Tagalog Word of the Day
bahay
/ba-HAY/ • noun — 8th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: house; home (a building or place where people live)
Examples
- Ang bahay namin ay malapit sa parke.
(Our house is near the park.) - Naglinis ako ng bahay kahapon.
(I cleaned the house yesterday.) - Ipapakita ko sa iyo ang loob ng bahay.
(I will show you the inside of the house.)
Synonyms
- tahanan
- tirahan
- balay
Use 'bahay' to refer to a physical house or someone's home. 'Tahanan' emphasizes the sense of home or family life, 'tirahan' is a more formal word for a residence, and 'balay' is a Visayan/regional equivalent used in other Philippine languages.
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