EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to throw, to toss...
to measure by handspan...
dance (formal, ballroom)...
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FIL: Ang paghagis o pagbato ng isang bagay, karaniwan sa isang direksyon o patungo sa isang target, madalas sa paraang hindi pormal.
EN: to throw, to toss
The more casual, almost dismissive way of saying "throw." It's not the powerful "bato" or the graceful "hagis." It's what you do with trash into a bin ("i-itsa mo na 'yan"), a coin for "toss coin," or when you pass a small object to a friend from a short distance. It has a slight "bahala na" energy.
From Spanish "echar" (to throw, to cast).
Often used in its imperative form "Itsa mo!" (Throw it!). Can also be spelled as 'echa'.
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🇵🇭 Itsa mo nga sa akin 'yang unan.
🇺🇸 Toss that pillow over to me.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong i-itsa kung saan-saan ang basura mo.
🇺🇸 Don't just throw your trash anywhere.
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