The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Bulalako It was National Meteor Watch Day yesterday! How do you say “meteor” in your language? BULALÁKÓ • (boo-luh-LAH-KOH)meteor, shooting starTagálog (Filipino): bulalákaw SynonymTAKLANG BATUIN • (tuh-KLUHNG buh-TWIN)meteor, shooting star (literally “star poop”) You may want to read: Alisus
Abak Good morning or Máyap a yábak from Pampanga! How do you say “morning” in your language? ÁBAK • (AH-buhk)morningTagálog (Filipino): umága (root word: ága “earliness”) Kapampángan GreetingMáyap a ábak! (Máyap a yábak*!) [Kap]Magandáng umága! [Tag]Good morning! [Eng]*A semivowel/glide (“y”) is inserted between the connector “a” and a succeeding word that begins with the vowel … Read more
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
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