EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to wait...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-an-TAY/
FIL: Manatili sa isang lugar o kalagayan hanggang sa dumating ang isang tao o mangyari ang isang bagay; maghintay.
EN: to wait
The national pastime of the Philippines. You 'mag-antay' for your friend who is on 'Filipino time,' 'mag-antay' for your package from Shopee, 'mag-antay' in line at the government office, and 'mag-antay' for your crush to notice you. It’s the root of all 'hugot' about waiting for something or someone that may never arrive. Synonymous with 'maghintay'.
From Tagalog 'mag-' (verb prefix) + 'antay' (wait).
'Maghintay' is also very common and completely interchangeable in most contexts. 'Mag-antay' can sometimes feel slightly more informal or conversational.
🇵🇭 Mag-antay ka lang diyan, parating na ako.
🇺🇸 Just wait there, I'm on my way.
🇵🇭 Gaano katagal pa ba ako kailangang mag-antay?
🇺🇸 How much longer do I have to wait?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.