We often find foreigners who struggle to learn Tagalog rather amusing. But truth be told, Filipinos—no matter how fluent we are in speaking our native language—still have so much to learn.

So lets try to learn some uncommonly used filipino words!

1. Word: Dupil

Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.

Sentence Example: Ginamit ni Pedro ang dupil upang maligtas ang kaniyang kapatid sa kapahamakan.

2. Word: Isalat

Definition: It is an action word that refers to the use or infliction of witchcraft, or a secret power to inflict pain and suffering to other people.

Sentence Example: Lumapit si Aliyah sa Isalat upang ipakulam sila Mina at Tanya.

3. Word: Sulatroniko

Definition: It is a messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

Sentence Example: Ipinadala ko na ang sulatroniko ko kay Angela.

4. Word: Kansunsilyo

Definition: Boxer shorts are a type of undergarment typically worn by men.

Sentence Example: Ginamit na ni Andrei ang bagong biniling kansunsilyo sakanya ng kanyang tiya.

5. Word: Anluwage

Definition: It is a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

Sentence Example: Ihanap moko ng anluwageng kayang gumawa ng upuan para sa sala.

6. Word: Asoge/ Mercury

Definition: It consists of a bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter; the volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume of the bulb.

Sentence Example: Ingatan mong wag mabasag ang thermometer dahil nakakamatay ang kaniyang asoge.

7. Word: Sambat

Definition: a fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines on one end.

Sentence Example: Paki-abot nung sambat dyan sa kusina.

8. Word: Labaha

Definition: It is an instrument with a sharp blade or combination of blades, used to remove unwanted hair from the face or body.

Sentence Example: Ginamit nya ang labaha sa cr upang kanyang ipang-ahit sa kanyang balbas.

9. Word: Sipnayan

Definition: it is the abstract science of number, quantity, and space.

Sentence Example: Hindi mahirap aralin ang Sipnayan kapag nakikinig ka sa turo ng iyong titser.

10. Word: Pulot-gata

Definition: It is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion.

Sentence Example: Pagtapos nilang ikasal ay lumipad sila papuntang Greece para sa kanilang pulot-gata.

Hope that you learn something and someday these words can be useful to you. We must always remember that we are all filipinos we must never forget and just neglect what our anciestors leaved to us.