EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To clean....
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-li-NIS/
FIL: Alisin ang dumi, kalat, o anumang bagay na marumi sa isang lugar o bagay upang ito ay maging maayos at kaaya-aya.
EN: To clean.
The national weekend anthem. The sound of a vacuum cleaner on a Saturday morning, the smell of floor wax, and your mom yelling "Walang aalis hangga't hindi pa malinis ang bahay!" That's the signal to maglinis. It's the ultimate chore, the cure for 'tamad-itis', and the prerequisite for getting your wifi password back.
From mag- (verb prefix) + linis (clean).
ROOT MEANING: cleanliness
A very common, general-purpose verb for cleaning anything.
🇵🇭 Kailangan kong maglinis ng buong bahay bago dumating ang mga bisita.
🇺🇸 I need to clean the whole house before the visitors arrive.
🇵🇭 Huwag kalimutang maglinis ng iyong kuwarto tuwing umaga.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to clean your room every morning.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.