Kapampangan Words

Happy World Teachers Day to all our teachers, educators, and mentors! How do you say “teacher” in your language? MÉSTRA (fem.) [MES-truh]MÉSTRU (masc.) [MES-troo] teacherTagálog (Filipino): gúrò Etymology and Tagálog Comparison:There are instances when Philippine languages use equivalent loanwords from different source languages. In this case, the word for “teacher” in Kapampángan comes from Spanish … Read more

Turo Happy World Teachers’ Day to all teachers, educators, and mentors out there! Did you know that the root word for “to teach” in Kapampángan is also its root word for “to point”? How do you say “teach” in your language? TURÛ • (too-ROO’)taught; teaching, doctrine; (to) teach; (to) pointTagálog (Filipino): túrò Derived Words:TALATURÛ • … Read more

It’s the last day of September! How do you say “September” in your language? SEPTIÉMBRI • (sehp-CHEM-bri)SeptemberAlso: SetiémbriTagálog (Filipino): Setyémbre EtymologyFrom Spanish septiembre (“August”) You may want to read: September is Philippine Film Industry Month

Kape It’s International Coffee Day! How do you say “coffee” in your language? KAPÉ • (kuh-PEH)coffeeTagálog (Filipino): kapé EtymologyFrom Spanish café (“coffee”) Verb Conjugationmagkapé, mágkapé, migkapé – to have coffee (Actor Focus) Example SentenceMagkapé tá pâ! [Kap]Magkapé múna táyo! [Tag]Let’s have some coffee first! [Eng]

It’s Elderly Filipino Week and the International Day of Older Persons! Here’s the Kapampángan word for “old” or “elderly”! How do you say “old” in your language? MATUA • (muh-TWUH)old, elderlyTagálog (Filipino): matandâ (not young), lúmà (not new) Root WordTUA • (twuh)oldness, agednessTagálog (Filipino): tandâ (not young), lúmà (not new) Usage NoteTagálog distinguishes between “matandâ” … Read more