yak

Yak! Minamanyak niya 'yong babae!

used to indicate disgust or nausea: yuck; ew


o

Compare Hokkien 乎 (hôⁿ / hô͘), English oh and Spanish oh.

Hayop naman oh!

expression of surprise, wonder, amazement, or awe: oh!

used to catch someone's attention about a new topic, question, or story: so; oh!

O, ang regalo ko sa'yo.

used to refer to something given or offered to someone: here you are! here you go!


hay

Hay... Antok na ako!

an expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like: sigh


ano

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

an expression of surprise or disbelief: what!


g

(slang) Alternative letter-case form of G


salt

Semantic loan from English as in, via an unadapted borrowing from English salt, which is a calque of Tagalog asin, due to homophony with English as in.

Ang init ng araw, salt pare!


e

E, ganoon e!

E, ano ngayon?

Nandoon siya, e.

Used to acknowledge a statement or situation: well; so

E, sino naman 'yun?

E, ikaw lang din naman 'yun.

Well anyways, that was also only just you.

Used to rhetorically express surprise or suspicion: so; oh; well

E, hindi mo naman kinailangan gawin iyon.

E, magkano naman ito?

Used to introduce the continuation of narration from a previous understood point: and; well; so


kata

(dialectal, Southern Tagalog) let's go! (invitation of doing something together)


ha

Unknown. Possibly from:
* Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ) or 乎 (hôⁿ / hô͘), according to Manuel (1948)
* English huh? and English hah!.

(informal) interrogative particle, used to express inquiry

(informal) speculative particle, used to express doubt, disbelief

(informal) exclamatory particle, used to express wonder, surprise, excitement

Ganoon, ha?!

Kain ka na, ha.

Tulog na, ha?

(informal) imperative final particle, used to soften requests or commands to have someone do something


ola

"Ola, Pawikana, magandang araw sa inyo, lalung-lalo na sa mga nagpopogihang mga binata, aheeey," sabi ni Vicera na halatang kinikilig nang makita ang dalawang sireno.

2021, Rolly Ongco Pasilan, Si Lorena at ang Kaharian ng mga Sirena:


la

used in directing an animal to stop, especially carabaos and cattle


wag

Clipping of huwag, also a colloquial pronunciation spelling.


ingat

[ˈʔiː.ŋɐt̪̚]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iŋat, from Proto-Austronesian *iŋat. Compare Malay ingat (“to remember”) and Urak Lawoi' อีงัยจ (ingac, “to think”).

Ingat po sa biyahe!


amen

amén (canonical)
amen (canonical)
ᜀᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish amén, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”).

der

amen (at the end of religious prayers: so be it)


awan

awán (canonical)
ᜀᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Tagalog (Southern dialectal)

Alternative form of aywan: I don't know!; I forgot!


che

che! (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)
LGBT (slang)


ay

From Proto-Austronesian *ai and/or Spanish ay. Related to English ay. Compare Hokkien 哎 (ai).

Ay! Nahulog.

Ay! Mali.


para

Borrowed from Spanish para (“stop”) (second person singular imperative), from parar (“stop”).

Said by any jeepney passenger to call onto the driver to halt the vehicle, with the intention of dismounting.


ala

expressing negation or disapproval, or sometimes agreement, depending on the tenor of expression


aba

Aba! Bakit ngayon mo lang sinabi?

Aba! Ikaw ang bahala.

Aba oo.

an exclamation of surprise, wonder, or admiration; wow


aba

Borrowed from Spanish ave, from Latin avē (“hello, hail”). The senses “calling of attention” could possibly be borrowed from Spanish aba (“watch out”), either from Latin apage (“go away”), from Ancient Greek άπαγε (ápage), or from Arabic اِبْعَد.

Arabic اِبْعَد

Aba Ginoong Maria!


mabuhay

From ma- + buhay. The interjection is a calque of Spanish ¡Viva!.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!


amp

Clipping of amputa, which is a univerbation of ang (“the”) + puta (“bitch”).

univerbation

piece of shit (either of a situation or a person)

'Tong lecheng 'to talaga, nakakasira ng umaga amp!

Seriously, this motherfucker, what a day-ruining piece of shit!

bat d nyo pa ipush yng hay1p n mid n yan? kanina pa e nakakat6ngina amp

(gaming) Why don't y'all push that fucking mid already?!? It could've been earlier. What a pain in the ass, these motherfuckers.


oo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həqə (“yes; expression of agreement”). Compare Palawan Batak ee, Cebuano oo, Hiligaynon hoo, and Tausug huun.


haw

Nakabangga daw si Nel kanina? Haw, mangungutang naman laang siya.

Nel said he hit someone with his vehicle? Oh please, he'll just ask for money.


hoy

Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hey, Mandarin 哎 (āi), Latin eia, and Czech ahoj.

Hoy! Gumising na kayong lahat dyan!

expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!

Hoy! Hindi ako ang kumuha ng pera mo!

expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!


aw

(informal, colloquial) ouch (an expression of one's own physical pain)


oy

Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hey, Mandarin 哎 (āi), Latin eia, Czech ahoj, and Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).

Oy, tingnan n'yo 'to!

(colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!

hoy

Oy! 'Wag!

(colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!

hoy

Oy! Kamusta?

(colloquial, informal) an informal greeting: hey!

Oy! Bago 'to ah!

(colloquial, informal) an expression of surprise: hey!


basta

bastá (canonical)
basta (canonical)
ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

Bakit ka nandito? Basta!

none of your business
none of your business

used to react when one refuses to give an explanation: just because!; none of your business!; no need to ask!; whatever!

Ay, basta! Nakakainis talaga siya!

used to react to one's sudden loss for words during an explanation


G

Pupunta kami sa Intramuros ngayon. G?

We'll be going to Intramuros today. You in?

Pupunta kayo sa Intramuros ngayon? G! Sama ako!

You'll be going to Intramuros today? Game! I'll join.

(slang) a signal that the speaker is interested or ready to be part of an activity: game!; ready!


hindi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hədiq. By surface analysis, hin- + di. Compare Tagalog di, Hiligaynon indi, Ilocano di, Isnag addi, Maranao di', Northern Subanen ndi, Tausug di' and Cebuano di/dili.


Allahu akbar

tl-head

Allahu akbár (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜓ ᜀᜃ᜔ᜊᜇ᜔)

Allahu akbár (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜑᜓ ᜀᜃ᜔ᜊᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌlaː.hʊ ʔɐkˈbaɾ]

Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar).

bor+

اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر


gets

From English get + -s, an ellipsis of English get it, which usage may have been influenced or reinforced by Tagalog kuha (“get; grab; take”).

Ah, Oo nga. Gets!

(slang) Used by the speaker to indicate comprehension: understood!


tae

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Ilocano takki, Malagasy tay, Malay tahi, Palauan dach, and Samoan tae.

(vulgar) expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: shit!


puta

(vulgar, derogatory, colloquial) said in dismay or discontent.


a

A! Kailan namatay ang iyong ina?

ah: an exclamation of pity, admiration or surprise

oh (expression of understanding or realization)


sus

From a minced oath clipping of Hesus, from Spanish Jesús.


naku

Univerbation of ina (“mother”) + ko (“my”).

univ

an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc.: oh my; my goodness


asa

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Compare Bikol Central asa, Malay asa, and Tamil ஆசை (ācai).


ops

used to tell someone to refrain from doing something or continuing to do something: not so fast!


pots

From clipping of English potassium + -s. Potassium has the symbol K after New Latin kalium. K is reinterpreted as English k, short for okay.

Pots! Pots! Papunta na ako!


hala

used to express warning or threat for a wrongdoing: you're in trouble!


sharks

From English shark + -s. The Tagalog word for shark, pating, is then a clipping of patingin.


tara

Tara, alisan na.


hiya

Compare Cebuano hiya and English hiya/hi-yah.

used to get a horse or work animal to go faster: giddyup!


okey

okey (canonical)
okéy (canonical)
ᜂᜃᜒᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


wa

shoo; used to drive away pigs and other animals

used to express surprise, dismay, or sometimes a joke


wa

said to make small children and babies laugh (usually said when playing peekaboo)


penge

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


arat

[ˈʔaː.ɾɐt̪̚]


kuha

kuha (canonical)
kuhà (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜑ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Central Philippine *kúha(ʔ) (“to get; to take”). Compare Bikol Central kua, Cebuano kuha, Kapampangan kua, Maranao kowa, and Tausug kawaꞌ. According to Zorc (2021), it might be from Proto-Austronesian *kuSa (“work”) with semantic reassignment. Compare Kavalan kuway (“to work in the field”) and Isnag kuwa (“to work”).


dali

From Southern Proto-Philippine *daliq (“short time; easy”). Compare Bikol Central dali, Cebuano dali, Waray-Waray dali, and Calamian Tagbanwa dalik.


pics

From clipping of English picture + -s. Pictures are synonymous with images, and image is abbreviated as IMG in Internet slang. IMG when spelled letter by letter as “I-M-G”, sounds like “I am G”. See G for more details.

