sitaw
sítaw with stress marks
string beans
Usage Note
Sitaw is a staple vegetable in Filipino dishes like sinigang and pinakbet, usually cut into two-inch segments before cooking. It is a versatile ingredient central to everyday home-cooked meals.
Examples
" Bumili ako ng sitaw. "
Natural Translation
I bought string beans.
Literal Translation
Bought I of string-beans.
" Naglagay ako ng sitaw sa ulam. "
Natural Translation
I put string beans in the dish.
Literal Translation
Put I of string-beans in dish.
" Hatiin mo sa maliliit na piraso ang sitaw bago mo ihalo sa kumukulong sabaw ng sinigang. "
Natural Translation
Cut the string beans into small pieces before you mix them into the boiling sinigang broth.
Literal Translation
Cut you into small (plural) piece the string-beans before you mix in boiling broth of sinigang.
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
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
How to Say Sorry in Tagalog: Patawad vs Pasensya
How to say sorry in Tagalog: patawad, pasensya na, and paumanhin compared on a simple severity-and-formality ladder so you pick the right word every time.
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.
Languages of the Philippines: Tagalog, Cebuano, and More
Languages of the Philippines: one national language (Filipino) plus 180+ regional languages. Here's who speaks what, where, and why it matters to you.
Philippines Geography for Learners: Islands & Language
Philippines geography for Tagalog learners: 7,641 islands, three island groups, and the Southern Luzon heartland where the Tagalog language was born.