EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Busyness, preoccupation, affair...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-a-ba-LA-han/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging abala o pagkakaroon ng maraming gawain; isang bagay na pinagkakaabalahan o nangangailangan ng atensyon.
EN: Busyness, preoccupation, affair
This is the official state of being for every working adult in Metro Manila. 'May kaabalahan ako' is the polite way of saying 'Huwag mo akong kausapin, may deadline ako.' It's your ever-present to-do list, your back-to-back Zoom meetings, and your unread emails all rolled into one stressful word.
From ka- + abala + -han. Denotes the state or quality of being 'abala' (busy).
ROOT MEANING: busy; occupied
Can refer to the general state of being busy or the specific tasks/activities that make one busy.
🇵🇭 Pasensya na sa aking kaabalahan, marami lang talagang tinatapos sa trabaho.
🇺🇸 My apologies for my busyness, I just have a lot to finish at work.
🇵🇭 Anu-ano ang iyong mga kaabalahan ngayong linggo?
🇺🇸 What are your affairs/preoccupations this week?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.