EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
acquaintance...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-ba-ti-AN/
FIL: Isang tao na kinikilala at binabati ngunit hindi itinuturing na isang malapit na kaibigan.
EN: acquaintance
The human version of the 'Seen' feature on Messenger. You know them, you say 'hi' to them in the hallway or give them the classic Filipino eyebrow raise, but you don't know their Wi-Fi password. They're the people you're friends with on Facebook but would never actually message.
From 'bati' (to greet) with the circumfix 'ka- -an', here used to denote a person with whom one shares the action of greeting.
ROOT MEANING: greeting; reconciliation
Refers to someone you are on greeting terms with, implying a level of familiarity less than a 'kaibigan' (friend) but more than a stranger.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko siya kaibigan, kabatian ko lang sa opisina.
🇺🇸 He's not my friend, just an acquaintance at the office.
🇵🇭 Marami siyang kabatian pero iilan lang ang tunay na kaibigan.
🇺🇸 She has many acquaintances but only a few true friends.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.