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Mabuhi

English

to survive; to liveverb

Alternative meanings: To stay alive, survive, or remain living after hardship, danger, illness, accident, or a difficult situation.
Pronunciation: mah-BOO-hee
Root and affixes: Related to buhi, alive, and kinabuhi, life. Mabuhi can mean to live or to survive depending on context.
Variants or conjugations: mabuhi; alive; survived; remain alive; be saved
Related words and expressions: life; alive; death; safe; danger; illness
Meaning and usage notes: Mabuhi can mean to live or to survive. For surviving danger with the sense of being saved, maluwas or naluwas may also fit depending on the sentence.

alivebe saveddangerillnesslifelivestormsurvivalsurvivesurvivor

Example 1

Mabuhi siya bisan lisod ang kahimtang.

He/she will survive even though the situation is difficult.

Example 2

Nakabuhi sila sa bagyo.

They survived the storm.

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Operator

Basic Vocabulary Economy & Business Technology & Information Work & Professions

English

operator; machine operator; system operatornoun

Alternative meanings: A person who handles, controls, or operates a machine, equipment, telephone, system, service, or business. It can also refer to a company that runs a service.
Pronunciation: OH-peh-rah-tor
Root and affixes: Loanword from English operator. In more descriptive contexts it can be expressed as tigpadagan, someone who runs or operates something.
Variants or conjugations: operator; person who runs something; technical operator; manipulator; machine operator; telephone operator
Related words and expressions: machine; system; telephone; service; business; control
Meaning and usage notes: Operator is common for a technical, telephone, machine, or system operator. Tigpadagan can sound more descriptive when meaning someone who handles or runs something.

machine operatoroperatorservicesystem operatortelephone

Example 1

Ang operator sa makina kinahanglan magbantay kanunay.

The machine operator must always stay alert.

Example 2

Gitawagan niya ang operator sa telepono.

He or she called the telephone operator.

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Pase

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English

pass; permit; ticketnoun

Alternative meanings: A document, permit, or ticket that allows someone to pass, access, or participate in a place, event, transportation, or activity. It can also relate to the act of passing something depending on context.
Pronunciation: PAH-seh
Root and affixes: Loanword adapted from pase/pass. For the verb to pass, use agi; for permission, tugot; for entrance or ticket, entrada.
Variants or conjugations: pase; pass; entrance ticket; permit; permission
Related words and expressions: permission; ticket; pass by; access; entry; permit
Meaning and usage notes: Pase works as a general term for pass, permit, or ticket. More specific options: tugot for permission, entrada for entrance/ticket, and agi for to pass.

accessadmissionentryeventguardpasspermissionpermittickettransportation

Example 1

Kinahanglan og pase aron makasulod.

A pass is needed to enter.

Example 2

Ipakita ang imong pase sa guwardiya.

Show your pass to the guard.

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Bangga

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Society & Community Travel & Transportation

English

collision; crash; impact; to collidenoun / verb

Alternative meanings: A hit or collision between two people, vehicles, objects, or forces. It can also refer to an accident, a strong impact, or a clash between ideas, interests, or people.
Pronunciation: BANG-gah
Root and affixes: Root: bangga. It can work as crash or to collide. Related forms include mabangga, to crash or be hit; pagbangga, the act of colliding; banggaan or panagbangga, collision.
Variants or conjugations: banggaan; panagbangga; pagbangga; mabangga; nakabangga; bundol
Related words and expressions: accident; vehicle; impact; fight; conflict; damage
Meaning and usage notes: Bangga works for a physical crash, vehicle accident, impact, or collision. In the figurative sense of a clash of ideas, bangga can also be used, though panagbangi may be clearer for conflict.

accidentcollidecollisioncrashimpact

Example 1

Adunay bangga sa eskina kagabii.

There was a crash at the corner last night.

Example 2

Mibangga ang sakyanan sa poste.

The vehicle crashed into the post.