I'm in! (willing or wanting to participate in an activity)


sige

sige (canonical)
sigé (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜄᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish sigue, from seguir.

O, sige.

Sige lang.


weh

Compare nge / ngek / nye / nyek. See also Hokkien 諧／谐 (ôe, “to persuade; to advise; to harmonize”) as in 諧煞／谐煞 (ôe-soah, “to mediate; to conciliate; to reconcile”).

ncog

Weh, di nga?

Expression of disbelief or skepticism: oh really


mismo

Borrowed from Spanish mismo, from Old Spanish mesmo, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus.


huy

Huy! Gising ka na!

Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!

Huy, hindi ako ang kumuha ng pera mo!

Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!


depende

[d̪ɛˈpɛn̪.d̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish depende, third-person singular present indicative of depender.


grabe

Borrowed from Spanish grave, from Latin gravis. See also bruto, gulo, and guro.

Grabe! Nanalo ka ulit sa lotto?

Grabe! Wala ka talagang kuwenta!

expression of astonishment at the gravity or outrageousness of the situation: whoa! wow!


carps

From clipping of English carpet + -s. Carpets are sometimes interchangeable with rugs, and rugs when spelled as “R-U-G”, sounds like “Are you G?”. See G for more details.

are you in? (question asking if a person would be willing or wanting to participate in an activity)


sori

Borrowed from English sorry, from Middle English sory, from Old English sāriġ.

expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow: sorry


larga

larga (canonical)
largá (canonical)
ᜎᜇ᜔ᜄ (Baybayin)


sukat

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sukat. Compare Aklanon sukat, Kapampangan sukad, Malay sukat, and Tetum sukat.

expressing wonder, surprise, or disapproval: imagine!


alis

From Proto-Philippine *qalis (“to change place or activity”).


oks

From English OK + -s (“suffix for slang”).


partida

[pɐɾˈt̪iː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish partida (“departure”), feminine of partido.

bor+

Mataas ang grado ko sa test! Partida, wala pang aral yan!

My grade in the test was high! It was done despite not studying for it!

Marami na siyang natapos. Kakasimula lang niya partida.

She did a lot of things already. In fairness, she just started.

Hindi pa rin siya makahanap ng trabaho. Partida, marami na siyang koneksiyon pero wala pa rin.

He still wasn't able to find a job. Do note, he already had a lot of connections but still nothing.

(colloquial) emphasizing something was ironically done positively (or negatively) despite a disadvantage (or an advantage); mind you, in fairness, note that ...


paalam

Hanggang sa muli, paalam!


bilis

Compare Kapampangan bilis. See also Spanish veloz.


tamo

tamó (canonical)
tamo (canonical)
ᜆᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

From univerbation of kita (“see; look”) + mo (“you”).

univ

Tamo 'to dali!

Tamo ang sira-ulong 'to.

(You) come get a load of this dumbass over here.

Nasira ang buhay niya dahil sa bisyo, tamo?

His life got ruined due to vices, do you see?


putsa

[ˈpuː.t͡ʃɐʔ]

(vulgar, derogatory) Said in anger or annoyance: fuck; damn


teka

From a univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”) with monophthongization. See also hingka.

Teka muna.

Teka lang.

Teka, ano 'yan?


lekat

[ˈlɛː.xɐt̪̚]

Unknown. See also likat (“interruption”) and Kapampangan lekat (“sticky”).

an exclamation of displeasure or disappointment: damn!


sayang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sayaŋ (“too bad! it’s a pity! what a shame!”). Compare Bikol Central sayang, Kapampangan sayang, and Malay sayang.


werpa

Backslang formed from the initial and final syllables of Philippine English power (“cheer used to express support”), as in the English phrase, “More Power to you!!”

der

a cheer used to express support or motivation, especially at a sports event


aleluya

Borrowed from Spanish aleluya, from Latin aleluia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh).


konyo

Possibly from Spanish coño (“cunt; pussy”) or Spanish de nuevo cuño (“(of a person) who has recently entered a profession, union or social class.”). The sense referring to “coming from a wealthy family” is said to have come from high-class people who curse “Coño!” during the 1950s. Compare English conyo. See also English valley girl, Spanish fresa.

noncog

Expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: damn!


uy

Uy, tingnan mo 'to!

Uy! 'Wag!

Uy! Kamusta?

(colloquial, informal) Alternative form of oy: an informal greeting: hey!

Uy! Bago 'to ah!

(colloquial, informal) Alternative form of oy: an expression of surprise: hey!


salamat

Borrowed from Malay selamat (“safety”), or from Classical Persian سَلَامَت (salāmat, “good health”), from Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma). Compare Aklanon saeamat.


eto

Alternative form of heto: here! here it is!


naman

Ang ganda talaga ng Pilipinas. — Naman!

Philippines is really beautiful. — Of course!


kupal

The word has been existing and even used as an insult since the 17th century. The colloquial etymology that the word is backslang of pa-cool, from pa- + English cool, literally “trying to be cool” may be false.

pre

Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!

Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!


siya

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Bikol Central siya, Cebuano siya, Indonesian ia, Maori ia, and Waray-Waray hiya.


hayan

The latter half of the word is possibly iyan. See also niyan, ganiyan/ganyan, diyan, heto, hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

there! there it is! (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)


galing

Galing!

Galing ah!

expression of praise or endorsement after a display of expertise; remarkable; excellent; wow; great; awesome; great job; well done

(sarcastic) expression of sarcastic disappointment or ridicule after a display of incompetence; wow; great; good job; well done


gago

Borrowed from Spanish gago (“one who stutters”).

bor+

Ay gago!

(vulgar, slang) mindless swear of frustration: shit!; fuck!


sirit

Clipping of English let's hear it, or possibly from share it.

[ˈsiː.ɾɪt̪̚]

Sirit na (ako)!

(colloquial) said when giving up trying to guess the answer, especially of a riddle or a question, often said with na


sosyal

Sosyal, na-promote ka sa trabaho! Congrats!

Nice, you got promoted at work! Congratulations!

(informal) a verbal filler connoting achievement.


ikaw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).

Ikaw, kung gusto mo.


Diyos ko

Diyós ko! (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


ayos

From Proto-Philippine *áyus (“to arrange, make something neat or proper”).

inh

Ang ganda ng pagkakapinta mo! Ayos!

(colloquial) expression of gladness and content about something: great!; alright!


hamos

Possibly derived from bamos. Compare Masbatenyo hamos.


nawa

(formal) Said in hope that something will happen: may it be so!; so be it!; let it be so!; indeed


utang na loob

tl-head

utang na loób (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜅ᜔ ᜈ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

utang na loób (canonical)
ᜂᜆᜅ᜔ ᜈ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔuː.t̪ɐŋ n̪ɐ loˈʔob̚]

Utang na loob, maglaan ka ng kaunti para may sapat tayong makain.

I beg of you, share a little so we'd have enough to eat.

Utang na loob, umalis ka diyan!


magandang hapon

magandáng hapon (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

magandáng hapon (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


kumusta

Derived from Spanish cómo está. Compare Ilocano kumosta, Kapampangan komusta, Bikol Central komusta, Cebuano kumusta, and Maranao komosta.

Uy, kumusta? Ang tagal na nating 'di nagkikita a!


putang ina

putang iná (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ (Baybayin)

[ˌpuː.t̪ɐŋ ʔɪˈn̪a]

From puta (“prostitute”) + -ng (enclitic suffix) + ina (“mother”) or a partial calque of Spanish puta madre.

compound

Putang ina, bagsak ako sa relihiyon at kimika!

Putang ina, ang galing niyang maggitara!

Holy fuck, he's really good at playing the guitar!

Putang ina, mumurahin kita diyan sa forum na iyan. Huwag mo akong ganunin.

