EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to salt, to add salt...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-a-SIN/
FIL: Ang paglalagay o pagbubudbod ng asin sa pagkain o anumang bagay.
EN: to salt, to add salt
The solution to every matabang (bland) dish. What your tita tells you to do when the sinigang isn't quite right. "Anak, mag-asin ka pa, kulang sa lasa." It's the most basic kitchen command.
mag- (actor-focus verb prefix) + asin (salt)
ROOT MEANING: salt
Can also mean to preserve something in salt.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang masyadong mag-asin sa ulam, masama sa kalusugan.
🇺🇸 Don't add too much salt to the dish, it's bad for your health.
🇵🇭 Tinuruan niya ako kung paano mag-asin ng isda para gawing tuyo.
🇺🇸 He/She taught me how to salt fish to make dried fish.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.