What are some examples of idiomatic Expressions in the Tagalog language?

Answer 1

uskus-balungos - much ado about nothing

Ang dami mo namang kuskos balungos. You have a lot of those nonsensical things.

bantay-salakay - person who cannot be trusted

Bantay-salakay pala ang nakuha niyang katulong sa bahay. It turned out that the person he hired as helper in the house was an untrustworthy person.

bukang-bibig - words or phrase that someone always says

Ang kanyang anak ay lagi na lamang niyang bukang-bibig. She was always talking about her son.

dumaan sa butas ng karayom - to pass through the needle's hole, idiomatically, really very difficult

Dadaan ka sa butas ng karayom bago ka mahirang na bagong kadete. It is really very difficult to be selected as a new cadet.

butas ang bulsa - to lose a lot of money

Mabubutas ang bulsa mo pag siya ay naging nobya mo. You will lose a lot of money when she becomes your girlfriend.

So there you have it, some examples of Tagalog idiomatic expressions and how the expressions are integrated into the Tagalog sentence. Thanks for listening and have a good day.

Answer 2

Some examples of idiomatic expressions in Tagalog are "Isang kahig, isang tuka" (living hand-to-mouth), "Bibigang bakal" (hard-mouthed), and "Bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan 'wag magalit" (throwing stones to the sky, don't get mad if hit).