AS a writer, words are my stock-in-trade. I have written in English as well as in the vernacular. But ever since I encountered words like dalumat, matarling, kariktan, matimyas and all those ...

Gigil is a Tagalog word that was recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most comprehensive dictionaries in the English-speaking world. PHOTO/S: Canva Isa na namang Filipino word ...

In the UAE, Tagalog is widely spoken due to the large Filipino expatriate community. While the most used Tagalog words can vary based on context (work, daily life, socializing), there are some common ...

The challenge with translation is that it's not just about the words, it's also about the cultural context. The tricky bit about translating is that it isn't just about the words, it's about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Multiple Filipino dishes, including a noddle dish, a marinated chicken adobo, and a plate of sisig with a fried egg, sitting on a ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has just included 40 Philippine English terms and expressions in its June 2015 update, the largest single batch of terms from Tagalog and Filipino usage of English ...

Amid Google's problems translating Filipino, one website lists the very same language as among the top ten easiest languages in the world to learn, just above Spanish. According to a report on GMA’s ...

Growing up, Carlos Cabaneros was familiar with the books of Dr. Seuss and Robert Munsch. Born in Saudi Arabia to Filipino parents, he attended international school in Riyadh, and English is his first ...