Filipina Soul

A few weeks ago, I struggled with remembering the Tagalog word for “crazy”. There are several direct translations of this word, and I couldn’t find the exact one that was needed then.

There are some English words that, when translated into Tagalog, lose a little meaning. And, of course, it’s the same for Tagalog words. It’s sometimes difficult to find an exact one-word equivalent. Don’t believe me? Here are some words that will exercise your mind today.

A. Translate the following to Tagalog:

1. frozen
2. cloud
3. volatile
4. handful
5. existence

B. Translate the following to English:

1. bungang-araw
2. sinaing
3. tawiran
4. bilao
5. agimat

Unlike the set of riddles (bugtong) that I posted a while back, I don’t have answers for these words. What I’m curious about is how quickly you can think of translations, if there are any. And no peeking at your seatmate’s answers!

Tags: Tagalog, translation, English-Tagalog, Tagalog-English

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