EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
guard; sentinel...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-LAN-tay/
FIL: Isang tao na nakatalaga upang magbantay o magprotekta sa isang lugar, tao, o bagay; isang tanod.
EN: guard; sentinel
Your friendly neighborhood guwardiya at the village gate or the BPO building entrance. They're the ones who check your ID, log your temperature, and sometimes know more about the office chismis than anyone else.
A more formal or literary term for a guard. 'Guwardiya' or 'tanod' are more common in everyday speech.
🇵🇭 Ang matapat na balantay ay hindi natulog buong gabi.
🇺🇸 The loyal sentinel did not sleep the whole night.
🇵🇭 Naglagay sila ng balantay sa tarangkahan ng palasyo.
🇺🇸 They placed a guard at the palace gate.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.