to react to sudden physical pain, such as a pinch, a cut or a bump.

In Tagalog, the English phrase “have you eaten?” is expressed as kumain ka na ba? This phrase is used to ask if someone has already had a meal.

The Tagalog word for sun is araw. araw refers to the star around which the Earth revolves.

The Tagalog word for beach is dalampasigan. dalampasigan refers specifically to a sandy shore.

In Tagalog, the word for clothes is damit.

The English word rude translates to Tagalog as bastos. Bastos is used to describe behavior that is offensive, vulgar or indecent.

The Tagalog phrase for “little sibling” is nakababatang kapatid. nakababatang kapatid refers to a sibling who was born after the person being spoken about.

The English word ‘age’ is edad in Tagalog. edad refers to the amount of time since the birth of a being or the beginning of a thing.

The Filipino word for “weed” is damo. damo is used to refer to an unwanted plant. In Filipino, this same word is also used to mean “grass”.

The Filipino word for boogers is kulangot. The term kulangot refers to dried nasal mucus that collects inside the nostrils.