EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To say or do in English...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ing-li-SIN/
FIL: Ang pagsasabi o pagpapahayag ng isang bagay gamit ang wikang Ingles; ang pagkilos o pagsasalita sa paraang Ingles.
EN: To say or do in English
"Uy, i-English-in mo para mas professional pakinggan." It's the act of switching to English to explain something complex, to sound more authoritative, or simply because you can't find the right Tagalog word. It's the code-switcher's ultimate power move.
From 'Ingles' + '-in' suffix.
A colloquial verb indicating the use of the English language.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong inglisin, nasa Pilipinas tayo!
🇺🇸 Don't speak to me in English, we're in the Philippines!
🇵🇭 Ininglis niya ang kanyang ulat para maunawaan ng mga dayuhang bisita.
🇺🇸 He delivered his report in English so the foreign visitors could understand.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.