LAG | Learn English Vocabulary Meaning, Grammar, and Usage in Example English Sentences

Hi, everybody. I'm Esther. 

Kumusta, lahat. Ako si Esther.

And in this video, I want to talk  with you about the word ‘lag’. 

At sa video na ito, gusto kong makipag-usap sa iyo tungkol sa salitang 'lag'.

Now ‘lag’ means to do something very slowly, or to be very slow, okay. 

Ngayon ang ibig sabihin ng 'lag' ay gumawa ng isang bagay na napakabagal, o maging napakabagal, okay.

So the word ‘lag’ is up here on the board. Now, the pronunciation - it's hard I know 

Kaya ang salitang 'lag' ay nasa itaas dito sa pisara. Now, the pronunciation - it's hard I know

but you have to try and practice ‘lag’ 

but you have to try and practice 'lag'

‘lag’ Okay. 

'lag' Okay.

So let's look at these examples.

Kaya tingnan natin ang mga halimbawang ito.

“She's lagging .”

"Nahuhuli siya."

“She's lagging.”

“Nahuhuli siya.”

This means she's taking a long time to do something.

Nangangahulugan ito na matagal siyang gumawa ng isang bagay.

She's doing something very slowly.

Napakabagal ng kanyang ginagawa.

“She's lagging.”

“Nahuhuli siya.”

The next one is, “Stop lagging.”

Ang susunod ay, "Itigil ang pagkahuli."

“Stop lagging.”

"Itigil ang pagkahuli."

You're telling somebody hurry up. Stop being slow. 

May sinasabi ka na bilisan mo. Itigil ang pagiging mabagal.

Okay. The next one is a very common problem. 

Sige. Ang susunod ay isang napakakaraniwang problema.

“My computer is lagging.”

"Ang aking computer ay nahuhuli."

“My computer is lagging.”

"Ang aking computer ay nahuhuli."

That means my computer is slow.

Ibig sabihin, mabagal ang computer ko.

It's slow. I'm trying to do something but it's lagging. It's slow.

Ito ay mabagal. May sinusubukan akong gawin pero nahuhuli. Ito ay mabagal.

And the last one is,

At ang huli ay,

“I have jet lag.”

"May jet lag ako."

“I have jet lag.”

"May jet lag ako."

You might hear this a lot especially from people who are travelling.

Maaari mong marinig ito ng marami lalo na sa mga taong naglalakbay.

So if you travel around the world, maybe too a far away country

Kaya't kung maglalakbay ka sa buong mundo, marahil ay masyadong malayong bansa

that you're  going to be changing time zones,

na papalitan mo ng mga time zone,

so the time will be different,

kaya't mag-iiba ang oras,

and you'll feel very tired,

at makaramdam ka ng sobrang pagod,

your body will feel slow and tired,

mabagal at pagod ang iyong katawan,

and your body is taking a long time to adjust to the new time zone,

at ang iyong Ang katawan ay tumatagal upang mag-adjust sa bagong time zone,

your body is slow to adjust,

ang iyong katawan ay mabagal mag-adjust,

so you have to say, “I have jet lag.”

kaya kailangan mong sabihin, "Mayroon akong jet lag."

Okay. Let's look at some more examples together. 

Sige. Tingnan natin ang ilang higit pang mga halimbawa nang magkasama.

Okay. Let's look at a few examples. 

Sige. Tingnan natin ang ilang halimbawa.

The first one. “She's always late because she lags.” 

Ang una. "Lagi siyang late dahil nahuhuli siya."

“She's always late because she lags.” 

"Lagi siyang late dahil nahuhuli siya."

The next one. “I wish you wouldn't lag so much.” 

Ang susunod. “Sana hindi ka masyadong ma-lag.”

“I wish you wouldn't lag so much.” 

“Sana hindi ka masyadong ma-lag.”

Next. “I can't  

Susunod. "Hindi ko

open the program because my computer is lagging.” 

mabuksan ang program dahil nahuhuli ang aking computer."

“I can't open the program  because my computer is lagging.” 

"Hindi ko mabuksan ang program dahil nahuhuli ang aking computer."

The last one. “My jet lag is terrible. I keep falling asleep.” 

Huli. “Grabe ang jet lag ko. Nakatulog tuloy ako.”

“My jet lag is terrible. I keep falling asleep.” 

“Grabe ang jet lag ko. Nakatulog tuloy ako.”

Okay.

Sige.

So in this video we learned that we use the word ‘lag’  to describe an action that is very very slow. 

Kaya sa video na ito natutunan namin na ginagamit namin ang salitang 'lag' upang ilarawan ang isang aksyon na napakabagal.

Now, my best friend is someone who lags a lot.

Ngayon, ang aking matalik na kaibigan ay isang taong labis na nahuhuli.

Whenever we want to do something especially at night,

Sa tuwing may gusto kaming gawin lalo na sa gabi,

she takes almost two hours to get ready.

halos dalawang oras siyang naghahanda.

She has to wash her hair or take a shower then put on her makeup,

Kailangan niyang maghugas ng buhok o maligo pagkatapos ay mag-makeup,

you know decide what to wear.

alam mo na kung ano ang isusuot.

And that can take a very long time.

At maaaring tumagal iyon ng napakatagal.

So I always have to say to her “Stop lagging!

Kaya lagi kong sinasabi sa kanya na “Stop lagging!

Hurry up! We're late! Stop lagging!” Okay. 

Bilisan mo! late na tayo! Itigil ang pagkahuli!” Sige.

So next time, if you have a friend or  somebody that's taking a very long time, 

Kaya sa susunod, kung mayroon kang isang kaibigan o isang tao na tumatagal ng napakatagal,

you can use the word ‘lag’ to say  ‘stop lagging’ ‘hurry up’ okay. 

maaari mong gamitin ang salitang 'lag' para sabihin ang 'stop lagging' 'hurry up' okay.

Well that's the end. Thank you. 

Well, tapos na. Salamat.

Bye.

paalam.