Category: Other
Created by: paul01234
Number of Blossarys: 51
English (EN) 
This is also known as crabs in the bucket, which is a metaphor describing a crab escaping from a pot. So, instead of letting one crab escape, they pull down each other in order to prevent anyone ...
A tagalog term meaning funeral wake. The lament of a dead person is usually within a week or two before the burial ceremony or even longer depending on the family's decision. This usually took ...
It is a simple way of showing respect to anyone. These words are uttered during simple conversations or discussions. It is usually said to a person older than you, an elderly, boss, or other people ...
This is one of the many bad habits of a Filipino. It is a simple term for "late habit." This definitely describes that Filipinos are fund of being late in cases like appointments or a simple task. ...
This is a short term for refrigerator, which is a box-type machinery to cool foods and beverages and also to preserve freshness of meat and vegetables. So, if a Filipino says "ref" he implies it is ...
The correct term for saying the electric power is off should be black-out. Instead of saying black-out, a Filipino would say brown-out.
If someone says "comfort room" in the Philippines, it means the bathroom. A simple Filipino bathroom comprises of a faucet (water source) and basin (small or large pale) with tabo (dipper/shower ...
