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Great News!
The BOOK VERSION of this Website is now available!
ANO 'YON? ANO 'YAN?
The whats and whys of being Filipino
Overseas buyers can find the book via Philippine Expressions owned by Linda Nietes in the US, National Bookstore's online store
or through this Website.
ISBN for this book is 978-971-91687-1-3.
CHECK OUT a review made by Canada's Kapisanan Philippine Centre
for Arts and Culture to know more about our book.
for Arts and Culture to know more about our book.
PLEASE READ ON and ENJOY IT --Cynthia Sta. Maria Baron
A Dictionary of Filipino Slang Words
& Idioms
(translated into English)
The idea is Pinoy cultural literacy. These pages won't make you fluent or help you
win a Filipino game show. We are only attempting to reinforce who you are by
collecting kwan watered down by many a night at the call center.
win a Filipino game show. We are only attempting to reinforce who you are by
collecting kwan watered down by many a night at the call center.
Arranged according to our abakada, we know our little dictionary of sorts will always be kulang-kulang. A work in progress, join us in updating this book online with what's astig and what makes you asar. Pardon the nose bleed!
Ano Yon? Ano Yan?
Philippines
ph: +63 920 954 9050
csmbaron
•THE LETTER Ñ•
The new Filipino alphabet (circa 1987) includes this letter from the Spanish alphabet.
No words begin with ñ (pronounced en yeh). It is found in the middle of the word like mañana (pronounced mun yah nah) to mean tomorrow.
To find other definitions, please press the first letter of the word:
Ano Yon? Ano Yan?
Philippines
ph: +63 920 954 9050
csmbaron
