EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To be persuaded, to be cajoled, to be coaxed...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: Mapahinuhod o mapasunod sa pamamagitan ng malumanay at paulit-ulit na pakiusap o paglalambing.
EN: To be persuaded, to be cajoled, to be coaxed
When your friends convince you to go out on a Friday night even though you promised yourself you'd stay home and save money. 'Sige na, isang bote lang!' they say. It's the power of 'budol' but in a nicer, more persuasive way. It's how your mom gets you to do chores by using her 'lambing' voice.
Implies being won over by gentle persuasion, not by force or logic alone.
🇵🇭 Madali siyang maamuki basta't paborito niyang pagkain ang alok.
🇺🇸 She is easily persuaded as long as her favorite food is the offer.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan siyang amukiin ng kanyang mga kaibigan na sumama sa paglalakbay.
🇺🇸 His friends tried to coax him into joining the trip.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.