EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stay at home; to build a house...
taxi, taxicab...
to appraise; to assess the value of...
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/mag-BA-hay/
FIL: Manatili o mamalagi sa loob ng tahanan. Maaari ring mangahulugan ng pagtatayo ng isang bahay.
EN: to stay at home; to build a house
During the pandemic, we all became experts at this. "Magbahay" means to just stay home, be a homebody. It's the opposite of 'gumala'. In another context, it's the more ambitious version: to literally build a house, like what your OFW relative dreams of doing.
From mag- (verb prefix) + bahay (house).
ROOT MEANING: house, home
The meaning (stay home vs. build a house) is highly dependent on context. "Magbahay ka na lang" usually means "Just stay home." "Magbahay tayo sa probinsya" could mean "Let's build a house in the province."
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🇵🇭 Dahil sa malakas na ulan, minabuti naming magbahay na lang muna.
🇺🇸 Because of the heavy rain, we decided to just stay at home for now.
🇵🇭 Plano nilang magbahay sa kanilang bagong lupang binili.
🇺🇸 They plan to build a house on their newly bought land.
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