EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
speed; swiftness; quickness...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/bi-LIS/
FIL: Ang katangian ng mabilis na pagkilos, paggalaw, o pag-usad; tulin o kabilisan.
EN: speed; swiftness; quickness
The reason you have to pay extra for same-day delivery. The thing your boss wants when they say "ASAP". The speed of chismis spreading in the office. "Bilis" is all about velocity. "Ang bilis ng internet!" is a rare but joyous cry. "Ang bilis ng panahon," is what every tita says during Christmas reunions.
Can be used literally for physical speed or figuratively for the passage of time.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko inasahan ang bilis ng kanyang pagtakbo.
🇺🇸 I did not expect the speed of his running.
🇵🇭 Grabe ang bilis ng mga pangyayari, parang kahapon lang ay Bagong Taon.
🇺🇸 The events happened with such swiftness, it feels like New Year's was just yesterday.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.