siyudad
siyudád with stress marks
city
Usage Note
Siyudad is borrowed from Spanish 'ciudad' and is the standard Tagalog word for city, used interchangeably with lungsod in formal contexts. In everyday speech, siyudad is slightly more colloquial while lungsod tends to appear in more formal or literary writing.
Examples
" Maingay ang siyudad. "
Natural Translation
The city is noisy.
Literal Translation
Noisy the city.
" Malaki ang siyudad ng Maynila. "
Natural Translation
The city of Manila is big.
Literal Translation
Big the city of Manila.
" Lumipat ang pamilya namin sa siyudad dahil mas madaling makahanap ng trabaho roon kaysa sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
Our family moved to the city because it is easier to find work there than in the province.
Literal Translation
Moved the family our to city because more easy find of work there than in province.
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