oras ng tanghalian
/ˈʔoɾas naŋ taŋhaˈliʔan/word by word
The Tagalog phrase for lunch time is oras ng tanghalian.
oras ng tanghalian refers to the time of day when people usually eat their midday meal. You can also use the word tanghalian on its own to refer to the meal of lunch itself.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of oras (time), ng (of) and tanghalian (lunch).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
oras ng tanghalian is the formal way to express lunch time and can be translated as "time of midday". In casual conversation, Tagalog speakers often use the English terms "Lunch Time" or the loan phrase "lunch break" instead of the native Tagalog phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈʔoɾas naŋ taŋhaˈliʔan/
Did you know?
- The word ng in oras ng tanghalian is a relic of a Spanish-style writing system where a tilde was once used over letters to indicate a nasal sound. This was later simplified to the two-letter version we see today because of the difficulty of typing such symbols on American-era typewriters.
Examples in context
- Ano po ang oras ng tanghalian bukas?What time is lunch tomorrow?
- Ang oras ng tanghalian ay alas dose ng tanghali.Lunch time is at twelve noon.
- Punta tayo sa karinderya, doon masarap ang tanghalian.Let's go to the eatery, they serve delicious lunch there.
- Malapit na ang oras ng tanghalian.It is almost lunch time.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (oras, ng, tanghalian) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ng, oras, tanghalian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
