MABUHAY
As an exclamation, the Tagalog word Mabuhay is used akin to the Japanese Banzai, the Spanish ¡Viva! or the French Vive!
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Long live the Philippines! | Vive la France! Long Live France!
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| Nippon Banzai! Long Live Japan! | Viva Italia! Long Live Italy! |
Mabuhay is also used to welcome visitors arriving in the Philippines. Tourists frequently hear this word at the airport when a special Filipino welcome is prepared for them.
The root word is buhay, meaning life.
Kailangang mag-trabaho upang mabuhay.
One has to work in order to live.
Kailangang mag-trabaho upang mabuhay.
One has to work in order to live.
Mabuhay ang Demokrasya!
Long Live Democracy!
Mabuhay ang Inang-Bayan!
Long Live the Mother Country!
Mabuhay. Tumawa. Magmahal.
Live. Laugh. Love
Long Live the Mother Country!
Mabuhay. Tumawa. Magmahal.
Live. Laugh. Love