EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to read...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ba-SA/
FIL: Ang pag-unawa sa kahulugan ng mga nakasulat na salita o simbolo sa pamamagitan ng paningin.
EN: to read
What you do with your crush's old tweets, your boss's confusing email, or the latest 'Marites' blind item. It's the act of decoding text, whether it's for academic enlightenment or for gathering tea. In the digital age, it's a constant battle between reading long-form articles and just skimming the headlines.
From the root word 'basa' (read).
ROOT MEANING: to read
A very common verb. This is a homograph; distinguish its pronunciation from /mag-ba-SÂ/ which means 'to get wet'.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang magbasa ng mga libro tungkol sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.
🇺🇸 He/She loves to read books about Philippine history.
🇵🇭 Magbasa ka muna ng instructions bago mo buuin 'yan.
🇺🇸 Read the instructions first before you assemble that.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.