EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
neighbor...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ka-pit-BA-hay/
FIL: Isang tao o pamilya na naninirahan sa katabing bahay, gusali, o lote.
EN: neighbor
Your source of the latest chismis, the one you borrow a cup of sugar or an egg from, and the reason you can't sing karaoke at 2 AM on a Tuesday. They can be your best friend or your worst enemy, sometimes on the same day.
From 'kapit' (to hold on, to be next to) + 'bahay' (house).
ROOT MEANING: house, home
A very common word in daily life.
🇵🇭 Pakibigay itong ulam sa ating kapitbahay.
🇺🇸 Please give this dish to our neighbor.
🇵🇭 Maingay na naman ang aso ng kapitbahay namin.
🇺🇸 Our neighbor's dog is noisy again.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.