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Every Filipino citizen has their own way on how they speak Filipino words. But some Filipino words are being forgotten and some people on our own country didn’t know what’s the real meaning of those words. We still have much to learn with our own language.

Have you ever heard of awanggan (infinity), salipawpaw (eroplano) or kawingan (hyperlink)? If you haven’t heard these words yet, then you’re not the only one. We can all be strangers to our own language, so let’s learn some of the Filipino words that are uncommonly used!

Here are some of the other Filipino words you can learn:

Filipino Word: Pangaso

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English translation: Toothbrush

Definition: A brush for cleaning the teeth (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Pagkatapos kong kumain, ginagamit ko ang aking pangaso upang linisan ang aking ngipin.

Filipino Word: Sipnayan


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English translation: Mathematics

Definition: the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Isa sa mga paborito kong asignatura ang Sipnayan.

Filipino Word: Salipawpaw


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English translation: Airplane

Definition: A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Gusto kong makasakay sa salipawpaw at makapunta ng ibang bansa.

Filipino Word: Pook-sapot


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English translation: Website

Definition: A group of World Wide Web pages usually containing hyperlinks to each other and made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Kailangan naming bisitahin ang pook-sapot na sinabi ng aming guro para sa susunod naming talakayan.

Filipino Word: Hatinig


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English translation: Telephone

Definition: An instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance specifically : one in which sound is converted into electrical impulses for transmission, as by wire or radio wave (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Gumamit si Nanay ng hatinig upang tawagan ang kanyang kapatid na nasa California.

Filipino Word: Paraluman


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English translation: Compass

Definition: A device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle or group of needles turning freely on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Hindi alam ng mga turista kung saan ang tamang daan kaya kinailangan nila ng paraluman upang hindi na maligaw.

7. Filipino Word: Panghinain


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English translation: Browser

Definition: A computer program used for accessing sites or information on a network, such as the World Wide Web (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Maraming panghinain ang maaaring gamitin sa pananaliksik, ngunit mas mainam pa rin ang mga libro upang pagbasehan ng impormasyon.

8. Filipino Word: Kagaw


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English translation: Germs

Definition: A microorganism causing disease : a pathogenic agent, such as a bacterium or virus (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Kailangan nating panatilihiong malinis ang ating katawan pati na rin ang ating paligid upang hindi tayo dapuan ng anumang kagaw.

9. Filipino Word: Pantablay


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English translation: Charger

Definition: A device for charging storage batteries (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: Paubos na ang laman ng baterya ng aking cellphone, kailangan ko na ang aking pantablay.

10. Filipino Word: Awanggan


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English translation: Infinity

Definition: The quality of being infinite: unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity (Merriam-Webster).

Example Sentence: “Ang ating pagmamahalan ay hinding hindi kukupas at awanggan.”

We must always remember that we are to cherish and nurture what we own. Let us not forget that the language that will unite Filipinos towards development of the future is the Filipino Language. Let us love what we have and what we own. Mabuhay ang Wikang Filipino!