2016 September 5, Rodrigo Duterte, 8:02 from the start, in Departure for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits:

Fuck, I will cuss you out at that forum. Don't do that to me.


lakad

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaj, from Proto-Austronesian *lakat. Compare Aklanon eakad (“step over”), Bikol Central lakad (“step”), Ibanag lakad, Ilocano lakad, Kapampangan lakad, and Waima'a laka.


pasok

From Proto-Austronesian *pasuk (“enter”). Compare Malay masuk.


hayon

The latter half of the word is possibly iyon/yaon. See also niyon/noon, gayon/ganoon, doon, heto, hayan/ayan, ayon/ayun, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

over there! yonder! (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)


kapal ng mukha

tl-head

kapál ng mukhâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

kapál ng mukhâ! (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ (Baybayin)

From kapal (“thickness”) + ng (“of”) + mukha (“face”).

compound

(idiomatic, derogatory) said to someone lavishly praising themselves, when they may be exaggerating or being full of themselves

(idiomatic, derogatory) retort to one having gall, disrespect or shamelessness


tabi

tabì (canonical)
tabí (canonical)
ᜆᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Malay tabik, ultimately from Sanskrit क्षन्तव्य (kṣantavya). Compare Kapampangan tabi. See also bati and Malay tabek.

used to tell or order people to get out of one's way: out of the way!; excuse me!; move aside!; step aside!


yeba

Borrowed from Spanish lleva, formerly used as a cheer in sporting events. It was popularized by former Manila mayor Antonio Villegas during his campaign and incumbency.

cry expressing joy, triumph, approval or support: hurrah


tse

tse! (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)
LGBT (slang)

Onomatopoeic from the sound of spitting. See also English ptui. Also possibly from clipping of letse, from Spanish leche (“milk; semen (euphemism)”), according to Zorc (1993).

der

exclamation of irritation, disgust, contempt, or rejection


aray

From Proto-Philippine *aray, or from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aduq, from Proto-Austronesian *aduq. Compare Ilocano aray, Bikol Central aray, and Cebuano agay.

ouch (an expression of one's own physical pain)


magandang umaga

tl-head

magandáng umaga (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜂᜋᜄ)

magandáng umaga (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜂᜋᜄ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ɣɐn̪ˌd̪aŋ ʔʊˈmaː.ɣɐ]


ayan

Alternative form of hayan: there! there it is! (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)


charing

From Charing (“female given name”), from Charito + -ng, where Charito itself is from Charo + -ito, originally Spanish. The retention of the ⟨Ch⟩ initial makes it also an unadapted borrowing from Spanish. The cultured sense is influenced by English charming.

(originally gay slang) expression by a speaker, playfully admitting to telling a joke or a lie: just kidding

(gay slang) expression of impatience or rejection towards one being spoken to: I've had enough!


gagi

gagì (canonical)
gagi (canonical)
ᜄᜄᜒ (Baybayin)


belat

[ˈbɛː.lɐt̪̚]

exclamation indicating how misfortune is well-deserved by the person spoken to: serves you right! you deserve it!


heto

From Proto-Central Philippine *ha-itu, from *ha- "existential prefix" + *itu "here". See also hi- (stative prefix), ito (“this”) and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.


buwisit

Borrowed from Hokkien 無衣食／无衣食 (bô-ui-si̍t, “to be out of luck; to have bad luck”, literally “without clothes and food”). Compare Cebuano buysit and Tausug bulsit.

bor+

(vulgar, colloquial) used as an expression of annoyance


kamusta

An instance of vowel lowering on the first vowel of kumusta. See also paminta and Spanish pimienta.


assalamu alaikum

tl-head

assalamu alaikum (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎᜋᜓ ᜀᜎᜌ᜔ᜃᜓᜋ᜔)

ᜀᜐᜎᜋᜓ ᜀᜎᜌ᜔ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”). Compare Maranao asalamo'alaikom.

der

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم


magandang tanghali

tl-head

magandáng tanghalì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜎᜒ)

magandáng tanghalì (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ɣɐn̪ˌd̪an̪ t̪ɐŋˈhaː.lɪʔ]

Literally, “beautiful noon”, or more loosely translated as “good noon”.


magandang gabi

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magandáng gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ)

magandáng gabí (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ɣɐn̪ˌd̪aŋ ɡɐˈbi]

[mɐ.ɣɐn̪ˌd̪aŋ ɡɐˈbɛ]


mashallah

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (mā šāʔa llāh).

ubor

مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰه


talaga

From Proto-Philippine *talagá (“truly, surely, really, in fact”). Compare Bikol Central talaga and Kapampangan talaga.


gumps

From clipping of English Forrest Gump + -s, title character in the 1994 film adaptation played by Tom Hanks. “Tom Hanks” can be rewritten as “T. Hanks”, similarly spelled with English thanks.


putik

Ellipsis of putik na, which is a minced oath of putang ina. Also rhymes with lintik.

Putik naman, oh. Naalala ko na naman siya tuloy. Napansin niya siguro kung paano ako tumingin sa kanya kapag magkasama kami. "Well, oo." Pag-amin ko sa kanya. "Nice naman!" Grabe naman makatapik 'to sa akin. "So, ano...kailan mo ...

2015, Mikki Eugenio, Elesi, Senpai Books, page 31:


letse

Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”), from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. The derogatory sense is related to the Spanish me cago en la leche.

bor+

(vulgar, derogatory) exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!


sunog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ. Compare Aklanon sunog, Cebuano sunog, Mansaka sonog, Tausug sunug, and Tetum sunu.
May be related to descendants of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu. Compare Malay tunu.


patay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay (“kill”), from Proto-Austronesian *pa-aCay (“kill”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”). Compare Ilocano patay, Pangasinan patey, Sambali pati, Kapampangan pate, Cebuano patay, Maranao patay, and Javanese ꦥꦠꦶ (pati).

inh+

Patay! Nakalimutan ko yung sinaing!

(literally, “(I'm) dead! I forgot about the rice!”)

Patay ka sa nanay mo!

expression when one is doomed to be severely punished: dead meat


layo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq (“far”). Compare Cebuano and Hiligaynon layo, Bikol Central rayo, and Ilocano adayo. See also Malay jauh.


punyeta

[pʊˈɲɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish puñeta (“damn it!; annoying thing”).

bor+

If that doesn't work, try hot water! Let's see if that doesn't walce her up! Punyeta! Cristina assists Monica to the exit. And you, Minerva! Punyeta ka rin! Fix that stupid headdress! And be careful about bumping into the other girls tonight, ha?

2005, Glenn Sevilla Mas, Rite of Passage: And, Her Father's House : Plays (in English):

Punyeta ka — ! — Punyatero — ! Antipatiko — ! Sino'nghindimaku- kunsumi niyan — ! — Anong nananadya — sino'ng na- nanadya — ikaw ang nanadya — ! — Naninira — ? Kung ako, naninira, ikaw, nambubutang — ! LALAKI. (Pasigaw:) ...

2007, Tony Perez, Tatlong paglalakbay, →ISBN:


tagay

[ˈt̪aː.ɣaɪ̯]


luhod

From Proto-Philippine *luhud (“act of kneeling”). Compare Ivatan dugud, Agutaynen lod, Bikol Central luhod, Cebuano luhod, Aklanon euhod, Hiligaynon luhod, Waray-Waray luhod, and Mansaka lood. Possibly related to Malay lutut (“knee”).


susmaryosep

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susmaryosep or súsmaryósep (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

susmaryosep (canonical)
súsmaryósep (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)

From a univerbation of Spanish Jesús, María y Josep (“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph”).

bor

Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Jesus, Mary and Joseph

used as an exclamation of vexation, surprise, disappointment, or fear: Jesus, Mary and Joseph


bahala na

From ellipsis of bahala ka na (“you are with burden already”) where ka (“you”) is omitted, then conflated with Bathala (“the precolonial Supreme deity of the Tagalog people”), which an expression was preconceived, Bathala na (literally “(leave it to) God already”). In this case, bahala was preserved, but the notion remained that it was short for bahala na ang Diyos (“God will take care of it; leave it to God”, literally “burden already of God”).

ellipsis

expresses fatalistic resignation, optimistic acceptance, or plain indifference in an uncertain or difficult circumstance: come what may


pasensiya na

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pasénsiyá na (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ ᜈ)

pasénsiyá na (canonical)
ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ ᜈ (Baybayin)

[pɐˈsɛn̪.ʃɐ n̪ɐ]


mabuti

From ma- + buti (“goodness; kindness; recovery of illness”).

af

buti<t:goodness; kindness; recovery of illness>

Mamamatay ka na? Mabuti! hahaha


tahan

tahan (canonical)
tahán (canonical)
ᜆᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Possibly borrowed from Malay tahan (“holding out against; resistance; restraint; to sustain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back, to keep in reserve”). Possible doublet of taan.

der

said to someone crying to stop crying: stop crying!


layas

From Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”). Compare Cebuano layas.


pashnea

[pɐʃˈn̪ɛː.ɐ]

From pashnea (“animal!”). From Enchanta, a fictional language of the TV series Encantadia.

