The Best And The Rest 111

Being Filipino in an English-speaking FM station has its challenges.  No matter how proficient you may be, unless you were born somewhere else, many thoughts are still formed using the native tongue.  And often we broadcasters find ourselves grasping at the choice of word when no one English word suffices to translate the Tagalog thought.  Some translations fit halfway, some seem ungainly, while some are simply wrong.  So it’s actually a fun challenge to try and find the exact, if any, translations to these words.

August 22, 2008 → The Top Ten Tagalog Words Or Phrases That Don’t Have English Translations

1. Paul – Tsi-tsinelasin kit!

2. Teacher Liez – Neknek mo!

3. Sayuri/Doc Yammy/Ingrid – Puwera usog

4. Mama Rosa – Tampo

5. Prettysexy – Pasaway

6. Andrei/Mrs. Crap/Spongebob/Pols/Medkid – Pasma

7. Brad/Twylyt – Kulit

8. Corics – Malasakit

9. Car Park – Bitin (as in, “bitin yung pelikula”)

10. Slither Dude – Mali-mali

11. Yego – Ano ka, hilo?

12. Sayuri – Kuyakoy

13. Nikaniks and Pawpaw/The Game/Silver Bird – Baduy

14. Nikaniks and Pawpaw/Sayuri/Soulsifter – Sukob

15. Ray/Jun13 – Umay

16. Annabanana/Gorgeous Bitch – Sablay

17. No name – Komang

18. No name – Gigil

19. Roxy/Pluralized Lighting – Kuya/Ate

20. Silver – Puyat

21. SC – Ngongo

22. Kbear – Kilig

23. Xtra Rice – Jologs

24. Kobe Kong – Sutsot

25. Kai – Torpe

26. Kobe Kang – Jayveenjava – Nangingilo

27. Kobe Kang/Burnik – Hiyang

28. Kobe Kang – Banlag

29. Chuckie – Gago

30. Karl Marx/Chuchay – Pakikisama

31. – Kalabit

32. Laya/Miles – Pinaglihi

33. Pangit Hilton – Basta

34. No name – Pasalubong

35. Law Stud – Sumbat