EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rushed; in a hurry...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/a-pu-RA-do/
FIL: Nagmamadali; may kaunting oras lamang para gawin ang isang bagay.
EN: rushed; in a hurry
The state of being when you have 5 minutes to get ready for a Zoom call you forgot about. It's the "dali-dali" mode, the "late na ako!" panic. When someone is apurado, they move like their life is on fast-forward, probably spilling coffee along the way.
From Spanish 'apurado' (hurried, in trouble).
Very common in everyday speech. Interchangeable with 'nagmamadali'.
🇵🇭 Lagi siyang apurado tuwing umaga papasok sa trabaho.
🇺🇸 He is always in a hurry every morning on his way to work.
🇵🇭 Mukhang apurado ka, saan ang punta mo?
🇺🇸 You look rushed, where are you off to?
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.