Chapter 1 Talasalitaan
Here are some Tagalog words from Kabanata I of Mga Ibong Mandaragit, and their equivalent in English. They’re arranged in order of appearance in the chapter. You can press Ctrl+F to quickly search for the word you want (although the list is quite short, for now).
sumisidhi - intensifying [tumitindi]
nagtitiim - steaming [pinapasingawan]
iniinda - suffering or bearing (or sucking it up) [tinitiis]
tagsalat - famine or time of lack [panahon ng kakulangan]
kubkob - surrounded [napapaligiran]
hapo - short of breath
nag-iibayo - intensifying
burol - hill
ilang - meadow or prairie
palanas - plains or stony riverbank
nag-aalimpuyo - heated air or swirling water [siguro parang puyo ng buhok?]
bahagya - a bit; a little [kaunti]
makagulapay - fatigued or extremely tired
nakakanlong - hidden; took cover [nakatago sa likod ng isang bagay]
mabubulas - strong [matipuno]
nagsasanib - joining together or combining [nagsasama]
laho - darkness or eclipse [kadiliman]
sapul - from an earlier point in time [mula nuong...]
pagkasubyang - wounded by splinters [pagkasalubsob]
baging - vine
sigid - thin vine
limatik - leech [linta]
kagyat - immediately [agad]
sumungaw - to peer out of, or lean out of a window [parang dumungaw?]
sipatin - to look at closely [titigan]
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absolutely useful! galing! btw, pasalamat tayo kay “sassy”
kung hindi sa kanya, mabubuhay ba nang ganito si ka amado?
Thanks for the feedback, Angela!
Nagpapasalamat ako sa mga nag-react sa mga isinulat ni Connie Veneracion. Dahil sa inyo, naisip ko tuloy na gumawa ng IbongMandaragit.com
I wish you were around when I was studying Ibong Mandaragit when I was in high school. I remember finishing the book by candlelight in time for our finals and my-oh-my it was a difficult read!
very useful indeed. thanks!
tnx!! it help me alot…^_^
thank you….
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