EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to wait...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-hin-TAY/
FIL: Ang paggugol ng panahon sa isang lugar o kalagayan hanggang sa dumating ang isang tao, bagay, o pangyayari na inaasahan.
EN: to wait
The national pastime of the Philippines. You do this for the MRT, for your Grab driver who's "5 minutes away" for 20 minutes, for your "seenzoned" chat to get a reply, and for your Shopee/Lazada delivery. "Waiting in vain" should be our national anthem.
One of the most common verbs. The command form is Hintay! or Maghintay ka. A common informal synonym is mag-antay.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong maghintay nang matagal sa pila para sa government ID.
🇺🇸 You need to wait for a long time in the line for a government ID.
🇵🇭 Maghintay ka lang, darating din ang para sa'yo.
🇺🇸 Just wait, the one for you will eventually arrive.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.