Kung minsan, sa ating pagbabasa lalung-lalo na ng mga lumang artikulo o babasahin, may mahahagip tayong mga salita na hindi pamilyar sa atin. Ang mga salitang ito ay masyadong malalim at makaluma. Kinakailangang unawain natin ang konteksto o ang paraan ng pagkagamit ng salitang ito sa pangungusap o sitwasyon upang ating maunawaan ang malalim o makalumang salita na ating nabasa o narinig. Nasa-ibaba ang ilan sa mga malalim at makalumang salitang tagalog.
2. Banyuhay - Metamorphosis
3. Sigwa - Storm
4. Talindaw - Sea faring song
5. Tawal - Incantation
6. Lunday - Boat
7. Pintakasi - Saint
8. Pagpupugay - Salutation
9. Kitil/kit`lan - Kill
10. Luwas/Lumuwas - out of town
11. Ahedres - Chess (a board game)
12. Batilaw - half-cooked
13. Halungkat - to dig thoroughly (when looking for something)
14. Tumana - a vegetable garden in the rural area
15. Ragarag - a guide for laying the net from the boat
16. Manas - Swelling
17. Malas - Unfortunate
18. Dayukdok - poorest of the poor
19. Batingaw - Bell
20. Batlag - a cart pulled by a carabao
Mga Malalalim at Lumang Salita
1. Alisaga - Arbitrary2. Banyuhay - Metamorphosis
3. Sigwa - Storm
4. Talindaw - Sea faring song
5. Tawal - Incantation
6. Lunday - Boat
7. Pintakasi - Saint
8. Pagpupugay - Salutation
9. Kitil/kit`lan - Kill
10. Luwas/Lumuwas - out of town
11. Ahedres - Chess (a board game)
12. Batilaw - half-cooked
13. Halungkat - to dig thoroughly (when looking for something)
14. Tumana - a vegetable garden in the rural area
15. Ragarag - a guide for laying the net from the boat
16. Manas - Swelling
17. Malas - Unfortunate
18. Dayukdok - poorest of the poor
19. Batingaw - Bell
20. Batlag - a cart pulled by a carabao