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Kakusog

Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions Travel & Transportation

English

intensity; strengthnoun

Alternative meanings: The degree of force, power, or intensity of something. It can refer to sound, light, rain, wind, emotion, effort, or energy.
Pronunciation: kah-KOO-sog
Root and affixes: Comes from kusog, strength or strong, with ka- forming the idea of level, degree, or quality of strength.
Variants or conjugations: kakusog; strength; firmness; intense; intensity
Related words and expressions: strength; intense; deep; passion; wind; rain; sound
Meaning and usage notes: Kakusog works for intensity as degree of strength. For intense as deep or emotional, lawom or grabe may fit depending on context.

degreeenergyintensitylevelpowerrainsoundstrengthstrongwind

Example 1

Misaka ang kakusog sa ulan.

The intensity of the rain increased.

Example 2

Ayaw pasobrahi ang kakusog sa tingog.

Do not make the sound intensity too high.

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Tagsa-tagsa

Basic Vocabulary Connectors & Function Words Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions

English

respective; each; individually; correspondingadjective / adverb / pronoun

Alternative meanings: Refers to something that belongs to, corresponds to, or applies to each person, thing, or group separately. It can also express each one, individually, or respectively.
Pronunciation: TAG-sah TAG-sah
Root and affixes: Comes from tagsa, each one. The reduplication tagsa-tagsa strengthens the idea of each one separately or respectively.
Variants or conjugations: tagsa; each one; respective; exact; appropriate; counterpart
Related words and expressions: each; one; counterpart; exact; appropriate; own
Meaning and usage notes: Tagsa-tagsa works well for respective when the idea is each one separately. For corresponding in the exact or appropriate sense, tukma or katugbang may be more specific.

correspondingeachindividuallyrespectiveseparate

Example 1

Ang mga estudyante mibalik sa ilang tagsa-tagsa nga klase.

The students returned to their respective classes.

Example 2

Ibutang ang mga dokumento sa ilang tagsa-tagsa nga folder.

Put the documents in their respective folders.

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Istorya

Art, Culture & Entertainment Basic Vocabulary Education & Learning Society & Community

English

to narrate; to tell; story; tale; conversationnoun / verb

Alternative meanings: To narrate, tell, or recount a story; also story, tale, account, or conversation depending on context.
Pronunciation: is-TOR-yah
Root and affixes: Loanword related to historia/story. It can work as a noun, story or account, and as a verb, to narrate or tell.
Variants or conjugations: istorya; to tell; told; conversation; narration
Related words and expressions: say; tale; conversation; dialogue; novel; fiction
Meaning and usage notes: Istorya can mean story or account, and also to narrate or converse. For a more literary or formal sense of narrating, pagsaysay/saysay may appear depending on context.

accountconversationliteraturenarratenarrativerecountstorytaletalktell

Example 1

Istorya niya ang nahitabo kagahapon.

Tell the story of what happened yesterday.

Example 2

Ganahan ko maminaw sa imong istorya.

I like listening to your story.

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Pagsubay

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Economy & Business Technology & Information

English

tracking; follow-up; monitoring; observationnoun

Alternative meanings: The act of following, checking, tracking, or observing the progress, status, or development of something or someone. It can be used for following cases, news, processes, deliveries, rules, or results.
Pronunciation: pag-SOO-bye
Root and affixes: Comes from subay, to follow, go along something, trace, review in detail, or act according to a rule. Pagsubay expresses the act of tracking or following up.
Variants or conjugations: subay; subayon; nagsubay; close following; follow-up; monitor; monitoring
Related words and expressions: watch; guard; monitor; review; process; record; update
Meaning and usage notes: Pagsubay works for tracking, follow-up, or monitoring. For later follow-up on a task or conversation, modern speech also uses pag-follow up or mag-follow up.

follow-upmonitoringobservationreviewtracking

Example 1

Kinahanglan ang pagsubay sa progreso sa proyekto.

