Pialung
It was World Play Day yesterday which celebrates every child’s right to play! How do you say “play” in your language?
Background:
Niños Jugandos (“Children Playing”), 1887
Simon Flores, Pampanga-based Filipino master artist
PIÁLUNG • (PYAH-loong)
play, game
Tagálog (Filipino): larô
Derived Word
PIÁLÚNGAN • (PYAH-LOO-nguhn)
toy
Tagálog (Filipino): laruán
KAPIÁLUNG • (kuh-PYAH-loong)
playmate
Tagálog (Filipino): kalarô
MAPAMIÁLUNG • (muh-puh-MYAH-loong)
playful
Tagálog (Filipino): mapaglarô
Verb Conjugation
mamiálung, mámiálung, mémiálung – to play (Actor Focus)
pamialúngan, pámialúngan, pémialúngan – to play with something or someone (Object Focus)
makiálung, mákiálung, mékiálung – to join and play with someone (Actor Focus)
Example Sentence
Mámiálung la king lual ding ának. [Kap]
Naglálarò sa labás ang mgá bátà. [Tag]
The children are playing outside. [Eng]
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