(slang) an expression of anger, dismissal, or contempt


tuloy

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluy. Cognate with Sundanese ᮒᮥᮜᮥᮚ᮪ (tuluy, “continue, then”).


hintay

[hɪn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]

Borrowed from Malay intai (“prying; watching secretly”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hintay (“to wait for; to spy on”). Also possibly from hin- + antay, with elision of the first syllable of the root. Compare Malay intai, Iban intai, Toba Batak inte, Old Javanese inte / intay, Balinese inte, Sasak inte.


yamo

Contraction of bayaan mo (literally “let it be”).

contraction

leave him alone!; let him do what he wants


putang inabit

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putang inabit (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈᜊᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌpuː.t̪ɐŋ ʔɪˈn̪aː.bɪt̪̚]

Somewhat minced oath of putang ina, made to rhyme to conflate with pusang sinabit (“hung cat”).

(vulgar) an expression of anger or annoyance


mag-ingat

mag-ingat ! (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜁᜅᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐɡˈʔiː.ŋɐt̪̚]


kadiri

[kɐˈd̪iː.ɾɪ]

expression to indicate disgust or nausea: yuck; ew


kring-kring

kring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

/ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ/

[ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ]

Kring-Kring Lilia F. Antonio ang pagtawag sa telepono sa taong marapat ibaon sa limot ay tulad sa pagkutkot ng sugat. habang tinutuklap ang tumitigas na langib kay-kati, kay sarap. subalit kapag nalantad ang mamula-mulang laman muling ...

2002, Joi Barrios, Roland B. Tolentino, Ang aklat likhaan ng tula at maikling kuwento, 2000, →ISBN:

"Kring! Kring! Kring!" Tumunog ang telepono at pinutol ang malalim kong pagmumuni-muni. Pagkatapos sagutin ang telepono, sinabi ng anak kong lalaki, "Yung tauhan kong Chua ang apelyido, dalawampung minuto nang naghihintay diyan ...

2003, Joaquin Sy, 五月花節 : 柯清淡小說精選: tatlong piling kwento, →ISBN:

(onomatopoeia) imitating the sound of a ringing telephone, alarm, or bell


karamba

(archaic) gee, gosh, shucks, blimey, darn (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)


anak ng tupa

anák ng tupa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜉ)

anák ng tupa (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜉ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak n̪ɐn̪ ˈt̪uː.pɐ]

Bowdlerization of anak ng puta, Literally, “son of a sheep”.

Kahit galit na galit tayo, marami ang umiiwas isigaw ang Anak ng puta! at sa halip ay ang pahibas na Anak ng tupa! o ang pagigil na Namputsa! ang nabibigkas. lsang mukha lamang ba ito ng ating delikadesa sa paggamit ng wika ?

2009, Virgilio S. Almario, Filipino ng mga Filipino: mga problema sa ispeling, retorika, at pagpapayaman ng wikang pambansa, →ISBN:

Even if we're very mad, many were avoiding to shout Son of a bitch! and instead is the euphemism Son of a sheep! or the maddening way Of the Puss! was being uttered. This is only one face of our delicadeza in the use of language.

... naman, kahit hindi bihasa sa pagje-jetski, binilisan din ang andar. VROOOOOOOOOOM! Mapipiga na sa sobrang basa ang t-shirt at short niya pero wala siyang pakialam. Kailangan niyang maabutan ang jetski ni Kimby. Anak ng tupa ...

2008, Josel Nicolas, Palalim nang palalim, padilim nang padilim at iba pang kuwento ng lagim:

... now, even if not experienced in jet skiing, the run too was accelerated. VROOOOOOOOOOM! You can squeeze his t-shirt and short because of how very wet they were but he doesn't care. He needs to overtake the jet ski of Kimby. Son of a sheep ...

"Anak ng tupa, bakit ka umubo?" asik ni Pedring kay Sebyo at sunud-sunod na pinagbabaril ang tumatakas na baboy-ramo. Nang hindi niya ito tinamaan ay hinabol niya ang hayop sa makakapal na puno. Naiwang mag-isa si Sebyo 55.

"Son of a sheep", why did you cough?", Pedring's agitation to Sebio and the escaping wild boars were successively shot. When he didn't hit it, he chased after the animal by the dense trees. Sebyo was left alone.

(minced oath) expression of anger or strong emotion: son of a bitch


anak ng puta

anák ng puta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜆ)

anák ng puta (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜆ (Baybayin)

(vulgar) said in anger or annoyance: son of a bitch


anak ng tipaklong

anák ng tipaklóng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

anák ng tipaklóng (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Minced oath of anak ng puta, literally, “son of a grasshopper”.

2003, Ben Villar Condino, Puera biro: at iba pang katha
REKLAMO NI MISIS ANG SANHI NG BAGONG KRISIS Anak ng Tipaklong! Lekat! Salamabits! Sa aming tahanan ay may Bagong Krisis! Mangyari, kagabi'y nag- Alma si Misis, Halatang Asar na sa Tono ng Boses . . . Ang puno at dulo ng ...anak ng tokwa|

(minced oath) an expression of annoyance


tulong

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Compare Tausug tulung, Malay tolong, Coastal Kadazan tuhung, Tetum tulun, and Urak Lawoi' ตูลก (tulok).


anak ng tokwa

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anák ng tokwa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜏ)

anák ng tokwa (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜏ (Baybayin)

Minced oath of anak ng puta (literally “child of a whore”), the latter word replaced with tokwa (“tofu”), becoming literally, “child of tofu”.

“Anak ng tokwa Kenji! Pwede ba... 'Pag inisaisa ko pa sa 'yo ang lahat ng mga pinaggagagawa namin nu'n, marahil eh aabutin tayo rito ng isang linggong kuwentuhang wala namang kuwenta!” Taka si Kenji. “Sobra ka naman Shingue, kahit ...

2014, Kirsten Nimwey, The Explorers (Tagalog Edition), Kirsten Nimwey, →ISBN:

“Child of tofu, Kenji! Can you please?... 'When I go one by one about everything that we were doing before, we'd probably take a week of nonsense story-telling!” Kenji doubted. “You're too much, Shingue, even ...

Anak ng tokwa naman 'to, at pati ako'y . . . Hindi, . . . hindi pare, talaga, . . . wala ' yon! Oy, Salvador, . . . matagal-tagal na rin kitang nakasama. Alam kong may problema ka kapag ganyang tatahi-tahimik ka at walang ganang kumain, . . . teka , ...

1990, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Antolohiya ng mga nagwaging akda: 1980-1984:

This child of tofu, and even I . . . No, no buddy, really, . . . that's nothing! Hey, Salvador, . . . I was with you for quite a long time. I know you have a problem when you're like that, quiet and without an appetite, . . . wait,...

"Anak ng tokwa!" Saglit na inisip niyang tawagan si Juliet at pabalikin. Pero by this time, nakapasok na sa EDSA ang taksi. Malayo pa ang iikutan para makabalik uli. Hindi na worth it. Lumipad na ang isip niya at nakalimutan niyang kawayan ...

2005, Lualhati Bautista, Desisyon, →ISBN:

"Child of tofu!" For a moment, he thought to call Juliet and ask her to return. But by this time, the taxi has entered EDSA. The turnaround would be far in order to go back again. It's not worth it. His thoughts flew by and forgot to wave ...

(informal, minced oath) expression of annoyance


lintik

From Proto-Southern Philippine *ləNtiq (“thunder”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lətiq (“thunder and lightning together”). Compare Kapampangan alti, Bikol Central linti, Cebuano linti, Hiligaynon linti, Waray-Waray linti, Maranao leti, Tboli letek, and Tausug luti'. The vulgar sense is from the Filipino animist belief of damnation by being struck by lightning.

inh

(biglang may aatungal nang malakas sa loob tila ungol ng malaking hayop) Ay! lintik! Ano iyon? (hintakot at patakbong papasok sa gawing kanan)

1980, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Gantimpala: Cultural Center of the Philippines literary awards:

(one suddenly shrieks loudly inside like a giant animal) Oh! Damn! What's that? (afraid and will run towards the right side)

Ay lintik, mali. Hindi ko na lang dapat sinabi, pero huli na. "Sori, pare. Hindi ko na lang dapat sinabi. Sige na, tulog na tayo." "Hindi, hindi," sabi niya. " Napanaginipan mo noong napatay siya?" "Hindi. Ewan ko ba. Noong una, siya si Arnel.

2007, Mga gerilya sa Powell Street, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN, page 7:

Oh damn, wrong. I shouldn't have said it, but it's too late. "Sorry, pal. I shouldn't have said it anyway. Okay, let's go to sleep." "No, no," he said. "Did you dream when he was killed?" "No. I don't even know. At first, he is Arnel."

