EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to measure out (by volume)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-TA-kal/
FIL: Sukatin ang dami ng isang bagay, karaniwan ay butil o likido, sa pamamagitan ng isang takalan o panukat.
EN: to measure out (by volume)
What you do every single day before cooking rice. "Ilang tasa?" is the question, and "itakal mo" is the action. It's the sacred ritual of measuring out grains, sugar, or flour using a specific container, ensuring perfect proportions for your sinangag or pandesal.
From i- (verb prefix) + takal (a measure).
ROOT MEANING: measure (of volume)
Specifically for measuring by volume (e.g., with a cup), not by weight. Usually for dry goods like rice, flour, sugar, or liquids.
🇵🇭 Itakal mo ang tatlong tasang bigas para sa ating pananghalian.
🇺🇸 Measure out three cups of rice for our lunch.
🇵🇭 Bago timplahin ang kape, itinatakal muna niya ang asukal.
🇺🇸 Before mixing the coffee, he first measures out the sugar.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.