From root: ulam
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inulam
i-NU-lam
ate as a viand
Present (Incomplete)
inuulam
i-nu-U-lam
eating as a viand
Future (Contemplated)
uulamin
u-u-la-MIN
will eat as a viand
Usage Note
Ulamin is used when specifying a particular food item to be eaten as a viand (side dish) alongside rice. It emphasizes the object being consumed and is commonly heard during meal planning or when asking what dish will accompany the staple starch.
Examples
" Ulamin mo ang tinapa. "
Natural Translation
Have the smoked fish as your viand.
Literal Translation
Viand you the smoked-fish.
" Gusto kong ulamin ang itlog. "
Natural Translation
I want to eat the egg as a viand.
Literal Translation
Want I viand the egg.
" Kapag wala nang ulam sa bahay, madalas na lang naming ulamin ang itlog na pinirito sa kaunting mantika. "
Natural Translation
When there's no viand left at home, we often just have eggs fried in a little oil as our dish.
Literal Translation
When none already viand at house, often just by-us viand the egg that fried in little oil.
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