As the time goes by, many changes happened because of the improving world. Many things are left in the past which we should know to have additional knowledge. We Filipinos no matter how fluent we are in speaking our native language still have so much to learn. Here are 10 Unfamiliar Filipino Words that you should know:

Word:  DUYOG

English Translation: ECLIPSE

Definition: An occasion when the sun looks like it completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the earth.

Example: Napakagandang pagmasdan ng duyog.

Word: PANTABLAY

English Translation: CHARGER

Definition: A device for charging storage batteries.

Example: Wala na akong baterya,asan naba yung pantablayko?

Word: MIKTINIG

English Translation: MICROPHONE

Definition: An instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound.

Example: Paki abot ng miktinig, kung kaya’t marinig nila akong lahat.

Word: KAWINGAN

English Translation: HYPERLINK

Definition: A highlighted word or picture in a document or Web page that you can click on with a computer mouse to go to another place in the same or a different document or Web page.

Example: Ang kawinganay nagbibigay ng malaking tulong sa akin upang madali kong mahanap ang mga datos.

Word: BILNURAN

English Translation: ARITHMETIC

Definition:  A branch of mathematics that deals usually with the non-negative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to them.

Example: Bilnuran ang ating sunod na aralin.

Word: ASOGE

English Translation: MERCURY

Definition: A silver metal that is liquid at normal temperatures.

Example: Nananatili pa rin sa lupa ang suplay ng ginto, asoge, zinc, at petrolyo.

Word: DAGIBALNIING LIBOY

English Translation: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Definition: One of the waves that are propagated by simultaneous periodic variation of electric and magnetic field intensity and that include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays.

Example: Ang dagibalniing liboy ay nasa paligid lang natin kahit hindi natin ito nakikita.

Word: TALASARILI

English Translation: DIARY

Definition: A daily record, especially a personal record of events, experiences, and observations; a journal.

Example: Ang aking talasarili ay nawala.

Word: AWANGGAN

English Translation: INFINITY

Definition: Any unbounded space, time or quality.

Example: Awanggan ang pag mamahalan ng dalawang mag kasintahan.

Word: SULATRONIKO

English Translation: E-MAIL

Definition: A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers.

Example: Ipasa mo nalang sa akin ang iyong resume sa sulatroniko.