EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
all together, helping one another...
to join; to connect; to attach...
to put at the end; to make last...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/TU-long-TU-long/
FIL: Ginagawa nang may pagkakaisa at sabay-sabay na pag-agapay ng isang grupo.
EN: all together, helping one another
This is 'tulungan' on steroids. It's the "Avengers, assemble!" moment of Filipino community work. Imagine a family of 20 preparing for Noche Buena, everyone has a task, there's chaos, laughter, and somehow, everything gets done. That's 'tulung-tulong'.
Reduplication of 'tulong' (help).
ROOT MEANING: help, aid, assistance
Emphasizes the collective, cooperative, and simultaneous nature of the help. Often used with 'na' (e.g., 'tulung-tulong na binuhat').
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🇵🇭 Tulung-tulong na binuhat ng magkakapitbahay ang mga gamit mula sa nasusunog na bahay.
🇺🇸 The neighbors worked all together to carry the belongings from the burning house.
🇵🇭 Ang paglilinis ay mabilis na natapos dahil tulung-tulong sila.
🇺🇸 The cleanup was finished quickly because they were helping one another.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.