EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is greeting...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/bu-ma-BA-ti/
FIL: Ang kasalukuyang kilos ng pagbibigay-pugay o pagpapahayag ng magandang hangarin sa isang tao.
EN: is greeting
What you do when you see a neighbor and you give them the ol' eyebrow-raise-and-nod combo. Or when a TV host reads birthday messages on air. It's the act of greeting someone. 'Bumabati po ako sa lahat ng mga nanonood sa Tondo!'
ROOT MEANING: greeting; reconciliation
The root 'bati' can mean 'to greet' or 'to mix/beat' (like eggs). Context makes the meaning clear. The other form would be 'binabati' (is being greeted).
🇵🇭 Palaging bumabati ang bata sa mga nakatatanda sa kanya.
🇺🇸 The child always greets his elders.
🇵🇭 Bumabati ako ng 'Maligayang Kaarawan' sa aking ina.
🇺🇸 I am greeting my mother a 'Happy Birthday'.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.