EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
persuasion, inducement...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/hi-KA-yat/
FIL: Ang proseso o paraan ng paghimok o pag-akit sa isang tao upang sumang-ayon, maniwala, o gawin ang isang bagay.
EN: persuasion, inducement
This is the art of 'budol'. It's what your friend does to make you go out when you promised yourself you'd stay home. It's what Shopee and Lazada do with their flash sales. It's the power to make someone say 'yes' even when their brain says 'no'.
From Malay 'hikayat', ultimately from Arabic 'ḥikāya' (story, tale).
Often used in the context of convincing someone. The verb form 'hikayatin' is more common in everyday speech.
🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang lahat ng paraan ng hikayat para makuha ang boto ng mga tao.
🇺🇸 He used every method of persuasion to get the people's votes.
🇵🇭 Ang matamis na salita ay isang mabisang hikayat.
🇺🇸 Sweet words are an effective inducement.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.