EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to send word; to have news spread...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-ba-LI-ta/
FIL: Ang pagpapahatid ng isang mensahe o impormasyon sa iba, o pagiging sanhi na kumalat ang isang balita.
EN: to send word; to have news spread
Like when you ask your Marites friend to "accidentally" let your ex know you're doing great. You're not the one spreading the chismis, you're just *magpabalita* through a designated agent. It's strategic information dissemination, 2026 style.
From `mag-` (actor-focus verb prefix) + `pa-` (causative prefix) + `balita` (news).
Can mean to actively send news or to passively cause news to be known.
🇵🇭 Nagpabalita si Aling Nena sa kanyang mga anak na uuwi na siya mula sa abroad.
🇺🇸 Aling Nena sent word to her children that she is coming home from abroad.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang gagawa ng iskandalo kung ayaw mong magpabalita sa buong barangay.
🇺🇸 Don't cause a scandal if you don't want to have news about you spread throughout the whole village.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.