Filipino language is an amazing mix of sundry cultures. Basically, it is the collection of everything that happened in the country, right from pre-colonial era to the Spanish, American and Japanese influence.
Filipinos are known to be bilingual as they master in English apart from speaking Filipino and other regional languages. But there are some of the Filipino words that are quite difficult to translate into English. So here we have come up with a list of several Filipino words that you cannot translate into English:
TAMPO
It means that when you are not really angry at someone, but you are not happy about them either.
PAMBAHAY
It means a comfortable set of clothes worn at home, away from judging eyes.
LAMBING
It means an intense tenderness, sweetness, and affection.
PAPAK
It means to eat a food item by itself that is normally eaten with rice.
GIGIL
It means an intense urge to pinch something or someone really cute.
PIKON
It means that people who are hot-headed, who get easily angered, or even sore losers.
UMAY
It is the feeling of being satiated after eating a particular food over and over again.
KILIG
It refers to the feeling of being on cloud nine, usually associated with the feeling of romance.
TORPE
It means a person who is too shy to express amorous desires.
LIHI
It refers to an irrational craving for something, associated with pregnancy.
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