Uniab/Unyab

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Uniab/Unyab November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines, so here’s a special word in Kapampángan that specifically refers to washing rice! UNIAB / UNYAB • (oo-NYUHB)to wash/rinse rice before cooking Alternative forms: uñab, uñyab Example SentenceUniaban mu né ing abias. [Kap]Hugásan mu na ang bigás. [Tag]Go wash the rice now. [Eng] Derived Word:INUNIABAN / … Read more

Single

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Single November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines and it was also National Fried Rice Day a few months ago! Here’s the Kapampángan word for “fried” or “fried rice”! SINGLÉ • (sing-LEH)fried; fried riceTagálog (Filipino): sinangág Root WordSANGLÉ • (suhng-LEH)(to) fry/roast rice, corn, peanuts, cacao beans, etc.Tagálog (Filipino): sangág, príto Verb Conjugationmanyanglé, mányanglé, ményanglé … Read more

Tun

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November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines, so here’s a special word in Kapampángan that specifically refers to cooking rice! TUN • (toon)(to) cook riceSynonym: sésé (literally “(to) take care of”)Tagálog (Filipino): sáing Verb Conjugation:tumún, tútun, tínun – to cook rice (Actor Focus)itún, tutún, tinún – to cook rice (Object Focus)mitún, mitutún, mítun – … Read more

Nobiembre

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Nobiembre It’s the last day of November! How do you say “November” in your language? NOBIÉMBRI • (no-BYEHM-bri)NovemberTagálog (Filipino): Nobyémbre EtymologyFrom Spanish noviembre (“November”)

Parts of a Bahay na Bato

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Parts of a Bahay na Bato The Bahay na Bato was the defining architecture of Manila until the Second World War. Mistakenly referred to as “Spanish houses”, the bahay na bato is a fusion of indigenous, Chinese, and Spanish influences, combined to create an architecture that was adapted to the tropics and seismic forces in … Read more