When I did my research about this uncommonly used Filipino words, I feel like I’m a foreigner in my own country because the only word that I’m familiar with is “marikit”. I think it’s because I often use taglish rather that pure tagalog. I also think that this post is cool because you will know some of the Filipino words that are almost forgotten.
1.) Dagitab (electricity)
Definition: It is the presence and flow of electric charge. Its best-known form is the flow of electrons through conductors such as copper wires. The word “electricity” is sometimes used to mean “electrical energy”.
Sentence example: Nagkakaroon ng pagpuputol sa dagitab buhat ng labis na paggamit ng mga mamamayan.
2.) Tagbisi (drought)
Definition: It is a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water.
Sentence example: Ang tagbisi ay naging resulta ng kawalan ng mga tubig sa mga ilog.
3.) Tsubibo (merry go round)
Definition: an amusement park ride with seats often in the form of animals (such as horses) revolving about a fixed center.
Sentence example: Sumakay sina Harry at Tiene sa tsubibo.
4.) Maparam (remove)
Definition: eliminate or get rid of.
Sentence example: Kahit anong gawin ni Louis hindi maparam ang sakit na natamo niya sa pagkakasubsob sa semento.
5.) Tingwirin (radio)
Definition: Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry information, such as sound, by systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves transmitted through space, such as their amplitude, frequency, phase, or pulse width.
Sentence example: Tanging tingwirin ang libangan ng mag-anak simula noong nakidlatan ang kanilang telebisyon.
6.) Magpatistis
Definition: to undergo an operation
Sentence example: Halos lahat ng kaanak ng matanda ay tutol na siya ay magpatistis sa kadahilanang hindi ito makakayanan ng matanda.
7.) Marikit
Definition: Beautiful
Sentence example: Si Christiene ay marikit.
8.) Masinsing
Definition: beside each other
Sentence example: Ang mga bahay sa subdibisyon sa aming probinsya ay masinsing na nakahilera na animo’y domino.
9.) Sukab
Definition: unfaithful
Sentence example: Ang kanyang sukab na kasintahan ay hiniwalayan niya.
10.) Mikbuhay (microorganisms)
Definition: a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
Sentence example: Pinaniniwalaang nagmula ang lahat sa mikbuhay.
11.) Po and Opo
Definition: Sign of respect to the elderly in the Philippines.
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