Kanta

Kanta Happy World Music Day! Here are two words for “song” in Kapampángan! Atin Cu Pung Singsing (Kapampángan Folk Song) performed by world-renowned Kapampángan singer Lea Salonga (@msleasalonga) KANTA • (kuhn-TUH)song; (to) singTagálog (Filipino): kantá EtymologyFrom Spanish canta, conjugated form of cantar “to sing” DALIT • (duh-LIT)psalm, religious song, native songTagálog (Filipino): áwit Verb Conjugationkumanta, … Read more

Gatpanapun

Good afternoon or Mayap a gatpanapun from Pampanga! How do you say “afternoon” in your language? GATPANÁPUN • (guht-puh-NAH-poon)afternoonTagálog (Filipino): hápon Kapampángan GreetingMáyap a gatpanápun! [Kap]Magandáng hápon! [Tag]Good afternoon! [Eng] RootÁPUN • (AH-poon)a root covering concepts such as late in the day (PM) and yesterdayTagálog (Filipino): hápon Derived WordNÁPUN • (NAH-poon)yesterdayTagálog (Filipino): kahápon APÚNAN • … Read more

Atin Cu Pung Singsing

Kapampángan Folk SongATIN CU PUNG SINGSING Perhaps the most popular Kapampángan song known all over the Philippines is the folk song Atin Cu Pung Singsing. The song is a first-person monologue of someone who lost their heirloom bejeweled ring given by their mother after keeping it in a chest. The song ends with them offering … Read more

Singsing

The most famous Kapampángan folk song is “Atin Cu Pung Singsing” (I Have a Ring) which is about someone who is in search of their lost ring! Atin Cu Pung Singsing (Kapampángan Folk Song) performed by world-renowned Kapampángan singer Lea Salonga (@msleasalonga) SINGSING • (sing-SING)ringTagálog (Filipino): singsíng Derived WordPALSINGSÍNGAN • (puhl-sing-SEE-nguhn)ring fingerTagálog (Filipino): palásingsíngan You … Read more

Ugtu

Good noon or Mayap a ugtu from Pampanga! How do you say “noon” in your language? UGTU • (oog-TOO)noonTagálog (Filipino): tanghálì Kapampángan GreetingMáyap a ugtu! [Kap]Magandáng tanghálì! [Tag]Good noontime! [Eng] Derived WordPAUGTUAN • (puh-oog-TWUHN)lunchTagálog (Filipino): tanghalían Verb Conjugationmagtu, mágtu, migtu – to eat lunch You may want to read: Kasibul