Exploration 7.2: Filipino 101

1. Word: Dupil

Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.

Sentence Example:”Ginamit ni Pedro ang dupil upang maligtas ang kaniyang kapatid sa kapahamakan”.

 

2. Word: Isalat 

Definition: It is an action word that refers to the use or infliction of witchcraft, or a secret power to inflict pain and suffering to other people.

Sentence Example:” Lumapit si Aliyah sa Isalat upang ipakulam sila Mina at Tanya”.

 

3. Word: Sulatroniko

Definition: It is a messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

Sentence Example:” Ipinadala ko na ang sulatroniko ko kay Angela”.

 

4. Word: Kansunsilyo

Definition: Boxer shorts are a type of undergarment typically worn by men.

Sentence Example: “Ginamit na ni Andrei ang bagong biniling kansunsilyo sakanya ng kanyang tiya”.

 

5. Word: Anluwage

Definition: It is a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

Sentence Example:” Ihanap moko ng anluwageng kayang gumawa ng upuan para sa sala”.

 

6. Word: Asoge/ Mercury

Definition: It consists of a bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter; the volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume of the bulb.

Sentence Example: Ingatan mong wag mabasag ang thermometer dahil nakakamatay ang kaniyang asoge.

 

7. Word: Sambat

Definition: a fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines on one end.

Sentence Example: Paki-abot nung sambat dyan sa kusina.

 

8. Word: Labaha

Definition: It is an instrument with a sharp blade or combination of blades, used to remove unwanted hair from the face or body.

Sentence Example: Ginamit nya ang labaha sa cr upang kanyang ipang-ahit sa kanyang balbas.

 

9. Word: Sipnayan

Definition: it is the abstract science of number, quantity, and space.

Sentence Example: Hindi mahirap aralin ang Sipnayan kapag nakikinig ka sa turo ng iyong titser.

 

10. Word: Pulot-gata

Definition: It is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion.

Sentence Example: Pagtapos nilang ikasal ay lumipad sila papuntang Greece para sa kanilang pulot-gata.