10 uncommonly Filipino words

Did you ever heard the words tsubibo( carrousel) o sambat(fork) and many uncommon Filipino words that you didn’t know what’s the mean.

Let’s beginning

1. Filipino word: pangaso
English translation: toothbrush

Definition small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning the teeth.

Example sentences: ¹Paki abot nga ng pangaso para ako ay makapagsipilyo na. ²Na nanabik na ako na gamitin ang bago kong pangaso.

2. Filipino word: Sulatroniko
English translation: E-mail

Definition:e-mail, in full electronic mail, messages transmitted and received by digital computers through a network

Example sentences: ¹Ang aming guro ay nagpaabot ng mesahe gamit ang sulatroniko. ²Hindi ako marunong gumawa ng sulatroniko.

3. Filipino word: Pulot-Gata
English translation: Honeymoon

Definition:a vacation spent together by a newly married couple.

Example sentences: ¹Ang bagong kasal ay pumunta sa Paris para mag Pulot-Gata. ²Saan kaya mag Pupulot-Gata ang bagong kasal?

4. Filipino word: Awanggan
English translation: Infinity

Definition:the state or quality of being infinite

Example sentences: ¹Ang pag-ibig ko sayo ay hindi matatapos tulad ng isang awaggan. ²Ang kalawakan ay awaggan, walang hanggan.

5. Filipino word: Pahimakas
English translation: Last Farewell

Definition:used to express good wishes on parting

Example sentences: ¹Ang pahimakas ni Juan ay nakaka-iyak. ²Hindi ako makapaniwala na magpapahimakas na tayo sa isa’t isa.

6. Filipino word: Paraluman
English translation: Compass

Definition:an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

Example sentences: ¹Muntik na akoang malingaw kanina buti nalang dala ko ang aking paraluman. ²Sira ata tong aking paraluman kase hindi na gumagalaw.

7. Filipino word: Talaarawan
English translation: Calendar

Definition:a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information.

Example sentences: ¹Anong araw ba sa talaarawan ang susunod na sabado. ²Anong araw ang bente-kuwatro sa Talaarawan.

8. Filipino word: Hating
English translation: Telephone

Definition:a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.

Example sentences: ¹Pagkatapos mo gamitin ang hating ako naman ang gagamit. ²Paki bantay sa hating kase may hinihintay ako na tawag.

9. Filipino word: Panghibayo
English translation: Amplifier

Definition:an electronic device for increasing the amplitude of electrical signals, used chiefly in sound reproduction.

Example sentences: ¹Asan na ang panghibayo? ²Kaylan pakaya ako makakabili ng panghibayo?

10. Filipino word: Pangtablay
English translation: Charger

Definition:a device for charging a battery or battery-powered equipment.

Example sentences: ¹Paki abot nga ng pangtablay. ²Nasira ang aking pangtablay.

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