EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
take care; be careful...
space, gap, opening...
to make a space/gap for...
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/I-ngat/
FIL: Isang utos o paalala na maging maingat upang maiwasan ang kapahamakan o panganib. Karaniwang ginagamit bilang pabaon sa pag-alis.
EN: take care; be careful
The official Filipino goodbye. It's not a real goodbye if you don't say 'Ingat ka!' It's a 3-in-1 package: 'I love you,' 'Don't die,' and 'Text me when you're home.' Can also be used as a warning, like when your friend is about to date a known 'f-boy' and you just say, 'Ingat ka diyan ha.'
Mula sa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iŋat.
Extremely common as a parting phrase. Often expanded to 'Mag-ingat ka' (You take care) or simply 'Ingat!'
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🇵🇭 Ingat ka sa pag-uwi, gabi na.
🇺🇸 Be careful on your way home, it's already late.
🇵🇭 Sige, una na ako. Ingat!
🇺🇸 Okay, I'll go first. Take care!
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