EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to knock...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-ma-TOK/
FIL: Ang paglikha ng tunog sa pamamagitan ng pagpalo sa isang bagay, karaniwan sa pinto, upang makuha ang atensyon ng nasa loob.
EN: to knock
The universal signal for 'Tao po!' or 'May delivery po from Shopee!' You kumatok on a door to announce your presence. But be careful, in the context of 'tokhang,' the word took on a much scarier meaning. A simple knock could mean something else entirely.
ROOT MEANING: a knock; a rap
🇵🇭 Pakiusap, kumatok ka muna bago pumasok sa aking kwarto.
🇺🇸 Please, knock first before entering my room.
🇵🇭 May kumatok sa pinto kagabi pero natakot akong buksan.
🇺🇸 Someone knocked on the door last night but I was afraid to open it.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.