Sunday, October 2, 2011

Bahay in Tagalog - House in English




bahay,
house, home, residence

bahay ko
my house, my home


bahay namin, bahay natin
our house (ours, not yours), our house (yours and ours)


kapitbahay
neighbor


kasambahay
housemate


pambahay
something used at home


Magkapitbahay kami.
We are neighbors.


bahay-bahayan
playing house


Nagbahay-bahayan ang mga bata.
The kids played house.


There is a famous Tagalog folk song with the title Bahay Kubo. The word kubo means 'hut' and the song is about a humble, plain house that's surrounded by a bountiful vegetable garden

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