EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
early...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/A-ga/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa panahon sa simula ng isang araw o sa mas maagang bahagi ng isang takdang oras.
EN: early
"Aga" is that feeling when your alarm goes off at 4 AM for your BPO shift, or when your tita shows up for the 8 AM party at 6:30 AM. It's the opposite of "Filipino time." It's being *too* ready, *too* soon. "Ang aga mo naman!" can be both a compliment and a complaint.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-aRaq meaning 'early'.
Often used with the prefix "ma-" to form the adjective "maaga" (early). "Aga" by itself is less common in full sentences but frequent in exclamations.
🇵🇭 Ang aga mo namang dumating!
🇺🇸 You arrived so early!
🇵🇭 Bukas ng aga, kailangan ko nang umalis.
🇺🇸 Tomorrow morning (early), I need to leave.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.