EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
annoyance; irritation...
Nonchalant; unfazed; coolly indifferent...
forehead...
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/a-SAR/
FIL: Ang pakiramdam ng pagkainis, pagkayamot, o pagkainip dahil sa isang tao, bagay, o sitwasyon.
EN: annoyance; irritation
That feeling when the internet dies during your Zoom presentation. Or when someone keeps chew-talking. That's **asar**. It's the low-key, simmering anger that makes you want to roll your eyes so hard they get stuck. It’s the 'pikon' starter pack.
From Spanish 'azar' (bad luck, chance). The meaning shifted in Philippine Spanish and later in Tagalog to mean annoyance or irritation.
Extremely common in informal speech. The verb form is 'asarin' (to annoy) and the state is 'naaasar' (being annoyed).
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🇵🇭 Hindi ko mapigilan ang aking asar sa mabagal na serbisyo.
🇺🇸 I couldn't hide my annoyance at the slow service.
🇵🇭 Tanggal ang asar ko nang makita ko siyang ngumiti.
🇺🇸 My irritation disappeared when I saw him/her smile.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.