EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
from, came from...
to disown; to renounce...
to record; to list; to note down...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang salitang nagpapahayag ng pinagmulan, pinanggalingan, o pinagbuhatan ng isang bagay, tao, o pangyayari.
EN: from, came from
This is the 'tracking number' version of 'galing'. It's all about origin stories. 'Saan galing 'yan?' (Where did that come from?) is a question you ask about a new gadget, a piece of gossip (chismis), or that pasalubong from your balikbayan relative. It's used with 'sa' (for places/things) or 'kay' (for people).
Almost always used with 'sa' (for places/inanimate objects) or 'kay' (for people). For example: 'galing sa probinsya' (from the province), 'galing kay Maria' (from Maria). The verb form is 'nanggaling'.
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🇵🇭 Ang sulat na ito ay galing sa aking ina.
🇺🇸 This letter is from my mother.
🇵🇭 Galing ako sa palengke kaya marami akong dala.
🇺🇸 I came from the market, that's why I'm carrying a lot.
🇵🇭 Ang tsokolate na ito ay galing sa ibang bansa.
🇺🇸 This chocolate is from another country.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.