Manewu

Manewu It was International Professional Driver’s Day a few weeks ago! How do you say “drive” in your language? MANÉWU • (muh-NEH-woo)(to) drive (a vehicle)Tagálog (Filipino): maného EtymologyFrom Spanish manejo “handling, driving” Derived WordPÁMAGMANÉWU • (PAH-muhg-muh-NEH-woo)driving, way of drivingTagálog (Filipino): pagmamaného Verb Conjugationmagmanéwu, mágmanéwu, migmanéwu – to drive a vehicle (Actor Focus)manéwan, mamanéwan, minanéwu – … Read more

Flores de Mayo

Flores de Mayo (“Flowers of May” in Spanish) is a month-long festival in the Philippines during the month of May in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its pinnacle is the Santacruzan pageant procession held on the last days of May in honor of the finding of the True Cross by Queen Helena of Constantinople … Read more

Mayu

Mayu It’s the last day of May! How do you say “May” in your language? MÁYU • (MAH-yoo)MayTagálog (Filipino): Máyo EtymologyFrom Spanish mayo (“May”) You may want to read: Bulan

Prisyun

Prisyun It was World Hypertension Day a few weeks ago, a day dedicated to highlighting the importance of monitoring blood pressure and bringing global awareness to the 1 billion people living with high blood pressure worldwide. Here’s the Kapampángan word for “blood pressure”! How do you say “blood pressure” in your language? PRISIUN / PRISYUN … Read more

Salabat

Salabat Perhaps the most well-known Filipino tea is salabat or ginger tea! This tea is commonly served during the cold or rainy seasons as a throat-soothing remedy and is widely believed to improve a person’s singing voice. SALABAT • (suh-luh-BUHT)ginger teaTagálog (Filipino): salabát EtymologyFrom Persian شربت (šarbat) “sharbat”, an Iranian non-alcoholic sweet cool drink popular … Read more