Purok (en. District)

pu-rok

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A small unit of a barangay that serves as a community.

Our district has its own culture rooted in our traditions.

Ang purok namin ay may sariling kulturang nakaugat sa aming mga tradisyon.

A section of the barangay where activities or gatherings are often held.

There was a community wedding in our neighborhood last week.

Nagkaroon ng kasalang bayan sa aming purok noong nakaraang linggo.

Source language of the Philippines, concerning units of community.

neighborhoods

multiple districts or units of community.

mga purok

barangay

The smallest unit of government in the Philippines composed of one or more purok.

barangay

Corner

Just follow to the corner, our neighborhood is there.

Sunod lang sa kanto, nandiyan ang purok namin.

Village

Here in our village, there are neighborhoods in every corner.

Dito sa baryo namin, purok bawat sulok.

A lot of people

There are a ton of people in our neighborhood, I know them all.

Sangka’tutak na tao sa purok namin, lahat kilala ko.

Group of people

They are a group of people in the neighborhood, the participants are happy.

Sama-samang tao sila sa purok, masaya ang mga sasali.