EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to deviate; to change the subject...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-li-HIS/
FIL: Ang pag-iba ng direksyon, landas, o paksa mula sa orihinal o inaasahan.
EN: to deviate; to change the subject
Like when you're in a jeepney and the driver suddenly swerves to avoid a pothole, that's "maglihis." Or when your mom asks you "Nak, may jowa ka na ba?" and you suddenly talk about the weather—you're also doing this, but with the topic. It's the art of strategic evasion.
Can be used for physical movement or for conversation.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang maglihis ng usapan nang tanungin siya tungkol sa kanyang sahod.
🇺🇸 He tried to change the subject when asked about his salary.
🇵🇭 Kinailangang maglihis ng landas ng bus dahil sa aksidente sa daan.
🇺🇸 The bus had to deviate from its path because of an accident on the road.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.