EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
street corner...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/is-KI-na/
FIL: Ang sulok o kanto kung saan nagtatagpo ang dalawa o higit pang kalye.
EN: street corner
The OG tambayan. The iskina is where you wait for a jeep, meet up with friends, buy fishballs, and hear all the latest chismis. It's the social media feed of the barangay, IRL. 'Sa may kanto, sa may iskina.'
From Spanish 'esquina' (corner).
Often used interchangeably with 'kanto'. 'Iskina' sounds a bit more classic or traditional.
🇵🇭 Magkita tayo sa iskina malapit sa tindahan ni Aling Nena.
🇺🇸 Let's meet at the street corner near Aling Nena's store.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.