In our generation, many people, especially teenagers, are not aware of some uncommon words in Filipino. That’s beca of modern technologies and stuff. In this blog, I am goin to show you some uncommonly used Filipino words with their definition and examples. So get your vocabularies up and read attentively

Have you ever asked yourself about something or a word that you know in your whole life but doesn’t really know the meaning of it and how you should pronounce it?

I assure that you’re not the only one. Most of us encountered that kind of situation.

Typically, one of the causes of why this things happened is that, we Filipino people has lack of knowledge about our language. Nevertheless, here are some primitive Filipino words that can enhance and improve your vocabulary in Filipino and can help you someday:

1. Filipino word: Duyog

English translation: Eclipse

Definition; An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth. (source: Meriam-Webster)

Sentence: Marami ang namamangha sa duyog.

2. Filipino word: Hatinig

English translation: Telephone

Definition: A system that converts acoustic vibrations to electric signals in order to transmit sound.

Sentence: Ginamit ko ang hatinig upang tawagan ang aking ina.

3. Filipino Word: Katipan

English Translation: Husband/wife

Definition: committed couples

Sentence: Nagdagsaan ang mga pa surpresa ng mga magkatipan noong Araw ng mga Puso.

4. Filipino Word: Sulatroniko

English translation: E-mail

Definition: A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer.: messages that are sent electronically from one computer to another. (Source: Meriam-Webster)

Sentence: Ako ay nagpadala sa sulatroniko ng akong mensahe.

5. Filipino Word: Labaha

English translation: Razor

Definition: A keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair.

Sentence: Ginamit ko ang labaha upang ipang-ahit sa aking balbas.

6. Filipino Word: Dupil

English translation: Amulet

Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have power to save the person who owns it from any harm.

Sentence: Ginamit ni Juan ang dupil na bigay sa kaniya ng kaniyang nanay.

7. Filipino Word: Durungawan

English translation: Window

Definition: an opening, in the wall of a building for admission of light and air.

Sentence: Nakita ko sa aming durungawan ang napaka gandang langit.

8. Filipino word: Kalupi

English translation: wallet

Definition: A container of our money

Sentence: Nawala ang aking kalupi noong isang araw.

9. Filipino word: Batlag

English translation: Car

Definition: A vehicle moving on wheels

Sentence: Nabangga ang aming minamanehong batlag kahapon.

10. Filipino word: Anluwage

English translation: Carpenter

Definition: A worker who builds or repair wooden structures or their structural parts.

Sentence: Ihanap mo ako ng anluwage na kayang gumawa ng lamesa para sa ating hapag kainan.

That’s all, we hope that you learn something and someday these words would be useful for us.