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Mangan


Pampanga is considered the Culinary Capital of the Philippines, and food is what Kapampángans are best known for. From the biringyi (bringhe) to the sísig, Kapampángan dishes have surely made their mark on Filipino cuisine.


MANGAN • (muh-NGUHN)
to eat (actor focus)
Root: kan
Prefix: maN-
Tagálog (Filipino): kumáin, root word: káin


Derived Words:
PÁMANGAN • (PAH-muh-nguhn)
food
Tagálog (Filipino): pagkáin


PIPANGANAN – (n.) place where one will eat
PIPÁNGANAN – (n.) place where one eats in general
PÍPANGANAN – (n.) place where one ate


Verb Conjugation:
Actor Focus (“to eat”)
Infinitive / Future: mangan
Present: mámangan
Past: méngan


Object Focus (“to eat”)
Infinitive / Future: kanan
Present: kakanan
Past: péngan


Actor Focus (“to be eaten”)
Infinitive / Future: mapangan
Present: mapapangan
Past: mépangan


Object/Goal Focus (“to feed someone/something”)
Infinitive / Future: pakanan
Present: pákanan
Past: pépakan


Object Focus (“(for food) to be fed”)
Infinitive / Future: papakán
Present: pápapakan
Past: pépapakan


Example Sentences:
(1)
Mangan tá na! [Kap]
Káin / Kumáin na táyo! [Tag]
Let’s eat! [Eng]


(2)
Nánung kanan támu? [Kap]
Anóng kákaínin nátin? [Tag]
What will we eat? [Eng]


(3)
Dakal a pipánganan karin. [Kap]
Maráming káínan doón. [Tag]
There are lots of eating places there. [Eng]


(4)
Maniáman ya ing pámangang Kapampángan. [Kap]
Masaráp ang pagkáing Kapampángan. [Tag]
Kapampángan food is delicious. [Eng]