Filipino Vocab

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts in Filipino, focusing on themes such as human experience, society, power, identity, and culture.

binibigyang-diin

emphasizes

ipinapakita / ipinahihiwatig

shows / suggests

sumasalamin

reflects

naglalarawan

depicts

nagpapahiwatig

implies

binibigyang-kahulugan

defines / interprets

pinatutunayan

proves

pinapalalim

deepens

pinagtutuunan ng pansin

focuses on

inuugnay

connects

pinaghahambing

compares

taliwas / salungat

contradicts

nagpapalawak

expands

pagdurusa

suffering

kalungkutan

sadness

kaligayahan

happiness

pangarap

dreams/aspirations

pag-asa

hope

kabiguan

failure

tagumpay

success

kapangyarihan

power

awtoridad

authority

pang-aapi

oppression

katarungan

justice

karapatan

rights

kalayaan

freedom

pagkakapantay-pantay

equality

pagkakakilanlan

identity

kultura

culture

tradisyon

tradition

pinagmulan

origin

pagpapahalaga

values

samakatuwid

therefore

bukod dito

moreover

gayunpaman

however

bagamat / kahit na

although

dahil dito

because of this

maaaring ipalagay

it can be assumed

kapansin-pansin

noteworthy

masalimuot

complex

malalim

profound

makabuluhan

meaningful

mapanuri

critical

mapaglarawan

descriptive

simbolismo

symbolism

tayutay

figures of speech

metapora

metaphor

ironiya

irony

banghay

plot

tauhan

character

pagsusuri

analysis

paglalahad

exposition

pagpapakahulugan

interpretation

pagpapalagay

assumption

paglilimita

limitation

pagpapakita ng kontradiksyon

showing contradiction

pagpapalalim ng tema

deepening the theme

indibidwal vs lipunan

individual vs society

tradisyon vs modernisasyon

tradition vs modernization

kapangyarihan vs kahinaan

power vs weakness

katotohanan vs ilusyon

reality vs illusion

kalayaan vs kontrol

freedom vs control