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Ilocano Word for the Day – Agas
Agas (n)– means medicine or cure. /a-gas/ with the stress on second syllable. Agas daytos iti sakit ulo.=> This is a medicine for headache. => Gamot eto sa sakit ng ulo. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Agas => medicine , cure=> gamot
Ilocano Word for the Day – Nariro
Nariro (adj)– means confusing. /na-ri-ro/ with the stress on second syllable. Nariro daytoy mapam.=> Your map is confusing . => Nakakalito ang mapa mo. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Nariro=> confusing=>nakakalito
Ilocano Word for the Day – Takrut
Takrut (n)– means coward. /tak-rut/ with the stress on second syllable. Takrut iti agtaray nga umuna.=> The first to run is a coward. => Duwag ang unang tatakbo. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Takrut => coward=> duwag
Ilocano Word for the Day – Napudot
Napudot (adj)– means hot. /na-pu-dot/ with the stress on second syllable. nagpudot – means very hot Nagpudot ditoy ili.=> It’s very hot in the city. => Ang init-init dito sa lungsod. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Napudot => hot=>mainit
Ilocano Word for the Day – Bartek
Bartek (adj)– means drunkard. /bar-tek/ with the stress on second syllable. (v) – also means to get drunk Bartek (adj) iti ama na.=> His father is a drunkard. => Lasenggo ang tatay nya. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Bartek => drunkard=> lasenggo
Ilocano Word for the Day – Bassit
Bassit (adj)– means small in size or quantity. /bas-sit/ with the stress on second syllable. Bassit iti lubong. => The world is small. => Maliit ang mundo. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Bassit => small/less => maliit/kaunti
Ilocano Word for the Day – Sangaili
Sangaili (n) – means visitor. /sa-nga-i-li/ with the stress on third syllable. Nagapu Europe iti sangaili mi. => Our visitor came from Europe. => Galing ng Europa ang aming panauhin. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Sangaili => visitor => panauhin
Ilocano Word for the Day – Balla
Balla (n) (adj)– means crazy or the crazy one. /bal-la/ with the stress on second syllable. Nagbalin nga balla kakapanunot. => Too much thinking made her crazy. => Naging sira ulo sa kakaisip. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Balla => crazy => luko-luko/siraulo
Ilocano Word for the Day – Gayyem
Gayyem (n) – means friend. /gay-yem/ with the stress on second syllable. Masikog ajay gayyem ni Inang. => My Mom’s friend is pregnant. => Buntis ang kaibigan ng nanay ko. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Gayyem => friend => kaibigan
Ilocano Word for the Day – Nagantil
Nagantil (adj) – means pleasantly playful. /na-gan-til/ with the stress on second syllable. Nagantil launay ni balong ko. =>My boy is very playful . => Napakapilyo ng anak ko. Ilocano => English => Tagalog Nagantil => playful => mapaglaro/pilyo
