hilagang-silangan
hilágang-silángan with stress marks
northeast
Usage Note
Hilagang-silangan is a compound of hilaga (north) and silangan (east), used in weather forecasts, navigation, and geographic descriptions. Like its counterpart hilagang-kanluran, it is most frequently heard during typhoon season on news broadcasts and in official advisories.
Examples
" Nasa hilagang-silangan ang isla. "
Natural Translation
The island is in the northeast.
Literal Translation
In-the northeast the island.
" Ang PAGASA ay nag-ulat na ang bagyo ay nasa hilagang-silangan ng Luzon. "
Natural Translation
PAGASA reported that the typhoon is northeast of Luzon.
Literal Translation
The PAGASA reported that the typhoon is northeast of Luzon.
" Mula sa hilagang-silangan ay umiihip ang malamig na hangin na nagdadala ng ulan sa buong rehiyon tuwing taglamig. "
Natural Translation
From the northeast, a cold wind blows that brings rain to the entire region during the cold season.
Literal Translation
From the northeast is blowing the cold wind that bringing of rain to whole region every cold-season.
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