tinapay
/tiˈnapaj/
tinapay is the Tagalog word for bread.
tinapay refers to baked dough made from cereals.
Meaning: baked dough made from cereals (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/tiˈnapaj/
Did you know?
- The word tinapay is actually a description of the physical act of making it, literally meaning 'kneaded' through the addition of the infix '-in-'.
- While tinapay is the general term for bread, the Philippines has a distinct culture of panaderia, which are small neighborhood bakeries found on almost every street corner.
- In the Philippines, bread like pandesal is often eaten for breakfast, but it is traditionally bought fresh and hot from the bakery very early in the morning.
Examples in context
- Kakain ka ng tinapay.You will eat bread.This sentence is useful for practicing the verb phrase related to eating tinapay.Tatoeba #11270330 by qwertzu, translation #6200979 by sundown
- Bibili sila ng tinapay.They will buy bread.This sentence is useful for practicing the verb phrase related to buying tinapay.Tatoeba #5361127 by kanlaon, translation #14031309 by mexicanhere
- Gawa ang tinapay sa harina.Bread is made from flour.This sentence is useful for describing what tinapay is made of.Tatoeba #11396310 by qwertzu, translation #34927 by CK
- 49 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Jasmine and Ricardo are having breakfast at home.
- JasmineMay tinapay ba tayo?Do we have bread?
- RicardoOo, narito ang tinapay.Yes, here is the bread.
- JasmineSalamat, Ricardo.Thank you, Ricardo.
- RicardoWalang anuman, Jasmine.You're welcome, Jasmine.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bread” translations and entries tinapay, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tinapay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
