ANAK

anak
child

Make sure to distinguish the word anak from the word
bata, which is also translated into English as 'child'.

anak
someone's offspring

bata
any child

Matalino ang bata.
The child is smart.

Matalino ang anak ko.
My child is smart.

Kaninong anak ito?
Whose child is this?

Sino ang batang ito?
Who is this child?


anak na babae
daughter

babaeng anak
female child

anak na lalake
son

lalakeng anak
male child

anak sa labas
illegitimate child

anak-anakan
foster chld

Ano ang ibig sabihin ng anak-araw?
What does "child-sun" mean?

Ito ay taong sobrang maputi – nakasisilaw sa puti tulad ng sa araw.
It is a person overly white – eye-blindingly white like the sun. An albino.