Tracking the progress of the project is needed.

Example 2

Mag-follow up ko ugma bahin sa imong aplikasyon.

I will follow up on your application tomorrow.

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Prinsipe

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English

princenoun

Alternative meanings: The son of a king or queen, a male member of a royal family, or a person with the royal rank of prince.
Pronunciation: prin-SEE-peh
Root and affixes: Loanword adapted from principe or prince. Related to hari, king, and palasyo, palace.
Variants or conjugations: prinsipe; prince; male prince
Related words and expressions: king; queen; princess; palace; kingdom; royal
Meaning and usage notes: Prinsipe is used for prince. For princess, the related form is prinsesa. For king, use hari.

kingkingdommonarchypalaceprinceprincessqueenroyalroyal familyroyalty

Example 1

Ang prinsipe nagpuyo sa palasyo.

The prince lives in the palace.

Example 2

Anak siya sa hari, busa prinsipe siya.

He is the son of the king, so he is a prince.

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Iskrip

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English

script; screenplay; written scriptnoun

Alternative meanings: A written text used as the basis for a movie, play, program, video, speech, or presentation. It contains dialogue, scenes, directions, or narrative structure.
Pronunciation: IS-krip
Root and affixes: Loanword adapted from English script. It is also related to iskritura, writing or script in the sense of written text.
Variants or conjugations: iskritura; manuscript; libretto; script; screenplay; hyphen
Related words and expressions: play; movie; scene; dialogue; writer; story
Meaning and usage notes: Iskrip is used for a script or screenplay for a movie, play, video, or presentation. If guion refers to the punctuation mark -, hyphen or guion may be used in technical contexts.

librettomovieplayscreenplayscript

Example 1

Gibasa sa aktor ang iskrip sa wala pa ang pasundayag.

The actor read the script before the performance.

Example 2

Nagsulat siya og iskrip para sa pelikula.

He or she wrote a script for the movie.

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Pagkaplag

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English

finding; discoverynoun

Alternative meanings: A finding or discovery; something found or the act of finding something important, new, lost, or unexpected.
Pronunciation: pag-KAP-lag
Root and affixes: Related to kaplag or makaplag, meaning to find or discover. Pagkaplag forms the noun idea of a finding or discovery.
Variants or conjugations: finding; find; to find; found; discovered
Related words and expressions: find; search; discover; research; evidence; result
Meaning and usage notes: Pagkaplag works for finding or discovery. If the sentence is simply about finding something as an action, makaplag is more direct.

datadiscoverdiscoveryevidencefindfindinginformationresearchresultsearch

Example 1

Importante ang pagkaplag sa ebidensya.

The finding of the evidence is important.

Example 2

Ang pagkaplag sa bag-ong impormasyon nakatabang sa imbestigasyon.

The discovery of new information helped the investigation.

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Malinawon

Basic Vocabulary Body & Health Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions

English

peaceful; calm; serene; tranquiladjective

Alternative meanings: Being at peace, without agitation, noise, conflict, or worry. It can describe a person, place, atmosphere, moment, or way of acting.
Pronunciation: mah-lee-NAH-won
Root and affixes: Comes from linaw, calmness or clarity, with ma- and -on forming malinawon, peaceful, serene, or tranquil. Kamalinawon expresses tranquility or peace.
Variants or conjugations: calm; calm down; calm person; tranquility; serene; quiet
Related words and expressions: peace; silence; rest; without disturbance; calm; reassurance
Meaning and usage notes: Malinawon works for tranquil or peaceful. Kalma or kalmado are more often used for being emotionally calm. Hilom can express silence or quietness.

calmpeacepeacefulserenetranquil

Example 1

Malinawon kaayo ang lugar.

The place is very peaceful.

Example 2

Pabilin nga malinawon bisan lisod ang sitwasyon.

Stay calm even if the situation is difficult.

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