EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
it's already very late at night...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ga-BING-ga-BI na/
FIL: Isang ekspresyon na nagsasaad na malalim na ang gabi at lampas na sa karaniwang oras.
EN: it's already very late at night
The phrase you hear from your mom when you get home from a party at 2 AM. It's not just "gabi na" (it's night), it's "**gabing-gabi na**"—the "very" emphasizes that you're way past your curfew. It's the time when only ghosts, call center agents, and heartbroken people are awake.
Reduplication of "gabi" with the linker "-ng" and the particle "na" (already).
ROOT MEANING: night
Emphasizes the lateness of the hour.
🇵🇭 Umuwi ka na, gabing-gabi na at delikado sa daan.
🇺🇸 Go home now, it's already very late at night and it's dangerous on the road.
🇵🇭 Bakit gising ka pa? Gabing-gabi na ah!
🇺🇸 Why are you still awake? It's already very late at night!
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.