EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to do business, to start a business...
to blow one's nose...
snort, hiss, huff...
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/mag-ne-GOS-yo/
FIL: Ang pagsisimula o pagpapatakbo ng isang gawaing pangkalakalan o komersyal upang kumita.
EN: to do business, to start a business
The verb form of every Filipino's dream when they get their 13th-month pay. It's the act of turning your passion (or a trending food item) into profit. From selling ube cheese pandesal online during the pandemic to opening a milk tea shop, "magnegosyo" is the Pinoy hustle spirit in action. It's the first step to becoming your own boss, or at least, the boss of your own food cart.
From Tagalog `mag-` + Spanish `negocio` (business).
ROOT MEANING: business, commerce, trade
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🇵🇭 Marami ang nagpasyang magnegosyo online noong panahon ng pandemya.
🇺🇸 Many decided to do business online during the pandemic.
🇵🇭 Plano niyang magnegosyo ng karinderya pagka-retire niya.
🇺🇸 He plans to start a business, a small eatery, when he retires.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.