EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
safety pin...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/em-per-DI-ble/
FIL: Isang uri ng aspili na may pananggalang o takip sa dulo upang maiwasan ang di-sinasadyang pagtusok.
EN: safety pin
The ultimate Filipino life hack tool. Need to fix a broken zipper? **Emperdible**. Wardrobe malfunction during a presentation? **Emperdible**. Need to get the SIM card out of your phone? **Emperdible**. It's the low-tech, multi-tool that lives in every Pinay's kikay kit and every lola's sewing box.
From Spanish 'imperdible' (safety pin).
The spelling 'imperdible' is also sometimes used.
🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang emperdible para ayusin ang laylayan ng kanyang palda.
🇺🇸 She used a safety pin to fix the hem of her skirt.
🇵🇭 Pahiram naman ng emperdible, nasira ang strap ng bag ko.
🇺🇸 Can I borrow a safety pin? The strap of my bag broke.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.