Suerti
How do you say “lucky” in your language? Last week on Friday the 13th we featured the Kapampángan word for “unlucky”. This time as Lunar New Year is upon us, let’s look at the Kapampángan word for “luck” and “lucky”!
SUÉRTI • (SWEHR-ti)
luck; good luck
Tagálog (Filipino): suwérte
Derived Word
MASUÉRTI • (muh-SWEHR-ti)
lucky
Tagálog (Filipino): masuwérte
PAMPASUÉRTI • (puhm-puh-SWEHR-ti)
something for good luck; lucky charm
Tagálog (Filipino): pampasuwérte
Etymology
From Spanish suerte (“luck”)
Verb Conjugation
misuértian, misusuértian, mísuértian – to get lucky, be struck by good luck
Example Sentence
Mísuertian ku ngéning Báyung Banua. [Kap]
Sinuwérte akó ngayóng Bágong Taón. [Tag]
I got lucky this New Year. [Eng]
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