Tuesday, February 23, 2016

ENGLISH - TAGALOG CONSTRUCTION TERMS


ENGLISH - TAGALOG CONSTRUCTION TERMS


In the Philippines the terms were using in the construction, especially in the distant places in the country were still used a Spanish words for the construction. Because this is the heritage that Spaniard built a fortresses and houses at that time. Until now it is still widely spoken in the country so that were taught in the architectural school in the Philippines were included in the subjects. Here's the list of the construction terms below.





 
English / vernacular
Aligned / kalinya
Alternate or staggered / uno sinotra
Anchor / liyabe
Astragal / batidura
Balusters / baluster, barandilla
Beam / biga
Banisters / barandillas 
Barrel bolt / trankilya
Baseboard / rodapis 
Bath tub / baniera 
Bolt / pierno
Bottom chord / tirante barakilan
Brace / pie de gallo
Brick / la drillo
Canopy / media agua
Cabinet hinge / espolon
Carpentry / karpinteria
Cast iron / pundido
Ceiling / kisame
Ceiling joists / kostil yahe
Cement brick / la drilyo
Cement tiles / balidosa
Chain bolt / baral de kadena
Collar / sinturon
Column / kolumna , haligue
Concrete slab / larga masa 
Contactor / kontrtista 
Corrugated G.I. sheets / yero canalado galbanisado
Closed stringer / escalera 
Crushed stone / eskombro
Diagonal brace / sinturon
Door head / sombrero pintuan
Door jamb / hamba pintuan
Down spout / tubo de banado**
Drawbore pinor / punsol
Draw pin / punsol
Earth fill / escumbro
Eave / alero
Electrician / electrisista
Exterior siding / tabike
Faucet / gripo
Fascia board / senepa
Feet / piye
Fill / tambak
Flooring / suelo
Filler / tapal , dagdag
Floor joists / soleras
Fillet / batidura
Floor sill / guililan
 
Flush / alahado
Foundation / pundasyon
Foreman / kapatas , maestro de obra
Framework / balangkas
Gable roof / dos aguas
Girts , girders / sepo
Gravel / graba
Groove / canal
Grooved / kanalado
Gutter / alulod , canal
Handrail / gabay
Hinge / bisagra
Hip roof / kuatro aguas 
Horizontal stud / trabe-anzo
Inch / pulgada
King post / pendulum
Laborer / piyon
Landing / mesa pahingan
Lavatory / lababo
Laying of chb or adobe stone / asinta
Lean to roof / sibe 
Level / lebel
Machine bolt / pierno pasante
Mason / kantero
Masonry / kanteria
Masonry fill / lastilyas




 
Mitro / canto mesa
Mix of cement n gravel / lastilyas
Mortar / paupo
Mortar joints / kostura
Moulding / moldura
Nailers / pamakuan
Nails / pako
Newel post / tukod
Nut / tuerka
Nicolite bar / estanyo
Oakum / estopa
Open stringer / hardinera
Overhang or projector / bolada
Panel / bandeha
Paneled door / de bandeha
Pattern / plantilya
Pea gravel / grabita
Pendulum (king post) / pendulon
Pick work / piketa
Diglead / tingga , estopa 
Plain G.I. sheet / yero liso galbanisado
Plain G.I. strap / lingueta
Plank board / senepa
Plaster / palitada
Plug / tapon
Plum bob / hulog
Plumbing / tuberia
Plumb line / hulog
Post / poste , haligue
Projection / bolada
Purlin / reostra
Putty / masilya
Quarter round / media cana **
Rabbet / vaciada
Rafters / kilo
Reinforcing bar / cabilla bakal
Ridge roll / caballete
Riser / senepa, takip , silipan
Rivets / rimatse
Roof / atip , bubong
Scaffolding / andamiyo
Scratch coat / rebokada
Screw / turnilyo
Sheet / plantsa
Shower / putsha
Sidings / tabike
Sink / prigadero
Sketch plan / krokis
Slab (rough) / larga masa
Slope / bahada
Soler bar / estaniyo
Spacing / biento
 
Split knob / poleya
Stairs / hagdanan
Stake / staka
Stringer / madre , madrina
Stucco / palitada
Thread / roskas
Tinsmith / latero
Tinsmit / lateria
Top chord / kilo , tahilan
Transom / espeho
Tread / baiting, perdano***
Trelise / pergola
Truss / kilo
Varnished / varnisado
Vertical stud / pilarete
Wainscoating tiles / asolehos
Washer / pitsa , tsapa
Water closet / inidora
Window grill / rehas
Window head / sombrero bintana
Window jamb / hamba    “
Window sill / pasamando
Wood grain / haspe
Wood plank / tabla
Wrought iron strap / plantsuela




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