EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be on fire, to burn; to be filled with passion...
to play chess...
to gossip...
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/mag-a-POY/
FIL: Ang literal na pagliliyab o pagkakaroon ng apoy. Sa matalinhagang paraan, ito ay tumutukoy sa matinding damdamin tulad ng galit, pag-ibig, o determinasyon.
EN: to be on fire, to burn; to be filled with passion
Can be literal, like "OMG, the toaster is starting to mag-apoy!" Or it can be figurative, like when your crush walks by and your heart starts to mag-apoy. It's also that look in the eyes of an athlete before a championship game. It's fire, literally or emotionally. Pwedeng kilig, pwedeng galit.
From Tagalog `apoy` (fire).
Has both a literal meaning (to catch fire) and a common figurative meaning (to burn with emotion).
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🇵🇭 Nagsimulang mag-apoy ang tuyong damuhan dahil sa matinding sikat ng araw.
🇺🇸 The dry grass started to catch fire because of the intense heat of the sun.
🇵🇭 Dapat mag-apoy ang iyong puso sa pagnanais na makamit ang iyong mga pangarap.
🇺🇸 Your heart must burn with passion in the desire to achieve your dreams.
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