(mildly vulgar) Used to express anger, contempt, frustration, or surprise: damn; damn it


hesusmaryosep

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hesúsmaryósep (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

hesúsmaryósep (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


pusang gala

pusang galâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜅ᜔ ᜄᜎ)

pusang galâ (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜐᜅ᜔ ᜄᜎ (Baybayin)

[ˌpuː.sɐŋ ɡɐˈlaʔ]

From pusa + -ng + gala. The colloquial terms are minced oaths of putang ina.


siyete

A minced oath blend of English shit + siyete (“seven”).

blend

(colloquial, euphemistic) used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, surprise, etc.: damn!; shit!


demonyo

Borrowed from Spanish demonio, from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion).

(vulgar) said in anger, annoyance or other strong emotion


idaw

[ˈʔiː.d̪aʊ̯]

Idaw nga kung may alahas ka?

(literally, “How about a display if you have jewelries?”)

dare to display or demonstrate something (usually said with nga)


anak ng tinapa

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anák ng tinapá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜉ)

anák ng tinapá (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜉ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɪ.n̪ɐˈpa]

Literally, “son of a smoked fish”, originally uttered by smoked fish makers.

“Anak ng tinapa, hoy, huwag ninyo munang ipaflush!” “Ngeee!” I graduated from Isabelo delos Reyes Elementary School in 1965. Unlike other kids my age, I didn't go to high school in the morning. I couldn't go to school in the afternoon either ...

2011, Romeo “Choppy” Vargas, THE MAKING OF THE PORKCHOP DUO: An Autobiographical Joke Book The Philippine’s Wackiest Comedy Duo, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

"Son of a smoked fish, hey, don't you all flush yet!" "Ngeee!" I graduated from Isabelo delos Reyes Elementary School in 1965. Unlike other kids my age, I didn't go to high school in the morning. I couldn't go to school in the afternoon either ...

Anak ng tinapa. The families just couldn't cope and turned their sons away! Steven said I was his brown Ganymede, always pouring sweet wine into his silver chalice. It was like Mitchell all over again. This time though, the wine aged for six ...

1997, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Contemporary fiction by Filipinos in America, Anvil Pub Inc, →ISBN:

Son of a smoked fish. The families just couldn't cope and turned their sons away! Steven said I was his brown Ganymede, always pouring sweet wine into his silver chalice. It was like Mitchell all over again. This time though, the wine aged for six ...

But for crying out loud . . . you know, anong term in the vernacular, Anak ng tinapa naman, hindi nyo pa nakikita ang problemang ito? My goodness! This is really the situation we are in. And I just cannot believe that we are not acting on it at all.

2001, Philippine Social Science Council, Philippine Social Science Council Social Science Information:

But for crying out loud . . . you know, anong term in the vernacular, What a son of a smoked fish, you all haven't seen this problem? My goodness! This is really the situation we are in. And I just cannot believe that we are not acting on it at all.

(idiomatic) an expression of shock or amazement


awit

[ˈʔaː.wɪt̪̚]

an expression reacting to an undesirable situation


gege

A reduplication of an apheresis of sige.


diyablo

Borrowed from Spanish diablo, from Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).


maano

From ma- + ano (“what; something”). For sense “how's it going?”, compare Hiligaynon maano (“what will you do?”).

Maanong manalo tayo bukas.

expression of a wish: may; would (usually with ligature -ng)

Maanong tumulong ka.

Maano kung mayaman man siya?

so what; even if (usually with ligature kung)

Maano ang ama mo?

Maano ka?

(dialectal, Southern Tagalog) how's it going? how are you?


hatdog

a nonsensical response to a question, specially the interjection ha?


hatsing

Onomatopoeic. Compare Kapampangan atsing, Bikol Central hatsing and Cebuano hatsi.

(onomatopoeia) sound of a sneeze: achoo! kerchoo!


charot

[t͡ʃɐˈɾot̪̚]

(colloquial, originally gay slang) just kidding (expression by a speaker, playfully admitting to telling a joke or a lie)

(colloquial, originally gay slang) I don't believe you!; that's bullshit! (expression of cynicism, disbelief, or rejection towards one being spoken to)


puwes

Akala mo ba'y tapos na ang laban? Puwes, nagkakamali ka.

Do you think the fight is already over? Well, you're wrong.

"Ayoko ng gulo." "Puwes, ako rin."

"I don't like trouble." "Well, me neither."

Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation: well


cge

From sige with the first syllable replaced with the similar sounding English C.


pera usog

pera usóg (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜇ ᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌpɛː.ɾɐ ʔʊˈsoɡ̚]


puwera usog

puwera usóg (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ ᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔)

puwera usóg (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ ᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌpwɛː.ɾɐ ʔʊˈsoɡ̚]

Literally, “go away usog”. From puwera + usog, where the former itself is from Spanish fuera. See Spanish fuera de.

a customary expression used to ward off usog


ariba

Borrowed from Spanish arriba, from Latin ad rīpam.

Ariba Pilipinas!


tsibog

Blend of tsitsa + sabog, where tsitsa comes from Spanish chicha (“meat”).


saklolo

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish socorro. Doublet of sokoro.


ngani

nganì (canonical)
ᜅᜈᜒ (Baybayin)
Rizal (dialectal)
Tagalog (Southern dialectal)

From Proto-Philippine *ŋani. Compare Bikol Central ngani and Cebuano gani.


bulaga

exclamation intended to scare or startle someone, such as a child: boo!


ilam

From Proto-Western Bisayan *ilám (“don't know; ignorance”). Compare Asi ilam and Hiligaynon ilam.


hanggang sa muli

tl-head

hanggáng sa mulî! (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜅ᜔ᜄᜅ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜓᜎᜒ)

hanggáng sa mulî! (canonical)
ᜑᜅ᜔ᜄᜅ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜓᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

[hɐŋˌɡan̪ sɐ mʊˈliʔ]


hanep

indicating admiration or the reaction of being impressed: wow!; impressive!


huli ka

Huli ka. Ano'ng pangalan mo, gulang, kasarian, tirahan? May karapatan kang tumahimik. Ang hatol sa mga tahimik, bitay.

"Huli ka putang ina ka!" May tao na pala sa likuran ko. Napalingon ako. "Putang ina ka, ikaw pala ang nangangapa riyan." "Sorry po, hindi ko alam." "Ulol, sorihin mong mukha mo." Hindi niya alam ang kahulugan ng sorry. Binigwasan ako.

2000, Jun Cruz Reyes, Etsa-puwera, →ISBN:

Huli ka! Gusto niyang tuksuhin si Pandy pero pinigilan niya ang sarili. "Ano ba ang pinagsasabi mo? Are you crazy?" "Dati, baliw ako. Ngayon, natauhan na 'ko, " sabi ni Maila, nakangiti pa. "Look, Maila. Ewan ko kung ano ang sinasabi sa iyo ...

2000, Aurelio S. Agcaoili, Jose F. Lacaba, Likhaan : U.P. Creative Writing Center, Ang aklat likhaan ng tula at maikling kuwento, 1998, →ISBN:

gotcha! got you! (as in capture or in the act)


ayayay

[ʔɐ.jɐˈjaɪ̯]


pse

pse! (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)
LGBT (slang)


naks

From clipping of naku + -s (-suffix used in Tagalog slang).

suffix

(slang) an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, etc.


sa aba mo

sa abâ mo (canonical)
ᜐ ᜀᜊ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


sa aba ko

sa abâ ko (canonical)
ᜐ ᜀᜊ ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


buti nga sa'yo

tl-head

buti ngâ sa'yó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒ ᜅ ᜐᜌᜓ)

buti ngâ sa'yó (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜒ ᜅ ᜐᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


hay naku

From hay + naku, short for hay, ina ko (“sigh, my mother”).

Hay naku, ang init naman dito!

Hay naku, nandyan na naman siya!

Hay naku, ang tagal naman nila!

an expression of annoyance, desperation and irritability


ewan ko sa'yo

ewan ko sa'yó! (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜏᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ ᜐᜌᜓ)

ewan ko sa'yó! (canonical)
ᜁᜏᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ ᜐᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

(colloquial) Alternative form of aywan ko sa iyo


bahala ka

From bahala (“responsibility”) and ka (“you”). Literally, “you (are with) burden”.

Tulungan mo naman ako. — Bahala ka!

Anong oras ba dapat ako dadating sa party mo? — Bahala ka.

