EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
obstacle, hindrance, barrier...
to flatten...
kerosene...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ba-LA-kid/
FIL: Anumang bagay, tao, o sitwasyon na nakahahadlang, nakasasagabal, o nagpapahirap sa pag-abot ng isang layunin.
EN: obstacle, hindrance, barrier
Anything that gets in your way. Slow wifi during a Zoom meeting. The MRT breaking down at 5 PM. Your tita asking 'Kailan ka ikakasal?' at a family reunion. A 'balakid' is the universe (or just your chismosa neighbor) testing your patience.
A very common word used in both formal and informal contexts to mean any kind of obstruction.
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🇵🇭 Ang kahirapan ay hindi dapat maging balakid sa pag-aaral.
🇺🇸 Poverty should not be an obstacle to education.
🇵🇭 Maraming balakid kaming hinarap bago natapos ang proyekto.
🇺🇸 We faced many hindrances before finishing the project.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.