meryenda
meryénda with stress marks
afternoon snack
Usage Note
Meryenda refers to a light meal or snack typically eaten between lunch and dinner, often around 3:00 or 4:00 PM. It is a culturally significant social tradition and can be used as a verb with the affix 'mag-' (magmeryenda) to describe the act of having a snack.
Examples
" Tara, magmeryenda na tayo. "
Natural Translation
Come on, let's have a snack now.
Literal Translation
Come-on, snack now we.
" Anong meryenda natin? "
Natural Translation
What is our snack?
Literal Translation
What snack our?
" Tuwing hapon, naghahanda ang lola ng meryenda para sa mga apo na kakauwi pa lamang mula sa paaralan. "
Natural Translation
Every afternoon, grandma prepares a snack for the grandchildren who have just come home from school.
Literal Translation
Every afternoon, prepares the grandmother of snack for the grandchildren that just-came-home only from school.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workDerived Words
Actor Focus Verbs
Object Focus Verbs
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Is Tagalog Hard to Learn? An Honest Answer
Tagalog takes around 1,100 hours to reach professional proficiency. Here is what is easy, what is hard, and what to expect at 3, 6, and 12 months.
Tagalog Verb Conjugation: Aspects Made Simple
Tagalog verb conjugation uses aspects, not tenses. Learn the three aspects with -um- and mag- verbs, one reduplication rule, and clear example tables.
Filipino Food: 12 Essential Dishes (With Tagalog Names)
Filipino food, from adobo to halo-halo: learn the Tagalog names, pronunciations, and ingredients behind 12 dishes you'll want to try on your first trip.
Tagalog Question Words: Ano, Sino, Saan & More
Tagalog question words like ano, sino, and saan need the right frame to work. Learn the ang-vs-pronoun rule, confusable pairs, and the ba particle with audio.