UNIT 8-22 Mga Alamat

alamat

legend

anting-anting

amulet, invulnerability

bayani

hero

bundok

mountain

bunga

fruit

diwata

fairy, goddess; lovely, beautiful woman

gubat

forest

halaman

plant

pangunahing tauhan

main character; protagonist

puno

tree

puso

heart

mabait

nice

mapagtiis

patient

masipag

hard-working

masungit

short-tempered, irritable

matulungin

helpful

pabaya

careless, negligent

tamad

lazy

samantala

while

sa halip

instead

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locative, directional or indirect-object affix

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locative, directional or indirect-object affix

isumpa

to curse

ipakita

to show

kurutin

to pinch

tuksuhin

to tease

patayin

to kill someone or something

gumaling

to feel better, to recover from sickness

magmana

to take after

magpahiram

to lend something to someone

makapasok

to be able to enter

mamatay

to die

mamili

to shop

mag-isa

to be alone

tumabi

to come/go close

tumubo

to grow

abutan/ mag-abot

to hand over something to someone

asahan/ umasa

to rely on

balitaan/ magbalita

to keep someone posted

basahan/ bumasa

to read to

bawasan/ magbawas

to reduce

bayaran/ magbayad

to pay someone

bigyan/ magbigay

to give someone something

dalhan/ magdala

to bring to

halikan/ kumalik

to kiss

hingan/ humingi

to ask something from someone

hiraman/ humiram

to borrow something from someone

hulaan/ manghula

to tell someone one's fortune

kunan/ kumuha

to take something from someone

kuwentuhan/ magkuwento

to tell someone a story

lagyan/ maglagay

to put or place something

lapitan/ lumapit

to approach someone

ngitian/ ngumiti

to smile at someone

payagan/ pumayag

to allow someone to do something

payuhan/ magpayo

to give someone advice

puntahan/ pumunta

to go to

sabhian/ magsabi

to inform someone

sakyan/ sumakay

to ride

sulatan/ sumulat

to write someone

samahan/ sumama

to go with someone

sundan/ sumunod

to follow someone

suutan/ magsuot

to dress someone

tawagan/ tumawag

to call someone on the phone

tawanan/ tumawa

to laugh at someone

tingnan/ tumungin

to look at someone/ something

turuan/ magturo

to teach someone something

Noong unang panahon...

Once upon a time../ In the olden days