Sawikain
A description for someone who has a lot of money.
Makapal ang bulsa
A muse that inspires artistically
Paraluman
Traditional formal attire
Barong Tagalog
Who said: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Paul (Phil4:3)
Shout to the Lord, all the earth, let us sing.
Shout for joy to the Lord,all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music. Psalms 98:4 (NIV)
Fake news.
Balitang kutsero o kwentong barbero
Memory or recollection
Gunita
A name to address a stranger especially when asking for help.
Ate/Kuya
Who gave this riddle: Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong came something sweet.
Samson (Judges 14:14 NLT)
You are Alpha Omega, Beginning and End
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 (NIV)
A description for someone who is giving or generous.
Bukas palad
Makisig
A practice of a community coming together to help someone without charge.
Bayanihan
Who prayed: "If you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you."
Hannah (1 Samuel 1:11 NLT)
He calls me friend.
I no longer call you servants.... Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15 (NIV)
Describes someone who is clingy or wouldn't let go of someone/thing.
Kapit tuko
Pure or undiluted
Dalisay
A form of showing respect to older people. The Filipino counterpart to Japan’s bowing and Spain’s double cheek kiss.
Pagmamano
Who said: Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the Lord reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me.
Naomi (Ruth 1:8 NLT)
The Lord liveth, and blessed be my rock. And let the God of my salvation be exalted.
The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior! 2 Samuel 22:47 (NIV)
Told to someone whose clothes are crumpled or has tears.
Hinahabol ng plantsa o karayom.
The act of pleading
Pagsamo
A common form of code-switching between two languages.
Taglish
Who prayed: "Lord, please let the man of God come back to us again and give us more instructions about this son who is to be born."
Manoah (Judges 13:8 NLT)
I can run, not grow weary, can walk, not grow faint.
...They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)