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Yesterday was Kiss Day! How do you say “kiss” in your language?


UMA • (OO-ma’)
kiss
Tagalog: halík


Example Sentence
Úman mu ku. [Kap]
Halikán mo akó. [Tag]
Kiss me. [Eng]


Verb Conjugation
úman, uwúman, inúmâ – to kiss someone (Object Focus)
manúmâ, mánúmâ, ménúmâ – to kiss (Actor Focus)
mipanúmâ, mipánúmâ, mípanúmâ – to kiss each other (Actor Focus)


Example Sentence
Íkit kóng mipánúmá ri Má ampóng Tatang. [Kap]
Nakíta kong nagháhálíkan siná Nánay at Tátay. [Tag]
I saw Mom and Dad kissing each other. [Eng]


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