EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
boyfriend/girlfriend, partner...
elevator...
electric fan...
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FIL: Isang kolokyal na termino para sa kasintahan, nobyo, o nobya.
EN: boyfriend/girlfriend, partner
The all-encompassing, gender-neutral term for your significant other. It's less formal than "kasintahan" and less dramatic than "mahal." It's what you call the person you share your Netflix password and unli-rice with. The final boss you have to introduce to your parents.
Salitang balbal na pinaniniwalaang pinaikling anyo o binaliktad na salitang "asawa". Naging popular sa komunidad ng LGBTQ+ at kalaunan ay ginamit na rin ng lahat.
Very common in modern, informal conversations.
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🇵🇭 Saan ang lakad ninyo ng jowa mo mamaya?
🇺🇸 Where are you and your partner going later?
🇵🇭 Wala pa akong jowa, NBSB ako—No Boyfriend Since Birth.
🇺🇸 I don't have a boyfriend yet, I'm NBSB—No Boyfriend Since Birth.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.