EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to play basketball...
To smile...
To make a wry face; to grimace (in distaste)...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/mag-bas-ket-BOL/
FIL: Ang paglalaro ng isport na basketbol.
EN: to play basketball
The default weekend activity for every Pinoy male from 5 to 55. It's played on any available surface, from polished courts to dusty roads, using anything from a real hoop to a rusty ring welded on a board. Even if you're just 5'2", if you're Pinoy, you're genetically programmed to at least *try* to magbasketbol.
From English 'basketball'.
ROOT MEANING: basketball
A very common verb, reflecting the sport's popularity in the Philippines.
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🇵🇭 Tuwing Linggo, kami ay pumupunta sa court para magbasketbol.
🇺🇸 Every Sunday, we go to the court to play basketball.
🇵🇭 'Tara, magbasketbol tayo!' ang laging sigaw ng mga bata sa hapon.
🇺🇸 'Let's go, play basketball!' is the usual shout of the kids in the afternoon.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.