10 UNCOMMON FILIPINO WORDS

1. Hatinig

MEANING: A system that converts acoustic vibrations to electric signals in order to transmit sound.

OTHER TERM/S: Telephone/Telepono

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Ginamit ko ang hatinig upang tawagan ang aking ina sa ibang bansa.

2. Anakula

MEANING: a person who is in charge of ship

OTHER TERM/S: Captain/Kapitan

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Sya ang anakula ng ating barko.

3. Pook-sapot

MEANING: A place on the World Wide Web that contains information about a person, organization, etc., and that usually consists of many Web pages joined by hyperlinks.

OTHER TERM/S: Website

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Napakaganda naman ng iyong ginawang Pook-sapot nakakamangha naman ang laman nito.

4. Sipnayan

MEANING: the science of numbers and their operations

OTHER TERM/S: Mathematics/Matematika

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Hindi ko gusto ang sipnayan.

5. Durungawan

MEANING: An opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle that is fitted with glass or other transparent material in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.

OTHER TERM/S: Window/Bintana

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Binuksan niya ang durungawan ng kanyang bahay para makapasok ang hangin.

6. Sulatroniko

MEANING: A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer.

OTHER TERM/S: E-mail

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Ipadala mo na ang sulatroniko sa iyong pag-aaplayan

7. Katipan

MEANING: kasintahan; nobya/nobyo

OTHER TERM/S: Husband/Wife

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Nagdagsaan ang mga magkatipan sa parke noong nakaraang Araw ng mga Puso.

8. Salumpuwit

MEANING: kasangkapan para upuan

OTHER TERM/S: Chair/Upuan

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Iisa na lamang ang natitirang salumpuwit sa silid-aralan.

9. Antipara

MEANING: Devices consisting of glass or hard plastic lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person’s eyes.

OTHER TERM/S: Eyeglasses/Salamin sa mata

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Dapat bumili ka na ng antipara dahil malabo na ang mga mata mo.

10. Payneta

MEANING: Suklay na ginagamit sa buhok

OTHER TERM/S: Comb/Suklay

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Nalaman ko na lamang na naiwan ni Maria ang kanyang paynetana hihiramin ko sana.