EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to go on a diet...
to outline, to draft...
to sink in, to penetrate; to be buried...
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-di-YE-ta/
FIL: Ang pagsunod sa isang partikular na plano ng pagkain, kadalasan upang magbawas ng timbang o para sa kalusugan.
EN: to go on a diet
The eternal cycle of Filipino life: Pista -> Kain -> 'OMG, ang taba ko na' -> Magdiyeta. It’s that solemn promise you make to yourself to eat only kamote and fish... which lasts until someone offers you a piece of crispy pata. Then the cycle repeats. Also known as 'starting a diet tomorrow, for the rest of your life.'
From Spanish 'dieta'.
Commonly used. The struggle is real and universally understood in the Philippines.
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🇵🇭 Nagpasya siyang magdiyeta para sa kanyang kalusugan.
🇺🇸 She decided to go on a diet for her health.
🇵🇭 Mahirap magdiyeta kapag maraming masasarap na pagkain sa paligid.
🇺🇸 It's hard to diet when there's a lot of delicious food around.
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.