Car in Ilocano

Today's lesson will be about how to say car in Ilocano and other related Ilocano phrases that you can use.

Lugan [loo-gun] - car in Ilocano.

Related Ilocano Phrases:

Napintas a lugan. [nah-pin-tas-ah-loo-gun] A nice/beautiful car.

Nangisit a lugan. [nahng-e-sit-a-loo-gun] A black car.

Perdi a lugan. [perr-dee-ah-loo-gun] A broken/junk car.

Nabangsit a lugan. [nah-bahng-sit-ah-loo-gun] A horrible smelling car. A stinky car.

Napangit a lugan. [nah-pahng-it-a-loo-gun] An ugly car.

Naseksi a lugan. [nah-sec-see-ah-loo-gun] A sexy car.

I hope you learned something on this lesson.

Coffee In Ilocano

Today's lesson will be a short one. It will be about how to say coffee in Ilocano.


History:
Coffee was introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, 1740. 

Kape/Kapi [cah-peh/cah-pee]
- coffee in Ilocano

Usage in a Sentence:

Naimas detoy a kape. [nah-e-mas-de-toy-ah-cah-peh]
This is a good tasting coffee.


Use these words to replace the word naimas:

napait [nah-pah-it] - bitter in Ilocano
napudot [nah-poo-doot] - hot in Ilocano
nalamiis [nah-lah-mee-is] - cold in Ilocano

Red in Ilocano

This will be a short lesson about how to say red in Ilocano.

Nalabbaga [nah-lab-bah-gah]
- red in Ilocano

Usage of Nalabbaga:

Nalabbaga a lugan. [nah-lab-bah-gah-ah-loo-gun]
adjective   +    noun
A red car.

Adda maysa a nalabbaga a lugan idjay kalsada. [ad-dah-nah-lab-bah-gah-ah-loo-gan-e-jai-cal-sah-dah]
There's a red car in the street.

An Ilocano Joke About Misunderstanding

Here is an Ilocano joke I had learned when I was kid. This Ilocano joke was taught by my grandparents.

There was an American and Ilocano stranded in an island and the only food left was a can of sardines. It was a night where the moon was at its fullest.

As time goes by, the American started to talk about the moon.

American: Look the moon.

Upon hearing this, the Ilocano thought the American was telling him "Lukatamun" (loo-cah-tah-moon) meaning open it in Ilocano. The Ilocano opened the can of sardines.

American: See the moon? 

Upon hearing this, the Ilocano ate the can of sardines, the only food they had, interpreting the American's sentence as "Sidamun" (see-duh-moon) meaning eat it in Ilocano.

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