EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
doubt; misgiving; apprehension...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/a-gam-A-gam/
FIL: Isang uri ng pag-aalinlangan, pangamba, o kawalan ng katiyakan tungkol sa isang bagay na maaaring mangyari sa hinaharap.
EN: doubt; misgiving; apprehension
"Agam-agam" is that "Should I text them or not?" feeling at 2 AM. It's the anxiety you get before a big presentation, or the doubt you feel when someone says "Libre kita," but you know they're broke. It’s the official background music of overthinkers.
Reduplication of the root "agam".
A more formal or literary word for doubt. "Duda" or "alinlangan" are more common in everyday conversation.
🇵🇭 Puno ng agam-agam ang kanyang puso bago ang kasal.
🇺🇸 Her heart was full of apprehension before the wedding.
🇵🇭 Nawala ang lahat ng aking agam-agam nang makita ko siyang ngumiti.
🇺🇸 All my doubts disappeared when I saw him smile.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.