What time do I have to come to your party? — It's up to you.

expresses the desire to not be involved, and to leave the situation to the second person: it's up to you; you're on your own; do what you want


maraming salamat

maraming salamat (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜋᜒᜅ᜔ ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

ᜋᜇᜋᜒᜅ᜔ ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “many thanks”, or more loosely translated as “thanks a lot”.

lit

thank you very much; (informal) many thanks


tiktilaok

tl-head

tiktilaok (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜂᜃ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜂᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From tilaok, onomatopoeic. Compare Bikol Central tukturaok and Cebuano tuktugaok.


kawasa

kawasà (canonical)
ᜃᜏᜐ (Baybayin)
Quezon (Batangas)
Marinduque (Batangas)

because of [someone or something's doing] (an expression used to blame or make something or someone responsible for things that happened; it can also be used satirically)


ayon

Alternative form of hayon: over there! yonder! (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)


alangan

[ʔɐ.lɐˈŋan̪]

From Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-án (“to hesitate; to doubt”).


antay

[ʔɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]


buti nga sa iyo

tl-head

buti ngâ sa iyó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒ ᜅ ᜐ ᜁᜌᜓ)

buti ngâ sa iyó (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜒ ᜅ ᜐ ᜁᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌbuː.t̪ɪ ˌŋaʔ sɐ ʔɪˈo]

[ˌbuː.t̪ɪ ˌŋaː sɐ ʔɪˈo]

Bumagsak ka dahil hindi ka nag-aral? Buti nga sa'yo!

You failed in the exam because you had not studied? Well, you deserve it!

Hay nako! Buti nga sa'yo!

exclamation indicating how misfortune is well-deserved by the person spoken to: serves you right! you deserve it!


siyanga pala

siyangâ palá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜅ ᜉᜎ)

siyangâ palá (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜌᜅ ᜉᜎ (Baybayin)

[ʃɐˌŋaʔ pɐˈla]

[ʃɐˌŋaː pɐˈla]

used when suddenly remembering something to be told to someone: oh yeah; by the way


bamos

Borrowed from Spanish vamos. Compare Masbatenyo hamos.

(dated, Eastern Marinduque) come on!; let's go!


harimanawari

hárimanawarì (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇᜒᜋᜈᜏᜇᜒ)

hárimanawarì (canonical)
ᜑᜇᜒᜋᜈᜏᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌhaː.ɾɪ.mɐ.n̪ɐˈwaː.ɾɪʔ]


sige na

sige na or sigé na (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜒ ᜈ)

sige na (canonical)
sigé na (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜄᜒ ᜈ (Baybayin)

[sɪˌɣɛ ˈn̪a]

an expression of beseeching someone to fulfill a request: pretty please!; come on!


balaga

An earlier variant of bulaga, attested in Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860).


halika

halika or haliká (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜃ)

halika (canonical)
haliká (canonical)
ᜑᜎᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

From a univerbation of hali (“come”) + ka (“you”).

univerbation

Halika na! / 'Lika na!


halina

Halina po kayong lahat at tayo'y malapit nang kumain!

Please come here all of you because we will be eating soon!


hirat

[ˈhiː.ɾɐt̪̚]


aywan

From a syncopic form of ayawan, from Proto-Central-Philippine *áyaw (“to leave (behind)”) + -an, with semantic shift originally meaning “it leaves (me)” according to Zorc (1983). Blust & Trussel also posit Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *away, with metathesis (c.f. Pangasinan awey). See also ayaw. Doublet of iwan.


lagot

used to express warning or threat for a wrongdoing: you're in trouble!


yehey

Yehey! Yehey! Kay suwerte ko naman!

1987, Rene O. Villanueva, Tiktipaklong: mga dula at kuwentong pambata, page 65:

Libro na tayo! Yehey!

2017, Drew Borja, Hunghang Flashbacks Volume 1:


siyanga

really!; indeed!; that's true! that's right!


namputsa

(vulgar, derogatory) Said in anger or annoyance: son of a bitch


anak ng putsa

tl-head

anák ng putsa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ)

anák ng putsa (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak n̪ɐm ˈpuː.t͡ʃɐ]

See anak, ng, and putsa. Also a minced oath of anak ng puta.

(vulgar, derogatory, minced oath) said in anger or annoyance: son of a bitch


ayoko

used to express one's own aversion to something or someone: I don't want it; I don't like to


putragis

pútragís (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜇᜄᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Possibly a blend of puta + dagis or blend of puta + daragis.

(mildly vulgar) Used to express anger, annoyance, irritation, vexation


buweno

Borrowed from Spanish bueno, from Latin bonus. Doublet of bonus.

"Ayoko ng gulo." "Buweno, ako rin."

discourse marker
discourse marker#English

discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or situation: well; all right


tiw tiw

[ˌt̪iʊ̯ ˈt̪iʊ̯]


huwego

Borrowed from Spanish juego. Doublet of sugal.

used in announcing the start of a gambling round: game!


walang-hiya

waláng-hiyâ (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + hiya (“shame”).

compound

exclamation to a shocking or aggravating wrongdoing


putspa

(euphemistic, colloquial) Said in dismay or discontent.


peksman

Clipping of pekado man + -s. Popularized in the song Peksman by the Filipino rock band Siakol.


pekado man

tl-head

pekado man (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓ ᜋᜈ᜔)

From Spanish pecado + man, literally “even if to sin”.

compound

(idiomatic, dated, slang) added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said: I swear to God!


tsitsa

[ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɐ]


abante

Borrowed from Spanish avante (“ahead”), from Catalan avant, from Late Latin ab ante.


taympers

tl-head

taympers (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐ᜔)

ᜆᜌ᜔ᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From a blend of English time-out + English first, used to call a timeout.

blend

Taympers muna!


walastik

wálastík (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From earlier walastig, from a play on walang katigil-tigil (“not even a stop; nonstop”). Alternatively, the word possibly came from a blend of wala (“no”) + tigas (“solid”), according to Zorc (1993).


sana all

Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish), from sana (“hopefully; I wish”) + English all.

Namigay ang tanod ng ayuda sa barangay ninyo? Sana all.

The chief gave relief goods for your barangay? I wish we had it too.

Sanaol may boyfriend.

Ang swerte naman ni Girl. Sana all.

2020 October 30, Ryan Arcadio, “Model in Park Seo-joon telco ad catches Filipino K-drama fans’ attention: ‘Sana all’”, in INQUIRER.net:

The girl is so lucky. I wish everyone is.

Niregaluhan ako ng jowa ko ng iPhone 13 Pro Max! Sana all?! Oh yes! Sana all!

2021 November 8, G. M. A. News, “Sana all: Kiray Celis receives Louis Vuitton, iPhone 13 from boyfriend Stephen Estopia”, in GMA News Online:

My boyfriend gave me an iPhone 13 Pro Max! Wishing this is for all?! Oh yes! I wish everyone (would have one)!

Mapapa-’sana all’ ka sa lahat, di lang sa education sector. Di ko maiwasang isipin na, ‘E di sana kung may solid plans ‘yung mga nasa itaas, e di sana okay na din tayo.

2021 December 31, “Teaching in Thailand after struggling to find work in the Philippines”, in RAPPLER:

It has you saying “I wish this was for all” in everything, not just for the education sector. I can’t help but think, “If only authorities had solid plans, then we would be okay too.”

Ang pangarap ko para sa bayan: Sana all may trabaho at maayos na kita. Sana all may sapat na pagkain sa mesa. Sana all may bakuna. Sana all ligtas sa sakit.

2021 October 8, Christia Marie Ramos, “Emotional Pangilinan feels weight of ‘call of duty’ in VP run”, in INQUIRER.net:

My dream for the country: I wish everyone has a job and a decent income. I wish everyone has enough food on the table. I wish everyone is vaccinated. I wish everyone is safe from illnesses.

used to express hope that everyone, including the speaker, will experience the same as whatever is being talked about, usually in a joking manner, but sometimes in an envious manner: hopefully all; if only everybody could be like that


pasensya na

tl-head

pasensya na (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ ᜈ)


badtrip

Borrowed from English bad trip (“psychedelic crisis”).

bor+

exclamation of annoyance, frustration or disappointment: bummer!


awts gege

tl-head

awts, gege! (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ ᜄᜒᜄᜒ)

awts (canonical)
gege! (canonical)
ᜀᜏ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ ᜄᜒᜄᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaʊ̯ts ˈɡɛː.ɣɛ]

Pula, kahel, dilaw, at berde, sa bawat notification kami'y napapa-"awts gege."

2020, Paul Adrian D. Hular, “Klasmeyt, Kumusta ka na?”, in Adamson Chronicle, volume 14, number 1, Manila: Adamson University, Arts & Letters, page 3:

Red, orange, yellow, and green, every notification we go "awts gege."

Baka hindi pala ako pasok diyan. Awts gege na lang lods!

2022, N.R.A. Perez, X.Y. Villena, “Mr. Kupido, Do Your Thing!”, in Beam, volume 1, number 1, Quezon City: UP Association of Civil Engineering Students, page 13:

Maybe I don't fit here. Just awts gege instead, guys!

