EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
romantic excitement, butterflies in the stomach...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ki-LIG/
FIL: Ang pakiramdam ng biglaang, matinding tuwa at pananabik, karaniwang nauugnay sa mga romantikong sitwasyon, na nagdudulot ng bahagyang panginginig o pagngiti.
EN: romantic excitement, butterflies in the stomach
The Philippines' greatest emotional export, now officially in the Oxford English Dictionary. It's that giddy, butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling you get when your crush looks at you, when your favorite loveteam has a sweet moment on screen, or when you get a "Good morning" text from your BPO-night-shift-special-someone. It’s a full-body blush.
Can be used as a noun ("May kilig factor sila.") or an adjective ("Kilig ako!").
🇵🇭 Grabe ang kilig ko noong hinawakan niya ang kamay ko.
🇺🇸 I felt so much romantic excitement when he held my hand.
🇵🇭 Nakakaramdam ka ba ng kilig kapag ka-chat mo siya?
🇺🇸 Do you feel those butterflies in your stomach when you're chatting with him/her?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.