EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
I don't know!...
to obstruct, to use as an obstacle...
to shoulder; to take upon oneself (a responsibilit...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/AY-wan/
FIL: Isang pahayag ng kawalan ng kaalaman o kasiguraduhan tungkol sa isang bagay. Katumbas ng "Hindi ko alam." Ang mas karaniwang anyo nito sa kasalukuyan ay "Ewan".
EN: I don't know!
This is the OG "IDK." Before we typed "Ewan," our grandparents were already dropping this classic. It's the polite but firm way of saying "That's not my circus, not my monkeys" or "Wala akong pake, besh." Often used interchangeably with its more popular sibling, "Ewan."
Pinaniniwalaang pinaikling anyo ng pariralang "ay, alam ko ba?" na naging "ay-alam" at kalaunan ay "aywan" o "ewan."
Madalas itong ginagamit kasama ang "ko" (Aywan ko!). Ang "Aywan" ay medyo mas makaluma kumpara sa mas karaniwang variant nitong "Ewan."
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🇵🇭 Aywan! Huwag mo akong tanungin diyan.
🇺🇸 I don't know! Don't ask me about that.
🇵🇭 Tinanong niya kung kailan ang dating, sagot ko'y aywan.
🇺🇸 He asked when the arrival is, my answer was I don't know.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.