In the last issue, we learned the Filipino counterparts of several English grammar terms like parts of speech and punctuation marks. Now here are some more English grammar terms that have counterparts in Filipino.
English – Filipino
literature – panitikan
grammar – balarila
spelling – pagbaybay
pronunciation – pagbigkas
letter (of an alphabet) – titik
consonant – katinig
vowel – patinig
affix – lapi
prefix – unlapi
infix – gitlapi
suffix – hulapi
Types of Sentences (Mga Uri ng Pangungusap)
declarative/narrative – pasalaysay
interrogative – patanong
exclamatory – padamdam
imperative – pautos
The Last Leaf
Although the Filipino terms cited above may no longer be too useful for Filipinos living in Canada in a communicative way, knowledge about them remains vital for those who give importance to the culture of their race’s country of origin.
