EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
boarding house, dormitory...
to be honest with each other, to have a confrontat...
to throw away, to discard...
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FIL: Isang gusali na nag-aalok ng upahang kuwarto, at kung minsan ay pagkain, para sa mga nangungupahan o estudyante.
EN: boarding house, dormitory
The 'starter pack' for adulting. It's where you learn to live with strangers, budget your allowance, and discover that instant noodles are a valid food group. The landlady is the final boss, and 'lights out' is a real rule. Think of it as a pre-condo, post-parents' house phase of life.
From "bahay" (house) + "pang-asera" (for renting/boarding) + "-han" (place suffix). The root "kasera" (landlady) comes from Spanish 'casera'.
Synonymous with the more common loanword "boarding house" or the simpler term "paupahan".
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🇵🇭 Nakatira siya sa isang bahay-pangaserahan na malapit sa unibersidad.
🇺🇸 She lives in a boarding house near the university.
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