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Tagalog words that came from Spanish


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The Philippines has been under Spanish rule for quite a long time. Because of that, there are a lot of Tagalog words that have been influenced by Spanish. Here are some words that I know of:

Tagalog; Spanish; English

Bintana; Ventana; Window

Barko; Barco; Ship

Kotse; Coche; Car

Lugar; Lugar; Place

Lunes; Lunes; Monday

What other words can you think of?

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The Philippine languages are full of Spanish words. I remember even common verbs like:

maglaba (to wash) is from Spanish "lavar"

magsara (to close) is from "cerrar"

magtrabaho is from "trabajo", or "work"

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Spanish        Tagalog        English

cochero ->    kutsero -      coachman

merienda ->  meryenda -    snack

pareja ->      pareho -        similar

responder -    rumesponde - to respond

diseňo ->      disenyo -      design

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The Philippines has been under Spanish rule for quite a long time. Because of that, there are a lot of Tagalog words that have been influenced by Spanish. Here are some words that I know of:

Tagalog; Spanish; English

Bintana; Ventana; Window

Barko; Barco; Ship

Kotse; Coche; Car

Lugar; Lugar; Place

Lunes; Lunes; Monday

What other words can you think of?

Don't forget the rest of the days...

Martes  (Tuesday),

Mierkules  (Wednesday),

Huwebes  (Thursday),

Biernes  (Friday), and

Sabado  (Saturday)

Also, "Libro" (book), "Mesa" (table), "Plato" (Plate).. there's really a lot.  :grin:

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Don't forget "kusina" for "kitchen"! Even Spanish numbers are commonly used for counting. I believe used for telling the time and to count money.

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Well there's relo, silya, la mesa, estante, señorito, señorita, amigo, amiga, reseta, and a whole lot more. Actually, haven't you noticed that we Filipinos changed the spelling of Spanish words so that they can look "Tagalog"? Like "policia" to "pulisya".

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Don't forget "kusina" for "kitchen"! Even Spanish numbers are commonly used for counting. I believe used for telling the time and to count money.

In Manila, we usually count in Tagalog or English.  Spanish numbers, I think were commonly used in some provinces.  I remember my lolo (grandfather) who used to say "mil nueve sientos ochenta y cinco" instead of just saying 1985.  I miss my lolo terribly.  :emo:

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