Book Excerpt for Tagalog Down and Dirty

Filipino Obscenities, Insults, Sex Talk, Drug Slang and Gay Language in The Philippines

Emmett Henderson

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All characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired any individual known or unknown to the author, and all incidents are pure invention.

General Negative or Interesting Words

You don't do anything good. -- Tarantado. Tarantado ka.

It's none of your business. -- Walâ ka na roón. Walâ ka nang pakialam

Look to yourself before criticizing others. -- Tumingin ka muna sa salamín.

Leave me alone. -- Iwanan muna akong magisá.

Leave/Go to another place. -- Umalis ka dyán.

Fuck off. -- Putang ina alís.

Fuck you. -- Fuck you.

You're lying. -- Nasisinungaling ka.

Don't lie. -- Huwág kang magsinungaling.

Stop lying. -- Tumigil ka sa pagsinungaling.

Something wrong? -- May asama ka ba?

Are you serious? -- Seryoso?

Things are not like you're saying. -- Hindî ganoon ang gusto mong sabihin.

Drop dead. -- Mapahamak sana. (I hope something very bad happens to you.)

Enough! -- Sobra na.

Damn! -- lintík (lightning); letsi; putsa; namputsá; punyetas; punymâs

I don't care. -- Walâ akong pakialam.

Nothing to do with me. -- Hindî akó kasangkot diyan.

I'm angry. -- Niinis akó.

I'm angry with you. -- Galit ako sayo. Nakakatampo ka.

I hate you. -- Nakakasuklam ka. Ayaw ko na sayo.

Stop it. -- Tigilan mo iyán.

Shut up. -- Itigil mo ang bibíg mo.

Ouch, ow! -- Aráy!

I'm going to kill you. -- Papatayin kita. Kakatayin kita.

You talk too much. -- Dalahirá ka.

Get your head out of your ass. -- Gamitin mo ang iyong utak.

impossible -- imposible

ridiculous -- katawatakan iyán

nonsense -- kalokohan

bullshit -- kaululan

I don't believe. -- Hindî akó naniniwala.

You're joking. -- Nabibiro ka.

You're laughing at me. -- Tinatawanan mo akó.

Stop joking. -- Tumigil ka sa pagbibiro.

I'm not joking. -- Hindî akó nagbibiro.

bum (also: dressing too informally) -- ragid

obscene, vulgar -- sagwâ; masagwâ

act obscenely -- sumagwâ

vulgar, rude, obscene -- bastôs

to swear -- tungayaw; magtungayaw

without shame -- walâng hiya

<great insult>

You’re without shame. -- Walâng hiya ka.

<great insult>

to insult with words -- pagwikaan

dance party -- yugyugan

McDonald's – makdô

dirty or shameless -- balahurà

brat -- maldita

spoiled girl -- prima dona

to beat or hit someone -- mamalò

oh my, oh no -- nakú

Go to Hell. -- Neknek mo. Masunog ka sa impiyerno.

person with dark skin -- nognóg; nunóg

in a threatening manner -- pa-bantâ

homeless person -- abukanin

abusive person -- abusero

abuse -- abuso

to abuse; to rape -- abusuhin

forbidden -- bawal; ahat

American man – Ambo

rich, spoiled woman -- konya

foreign man -- joe, putî (white)

tattoo -- pika

country hick -- prondi; syanalo

shameless -- tablá ang mukhâ; matigas ang mukhâ