EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
excuse; apology; pardon...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/dis-PEN-sa/
FIL: Paghingi ng paumanhin; kapatawaran sa isang pagkakamali o pagkukulang; dahilan upang hindi gawin ang isang tungkulin.
EN: excuse; apology; pardon
The formal way of saying 'sorry po' or 'excuse me.' It's what you ask for when you're late for the Zoom meeting ('Pasensya na, humihingi ako ng dispensa...') or when you need to get past a group of Titas gossiping in the grocery aisle.
Spanish 'dispensa'
Can mean both the act of asking for forgiveness and the excuse itself.
🇵🇭 Humingi siya ng dispensa sa kanyang pagkahuli.
🇺🇸 He asked for an apology for his tardiness.
🇵🇭 Walang dispensa sa hindi pag-aaral para sa pagsusulit.
🇺🇸 There is no excuse for not studying for the exam.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.