Kapampangan Words

Tutu How do you say “truth” in your language? TUTÛ • (too-TOO’)true, real, genuine; truthTagálog (Filipino): totoó (to-to-‘OH) Derived Words:KATUTUAN • (kuh-too-TWUHN)truthTagálog (Filipino): katotohánan PATUTÛ • (puh-too-TOO’)testimonyTagálog (Filipino): patotoó Verb Conjugationtútû, tútutû, tínutû – to be truthful (Actor Focus)magkátutû, mágkátutû, migkátutû – to become reality (Actor Focus)magpatutû, mágpatutû, migpatutû – to testify, to tell the … Read more

Pasensia One way Filipinos express being sorry is by asking others to be patient or bear with them. PASÉNSIA / PASÉNSYA • (puh-SEN-syuh)(to be) sorry; patience, tolerance(Can be shortened to sénsya)Tagálog (Filipino): pasénsiya Kapampángan ExpressionPasénsyá na. / Pasénsyá na ka. [Kap]Pasénsiya na. / Pasénsiya ka na. [Tag]I’m sorry. (Please bear with me.) [literally “Patience, now” … Read more

Patawad In contrast to “pasénsia” which is used to apologize for an inconvenience, “patáwad” is used to ask for forgiveness. PATÁWAD • (puh-TAH-wuhd)sorry; forgiveness, (to) forgiveTagálog (Filipino): patáwad Root WordTÁWAD • (TAH-wuhd)bargain, discount; forgivenessTagálog (Filipino): táwad Derived WordKAPATAWARAN • (kuh-puh-tuh-wuh-RUHN)(concept of) forgivenessTagálog (Filipino): kapatawarán PÁMAGPATÁWAD • (PAH-muhg-puh-TAH-wuhd)(act of) forgiving, forgivenessTagálog (Filipino): pagpapatáwad Verb Conjugationpatawáran, pátawáran, … Read more

Makuyad Last night was the shortest night of the year as it was the summer solstice! How do you say “short” in your language? MAKÚYAD • (muh-KOO-yuhd)short (in length, not height)Tagálog (Filipino): maiklî, maiksî/maigsî Root WordKÚYAD • (KOO-yuhd)shortness (in length, not height)Tagálog (Filipino): iklî, iksî/igsî Verb Conjugationkumúyad, kúkúyad, kínúyad – to get shorter in length … Read more

Marilo It was Yellow Day yesterday! Did you know that the Kapampángan and Spanish/Galician words for ‘yellow’ are similar but not related? Here are two words for “yellow” in Kapampángan! How do you say “yellow” in your language? False Cognates: “yellow”Kapampángan: MARILÓ Spanish: AMARILLO& Galician: MARELO It may look like Kapampángan mariló was borrowed from … Read more