EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to take pictures of each other...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-li-tra-TU-han/
FIL: Ang kilos ng dalawa o higit pang tao na sabay-sabay o halinhinang kumukuha ng litrato ng isa't isa.
EN: to take pictures of each other
The official sport of every Filipino reunion, vacation, or even just a random coffee date. 'Maglitratuhan' is the reciprocal act of taking photos. 'Picturan mo 'ko dito, tapos ako naman sa'yo.' It's the foundation of every Instagram feed and the reason why someone's phone storage is always full.
mag- (verb prefix) + litrato (from Spanish 'retrato', meaning 'portrait') + -han (reciprocal action suffix).
The -an suffix implies a reciprocal or group action. 'Kumuha ng litrato' is one person taking a picture. 'Maglitratuhan' is people taking pictures of each other.
🇵🇭 Pumunta kami sa Baguio para maglitratuhan sa gitna ng mga pine tree.
🇺🇸 We went to Baguio to take pictures of each other amidst the pine trees.
🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng graduation, nagkayayaan ang magkakaibigan na maglitratuhan.
🇺🇸 After graduation, the friends decided to have a pictorial together.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.