Buhay Taglish

🗣 Tita - auntie
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🗣 TEE-ta
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The Literal Relative (Aunt) for the sister or sister-in-law of your mother or father.

In Filipino culture, it is considered rude to call older women by their first names. Because of this, “Tita” is used as a polite title for women who are roughly your parents’ age, even if you aren’t related

🗣 Bilas - Co-sibling-in-law / Brother/Sister-in-law
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🗣 BEE-las
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Refers to the husband of your sister-in-law or the wife of your brother-in-law.

The Connection: You and your bilas are married to a pair of siblings.

There is no English equivalent you would usually just call them your “Brother-in-law” or “Sister-in-law

🗣 Balae - child-in-laws parents
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🗣 Ba- la-EH
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English does not have a direct word for this relationship, so it is often translated using descriptive terms like Co-parents-in-law or just in-laws  

The Relationship Explained - If your child marries someone, that person’s parents are your balae. 

In Filipino culture, this term is used not just to define a relationship, but as a title of respect when addressing them directly e.g., “Kumusta, Balae?”

🗣 Bayaw - brother in law
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🗣 Ba-yaw
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🗣 Hipag - Sister in law
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🗣 HE-pag
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🗣 Manugang
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🗣 Ma-nu-gang
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🗣 Toto
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🗣 TOE-TOE
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refers to a young boy but it can be used for any younger male you’re close friends with.

🗣 Sangko
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🗣 Sang-ko
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refers to the third eldest brother, derived from the Hokkien Chinese word meaning “third eldest brother”.