TAGALOG LANG Did you know that Tagalog Lang translates as "Tagalog Only" in Tagalog?

root word: tagal

matagal
taking a long time

Matagal na kitang hinihintay.
I've been waiting for you for a long time.

Matagal ka na ba sa Pilipinas?
Have you been in the Philippines for a long time?

Matagal na tayong hindi nagkita.
You and I haven't seen each other in a long while.

Matagal bago mangyari iyan.
It'll be a long time before that happens.

matatagalan
will be taking awhile

Matatagalan ako.
It might take me awhile.
 
The Tagalog word for 'slow' is mabagal.