ngalan
ngálan with stress marks
name
Usage Note
Ngalan is the native Tagalog word for name, appearing in personal introductions, prayers, legal contexts, and everyday conversation. Pangalan, formed with the prefix pan-, is a very common variant with identical meaning.
Examples
" Ano ang ngalan mo? "
Natural Translation
What is your name?
Literal Translation
What the name your?
" Isulat mo ang ngalan sa lamesa. "
Natural Translation
Write the name on the table.
Literal Translation
Write you the name on-the table.
" Bago magsimula ang panalangin, binanggit ng pari ang ngalan ng bawat namayapa sa aming pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Before the prayer began, the priest mentioned the name of each deceased member of our family.
Literal Translation
Before begin the prayer, mentioned by priest the name of each deceased in our family.
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