Kapampangan Words

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

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

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

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

Ema It’s Cancer season! Here are the common Kapampángan words for different types of crabs! How do you say “crab” in your language? ÉMA • (EH-muh)crabNon-Monophthongized Form: ayáma (obsolete)Tagálog (Filipino): alimángo ALIMÁSAG • (uh-li-MAH-suhg)blue crab found in the seasTagálog (Filipino): alimásag TALANGKÂ • (tuh-luhng-KA’)small crab found in the riversTagálog (Filipino): talangkâ You may want to … Read more