Kapampangan Words

San Jose Matulid Chapel

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San Jose Matulid Chapel (Mexico, Pampanga) San Jose Matulid Chapel is believed to be the oldest chapel in Pampanga. Although there are no written records that show the exact construction of the chapel, the locals claim that it is older than the Sta. Monica Parish Church was built by the Augustinian friars in 1665. Its … Read more

Matuling

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Matuling How do you say “black” in your language? MATULING • (muh-too-LING) black; dark-colored Tagálog (Filipino): itím, maitím (blackish, dark-colored) Root Word TULING • (too-LING) blackness; darkness in color Tagálog (Filipino): itím, kaitimán Verb Conjugation túling, tútuling, tínuling – to blacken or get darker in color (Actor Focus) manuling, mánuling, ménuling – to turn black … Read more

Sarsuela

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Sarsuela/Zarzuela It’s World Theater Day! Did you know that a theater form sparked the golden age of Kapampángan literature? SARSUÉLA / ZARZUÉLA • (suhr-SWEH-luh)a musical theater genre with alternating sung and spoken text. A prominent literary form in Kapampángan that spurred the golden age of Kapampángan literatureTagálog (Filipino): sarsuwéla EtymologySpanish zarzuela “Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that … Read more

Ubi

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Ubi It’s Purple Day! How do you say “purple” in your language? Here’s a staple Filipino dessert that’s purple-colored! ÚBI • (OO-bi)purple yam (Dioscorea alata)Tagálog (Filipino): úbe Filipino purple yam jam dessert:ALÉ ÚBI (Kapampángan) /ÚBE HALAYÁ (Tagálog/Filipino)a sweet conserve of crushed ubi and milk, coconut milk, and sugar, cooked to an almost dry consistency Derived … Read more

Urud

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Urud It’s Good Hair Day! How do you say “haircut” in your language? URUD • (oo-ROOD)haircutTagálog (Filipino): gupít Verb Conjugationpaurud, páurud, péurud – to get a haircut (Actor Focus)ururan, úruran, inurud – to cut the hair of someone, to give someone a haircut (Object Focus)manurud, mánurud, ménurud – to cut hair, to give a haircut … Read more