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Bengi

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Bengi It’s the longest night (or day, for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere of the year! How do you say “night” in your language? BÉNGI • (BEH-ngi)night, eveningTagálog (Filipino): gabí Kapampángan GreetingMáyap a béngi! [Kap]Magandáng gabí! [Tag]Good evening! [Eng] Derived Words:NABÉNGI / NÁBÉNGI • (nuh-BEH-ngi / NAH-BEH-ngi)last nightTagálog (Filipino): kagabí BÉNGI-BÉNGI • (BEH-ngi-BEH-ngi)every nightTagálog … Read more

Asan

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Asan Last month was World Fisheries Day! How do you say “fish” in your language? ASAN • (uh-SUHN)(1) fish; (2) viandTagálog (Filipino): (1) isdâ; (2) úlam Usage NoteThe Kapampángan word asan means “fish” and is also used by upstream Kapampángans as the word for “viand” or the meat part of the meal that accompanies rice. … Read more

Sanikulas Cookies

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Sanikulas Cookies ST. NICK COOKIES? Here’s a miraculous Kapampángan heirloom delicacy that is named after Saint Nicholas! Pan de San Nicolas originated from St. Nicolas de Tolentino, one of the most beloved saints of Pampanga. Old folklore stories tell that the cookies were baked carefully, stored in large jars, and fed to a person struck … Read more

Samba

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Samba Kapampángans are known to be very religious, so much that there’s two separate but similar root words for “worship” and “going to church / hearing Mass” in Kapampángan! SAMBA • (suhm-BUH)to worshipTagálog (Filipino): sambá SIMBA • (sim-BUH)to go to church, to hear MassTagálog (Filipino): simbá Christmas Culture FeatureSIMBANG BÉNGI(literally “night Mass”)a series of nine … Read more

Lima

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Lima High 5! 500th post as we reached 5,000 followers last month! How do you say “five” in your language? LIMA • (li-MUH)five (5)Tagálog (Filipino): limá You may want to read: The Basic Filipino Sign Language Sala at Sulu