"Awts gege," tuod kong sabi dahil hindi ko na alam kung anong gagawin ko.

2022, Jay-Jay Destro, “Awts Gege”, in That Golden Boy, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN, page 183:

"Awts gege," what I really said since I do not know what I'm going to do.

used to express disappointment, often in a humorous way


kitakits

kitakíts (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜆᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


nek-nek mo

nek-nek mo (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜃ᜔ ᜋᜓ)

ᜈᜒᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜃ᜔ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

(slang, vulgar, slightly euphemistic) fuck off; cunt; fuck you


siya nawa

[ˌʃa n̪ɐˈwaʔ]


rak na itu

rak na itú (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃ᜔ ᜈ ᜁᜆᜓ)

rak na itú (canonical)
ᜇᜃ᜔ ᜈ ᜁᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
gaming

[ˌɾak n̪ɐ ʔɪˈt̪u]

From rak na ito (literally “this is rak!”). The first element rak is likely from English rock. However, some sources state it's from a gaming phrase “roam and kill”.


meganon

méganón (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜄᜈᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
slang

[ˌmɛː.ɣɐˈn̪on̪]

Univerbation of me ganon, colloquial form of may ganoon. Popularized by Mr. Fu. Literally, “is there something like that?”.

lit

Grabe, ang lakad! Meganon?

that's a thing? (used to express amazement, surprise, or disbelief)


tangina

tl-head

tanginá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜒᜈ or ᜆᜅ᜔ᜁᜈ)

tanginá (canonical)
ᜆᜅᜒᜈ (Baybayin)
ᜆᜅ᜔ᜁᜈ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐ.ŋɪˈn̪a]

[t̪ɐŋ.ʔɪˈn̪a]

Clipping of putang ina (“mother whore”).


kainis

Kainis! Nawala na naman yung pen ko.


nanghaw

From an archaic apheretic completed aspect form of pumanghaw (“abounded in something”).

Nanghaw, at namatay ang kaaway ko.

(literally, “I got something good because my enemy died.”)

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.


bahala na si Batman

bahalà na si Batman (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜎ ᜈ ᜐᜒ ᜊᜆ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔)

bahalà na si Batman (canonical)
ᜊᜑᜎ ᜈ ᜐᜒ ᜊᜆ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “Batman will handle it”, or more loosely translated as “Leave it to Batman”, a reference to Batman, a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics.


tama na

[ˈt̪aː.mɐʔ n̪ɐ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tama, na.

Tama na! Huwag ka nang reklamo nang reklamo!

Enough already! Don't you complain and complain!

enough!; enough already!; enough is enough!


huli ka balbon

tl-head

huli ka, balbón! (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ ᜃ ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

huli ka (canonical)
balbón! (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜎᜒ ᜃ ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

(slang) Synonym of huli ka: gotcha! got you! (as in capture or in the act)


pahingi

From pa- + hingi, literally “letting others have what they ask from you”.


tao po

said in place of knocking: knock knock!; anybody there?


maligayang kaarawan

tl-head

maligayang kaarawán! (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜃᜀᜇᜏᜈ᜔)

maligayang kaarawán! (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜃᜀᜇᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.lɪˌɣaː.jɐŋ kɐ.ʔɐ.ɾɐˈwan̪]


sino po kayo

sino pô kayó? (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜓ ᜉᜓ ᜃᜌᜓ)

sino pô kayó (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜈᜓ ᜉᜓ ᜃᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


maligayang bati

maligayang batì! (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆᜒ)

maligayang batì! (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


iho de puta

iho de puta (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜓ ᜇᜒ ᜉᜓᜆ)

(vulgar) said in anger or annoyance: son of a bitch


ay palaka

ay palakâ! (canonical)
ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜉᜎᜃ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaɪ̯ pɐ.lɐˈxaʔ]


kumporme

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish conforme, from Latin cōnfōrmis.

(chiefly dialectal, Southern Tagalog) it depends


di nga salamat

dî ngâ salamat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜅ ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

dî ngâ salamat (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜅ ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɪʔ ˌŋaʔ sɐˈlaː.mɐt̪̚]

[d̪iː ˌŋaː sɐˈlaː.mɐt̪̚]

Di nga salamat kung totoo iyan.

may it be so (thankful while hoping for something hypothetical to be true)


ngek

Onomatopoeic, supposedly originated as an imitation of the buzzer sound that can be heard on variety shows on television.

(often humorous, slang) Expression of disappointment: oh

(often humorous, slang) Expression of mild disgust: yikes


anek

anék (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
LGBT (slang)


wew

Possibly a play on English wow to sound diminutive or sarcastic.


pahiram

From pa- + hiram, literally “let others borrow; lent”.


keber

kebér (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
LGBT (slang)

Borrowed from Spanish [nada] que ver (“nothing to see”).

bor+

whatever; fine (expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm)


utin ng ama mo

tl-head

utin ng amá mo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜋ ᜋᜓ)

utin ng amá mo (canonical)
ᜂᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜋ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔuː.t̪ɪn̪ n̪ɐŋ ʔɐˌma ˈmo]

used as an insult or affront against another person


puke ng ina mo

puke ng iná mo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ ᜋᜓ)

puke ng iná mo (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜃᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌpuː.xɛ n̪ɐŋ ʔɪˌn̪a ˈmo]

Literally, “your mother's pussy”. Compare Spanish conchatumadre and Indonesian pukimak.

(vulgar, offensive, derogatory) an expression of frustration: cunt; fuck you


geym

a signal that the speaker is interested or ready to be part of an activity, especially a game: game!; ready!


ano ba

Ano ba?” “Hindi ko nga siya kilala!” sumigaw siya. Biglang sumakit 'yong ulo niya. Lahat ng nasa kwarto tahimik lang. “Tin, lumabas muna tayo...” Inalalayan ako ni Kuya Ace palabas ng room ni Miggy. Halos kalahating oras din kami[…]

2019 July 2, BLUE_MAIDEN, Totally In Love With A Gamer, Summit Publishing Company Inc., page 15:

What?!” “I really don't know him!” she shouted. She suddenly had a headache. All of the people in the room are just quiet. “Tin, let's go outside first...” Brother Ace helped me go outside of Miggy's room. It took approximately half an hour […]

Ano ba, Juan? Lumabas ka na riyan... Ang sabi noong pulis, isnatser ka raw, alam kong hindi totoo iyon. JUAN: Talagang hindi! MARINA: Hindi pala e, di lumabas ka dyan... Ano ba? Labas na at magsabi ka ng totoo.

2017 October 12, Malou Jacob, Teatro Pulitikal, Anvil Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ano, ba.


ano ba iyan

anó ba iyán! (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ ᜊ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

anó ba iyán! (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓ ᜊ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪o bɐ ʔɪˈan̪]

[ʔɐˌn̪o ˌbɛː ˈjan̪]

See ano, ba, iyan. Literally, “what is that?”.

"MOSSO, ANO BA IYAN, MUNTIK NA TAYONG MABUKING NI KY, BUTI NALANG DISTRACT SIYA SA KAGWAPUHAN KO. KAYA HINDI NIYA NAHALATA. KUNG HINDI, NAKO— mosso ihanda mo na ang sarili mo, lulunurin talaga kita sa dagat na madaming piranha".

2022 March 17, Rosenbloom1995, Southland Club Series: Mean Girl, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN, page 59:

Ano ba iyan, wala pa nga kaming trailer at promotion sa tv, box office hit na kaagad? Magkano kaya kikitain ko? Hahaha... “Huy! Baka may mapadaang teacher rito, patay tayong lahat.” Natataranta kong sabi sa kanila. “Hindi.

2022 February 16, Jay-Jay Destro, If I were the President, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN, page 243:

“Hays ano ba iyan. Ano bang makakapag pa–NGITIIIII ako'y nahuhumaling, At sa tuwing ikaw ay ughhh sh** wait that hurts!” Pfft nadulas siya at napa slide ng ilang step sa hagdan. And did she just sing that song ngiti?

2021 November 22, HermesTheTrickster, Red Spider Lily, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN, page 18:

"Ay, ano ba iyan! Ang daya n'yo naman Papa, e." "Sabihin mo na! Kainis!" si Markus naman. "Ang sabi kasi nila kapag sinabi raw iyon ng Daddy sa iba, baka di matuloy ang pagbubuntis ni Mama. Gusto n'yo ng kapatid, di ba?

2016 January 26, Gretisbored, PERFECT STRANGER, Margaret S. Sanapo, page 270:

Ano ba iyan? Alas-tres pa lang ng umaga ayon sa wall clock ko, eh. Inaantok pa ako pero kailangan ko nang bumangon dahil baka mag- shower na naman ako ng kurot. “Ano ba, Ekang?! Bubuksan mo ba ito o gigibain ko itong pinto mo?!

