Usage Note
Itlog is a staple in Filipino cuisine, commonly found in breakfast 'silog' meals or served as salted egg (itlog na maalat) with tomatoes. It is also famous as a street food snack, particularly as the fertilized duck egg known as balut.
Examples
" Kumain ako ng itlog. "
Natural Translation
I ate an egg.
Literal Translation
Ate I of egg.
" Nagprito ako ng itlog. "
Natural Translation
I fried an egg.
Literal Translation
Fried I of egg.
" Tuwing umaga ay nagluluto si Nanay ng pritong itlog at sinangag para sa aming almusal bago kami pumasok. "
Natural Translation
Every morning Mom cooks fried eggs and garlic rice for our breakfast before we head out.
Literal Translation
Every morning cooks Mom of fried egg and garlic-rice for our breakfast before we enter.
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