naniligaw (mang + ligaw)
courts (courting)
iniisip kita
thinking of you
pagkatao
character, personhood
umiibig ng tubig
fetching water
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
Long live the Philippines!
magkasintahan
sweethearts
nagtatanan
eloping
dakila
great, noble
nagsisibak ng kahoy
splitting wood
Mabuhay ang Katipunan!
Long live the Society!
hingin ang kamay
ask for her hand in marriage
magsing-irog
lovers
mahinhin
modest
idindamping marahan
gently pressing
nagsisibak ng kahoy
splitting wood
namamanhikan (panhik)
go to the house of the woman to ask permission for their son to marry the daughter of the house (root word panhik, to go up, climb the stairs)
nagliligawan
nominalized verb meaning sweethearts
mayumi
refined
pormal pati ang bihis
dressed formally
makilatisan
to be able to estimate or gauge the value of something/someone; to know; used for jewels
ginayuma
charmed (me) with a love potion
ang mahal kong nasirang asawa
my dear departed husband
pag-ibig
love
iniisip kita
thinking of you
palay pa ang lumalapit sa manok
the grain comes to get the chicken (lit. the grain going near or approaching, the chicken)