2015 January 7, Soju, Almost A Cinderella Story, Precious Pages Corporation, →ISBN:

Ano ba iyan , lumusot na ang lahat ng daliri ng aking mga paa ! Binutas mo ang medyas ko ! " Halos nagwawalang nagsisigaw si Connie . " Yaya Laring ! Yaya Laring ! Tulungan n'yo po ako ! Nakakalbo na po ako !

(Can we date this quote?), Yakal Pagbasa 5' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 246:

Ano ba iyan ? 10. O ano áalis na ba táyo ? Tanghálí na a . 11. Hápon na a . Áalis pa ba tayo ? 12. Alas nwébe na pala . Ano'ng gágawin nátin ngayon ? 13. Ano kaya'ng nalimútan ko pa ? 14. Bákit ba ayaw mong umalis nang tanghálì ? 15.

1991, John U. Wolff, Ma. Theresa C. Centeno, Der-Hwa V. Rau, Pilipino Through Self-instruction, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 279:

He stopped , inquired : " Ano ba iyan ? Ano ba ang nangyari diyan ? " A man who was about to board that truck replied : " Wala ho naman . Ito sinisita . " He asked , " Saan ba galing iyan ? " , and received the reply : " Ito galing sa[…]

1963, Philippines, Official Gazette, page 1084:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ano, ba, iyan.


kuwidaw

Borrowed from Spanish cuidao, pronunciation spelling of cuidado (“beware”) with elision of intervocalic /ð/ (cf. matsakaw, salpikaw).


kumpurmi

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ (Baybayin)


ano ngayon

anó ngayón? (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ ᜅᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

anó ngayón (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓ ᜅᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪o ŋɐˈjon̪]


aywan ko sa iyo

aywán ko sa iyó! (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ ᜐ ᜁᜌᜓ)

aywán ko sa iyó! (canonical)
ᜀᜌ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ ᜐ ᜁᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔaɪ̯ˌwaŋ ko sɐ ʔɪˈo]

Literally, “what do I know about you; I don't know what to do with you”.

lit

Mahal kita. — Aywan ko sa iyo!

(informal) used to ask someone to stop pestering someone or to express distrust


adyaw

adyáw (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
Rizal (dialectal)


adiyaw

[ʔɐˈd̪iː.aʊ̯]


ala eh

Ala eh, magkano ga ang hihiramin mo? Parang kulang din ako eh.

Uhmm.. How much would you borrow? It seems like I also don't have enough funds.

Ala eh, sabi mo narito ka kahapon, wala ka naman dini sa litrato?

But erm... you said you were here yesterday, but you aren't in this picture?

Nabasag mo yung mga pinggan? Ala eh, anong gagawin ko?

So you broke the plates? Uh.. what will I do?

expression of doubt, hesitation, uncertainty, or disapproval


ano ka ba

anó ka ba! (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓ ᜃ ᜊ (Baybayin)

See ano, ka, & ba. Literally, “what are you?”.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ano, ka, ba.


ano ga iyan

tl-head

anó ga iyán! (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ ᜄ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

anó ga iyán! (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓ ᜄ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Mindoro (Batangas)

[ʔɐˌn̪o ɣɐ ʔɪˈan̪]

[ʔɐˌn̪o ɣɐ ˈjan̪]

See ano, ga, iyan. Literally, “what is that?”.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ano, ga, iyan.


ay kabayo

ay kabayo ! (canonical)
ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜃᜊᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


paano na

See paano (“how”) & na (“already; now”). Literally, “how already?”.

what now; now what (A request for advice or instruction on what should be done, especially when a situation has turned negative, particularly if a contingency has failed)


pwera usog

pwera usóg (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜏᜒᜇ ᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔)

pwera usóg (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜏᜒᜇ ᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌpwɛː.ɾɐ ʔʊˈsoɡ̚]


deograsyas

deograsyas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛ.oˈɡɾaː.ʃɐs]


salamat sa Diyos

salamat sa Diyós (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

salamat sa Diyós (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

thank God!; thanks be to God!; thank goodness!


ows

(slang) Expression of disbelief or skepticism: oh really


parang awa na

parang awà na! (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜅ᜔ ᜀᜏ ᜈ ᜶)

parang awà na! (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜅ᜔ ᜀᜏ ᜈ ᜶ (Baybayin)

[ˌpaː.ɾɐŋ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ n̪ɐ]

[ˌpaː.ɾɐŋ ˈʔaː.waː n̪ɐ]


siyemay

Possibly a blend of English shiet + siyomay.


adyos

Borrowed from Spanish adiós, from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Doublet of adilus.


kung loloobin

kung loloobín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜎᜓᜂᜊᜒᜈ᜔)

kung loloobín (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜎᜓᜂᜊᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


kung may awa ang Diyos

kung may awà ang Diyós (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜀᜏ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

kung may awà ang Diyós (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜀᜏ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kʊŋ maɪ̯ ˌʔaː.wɐʔ ʔɐn̪ ˈd͡ʒos]

[kʊŋ maɪ̯ ˌʔaː.waː ʔɐn̪ ˈd͡ʒos]


taralets

táraléts (canonical)
ᜆᜇᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Blend from tara (“let's go”) + English let's go.


scoobs

Clipping of English Scooby-Doo + -s. Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane for which Dane is homophonic to dein, backslang for hindi (“no”).


alahoy

[ʔɐ.lɐˈhoɪ̯]

[ʔɐ.lɐˈhoɪ̯]

[ˌʔaː.lɐˈhoɪ̯]


alahoy

alahóy or álahóy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

alahóy (canonical)
álahóy (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜑᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.lɐˈhoɪ̯]

[ʔɐ.lɐˈhoɪ̯]

[ˌʔaː.lɐˈhoɪ̯]

Alahoy! Maniwala ka, sa sampu niyang sinabi, labing-isa ang mali!

What, really?! Believe me, for the ten things he said, eleven are wrong!

expression of disbelief or refusal upon hearing something unbelievable or unacceptable


temuna

[ˌt̪ɛːˈmuː.n̪ɐ]

From univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + muna (“first”) with monophthongization.


taena

[ˌt̪aː.ʔɛˈn̪a]

Clipping of tangina or blend of tae (“shit”) + tangina (“son of a bitch”).


putangina

tl-head

pútanginá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅᜒᜈ or ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ᜁᜈ)

pútanginá (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜆᜅᜒᜈ (Baybayin)
ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ᜁᜈ (Baybayin)

[ˌpuː.t̪ɐŋ.ʔɪˈn̪a]


halikayo

halíkayó or halikayó (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜃᜌᜓ)

halíkayó (canonical)
halikayó (canonical)
ᜑᜎᜒᜃᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

From a univerbation of hali (“come”) + kayo (“you (plural)”).


tekayo

From univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + kayo (“you all”) with monophthongization.


lakompake

lákompaké (canonical)
ᜎᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜃᜒ (Baybayin)

Clipping and univerbation of wala akong paki, from wala akong pakialam.


hingka

Possibly from univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”). See also teka.

Hingka nga muna at ako'y may aayusin laang.

Wait for a moment as I'll just be attending to something.


paheyang

Unknown. See also Hokkien 凶 (hiong, “unlucky”).

Paheyang na iyan!
Bummer!


pshe

pshe! (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)
LGBT (slang)


adilus

From corruption of Spanish adiós, from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Doublet of adyos.

Adilus!, at napasama pala ang sagot ko!

1969, Carmen S. Herrera Acosta, Kandidata, at iba pang Maiikling kuwento, C.S.H. Acosta:

Oh my God!, because my answer apparently made it worse!

Adilus, ang akala ko pa naman e sasang-ayon kayo sa akin.

1971, Carmen S. Herrera Acosta, Dangal ng Pangalan: at ibs pang mga dulang panradyo, Republika ng Pilipinas:

Oh my God, I thought you would be agreeing with me.

Adilus! Nabangga ang sasakyan natin.

1950, Genoveva Edroza Matute, Pampaaralang balarila, Philippine Book Company:


haymabu

Backslang of mabuhay: ma-bu-hay → hay-ma-bu.


puwera

Borrowed from Spanish fuera. See Spanish fuera de.


ᜑᜅ᜔ᜄᜅ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜓᜎᜒ

hanggang sa muli
hanggang sa muli#Tagalog


ano ba 'yan

tl-head

anó ba 'yan! (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ ᜊ ᜌᜈ᜔)

anó ba 'yan ! (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓ ᜊ ᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪o ˌbɛː ˈjan̪]