Kapampangan Words

Etika It’s World Tuberculosis Day. The Philippines has the highest incidence rate of tuberculosis in the world (ranking fourth in the total number of cases worldwide) according to the Global Tuberculosis Report (2021). This day serves to raise awareness about the devastating impact of TB on global health. On this World Tuberculosis Day, let’s raise … Read more

Sige It was OK Day yesterday! How do you say “OK” or “go ahead” in your language? SIGÉ / SÍGE • (see-GEH) / (SEE-geh)OK, okay, alright; go ahead, go onTagálog (Filipino): síge/sigéShorthand typing: cge Example SentenceO sigé, king tútukî ná mû. [Kap]O sigé, sa súsunod na lang. [Tag]Okay/Alright, until next time. [Eng] EtymologyFrom Spanish sigue … Read more

Dalumdum Tonight, we go dark for Earth Hour. Since 2007, Earth Hour has been held annually on the last Saturday of March to call attention to the current climate crisis. DALUMDUM • (duh-loom-DOOM)darkness (lack of light), dimnessTagálog (Filipino): dilím Derived Word:MADALUMDUM • (muh-duh-loom-DOOM)dark (not bright), dimTagálog (Filipino): madilím Verb Conjugation:dálumdum, dádalumdum, dínalumdum – to get … Read more

Patda This Earth Hour, let’s switch off our lights at 8:30 pm and take an hour to reconnect with our natural surroundings. PATDA • (puht-DA’)(to) turn off (lights or devices), extinguishTagálog (Filipino): patáy (root word, literally “dead” or “kill”) Derived Word:MAKAPATDÂ • (muh-kuh-puht-DA’)off; not onTagálog (Filipino): patáy Verb Conjugationpatdan, papatdan, pitdâ – to turn off … Read more

Lumpia Let’s roll into spring with the Kapampángan word for “spring roll”! LUMPIÂ • (loom-PYA’)spring rollTagálog (Filipino): lumpiyâ (prescribed orthography), lumpiâ (common spelling) EtymologyFrom Hokkien 潤餅 / 润饼 (lūn-piáⁿ) “soft mixed vegetable and meat roll-up” You may want to read: Tamalos