EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to wander around; to roam aimlessly...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-GA-la-GA-la/
FIL: Ang paglalakad o paglilibot sa iba't ibang lugar nang walang tiyak na patutunguhan o layunin.
EN: to wander around; to roam aimlessly
This is what you do when you have no plans but don't want to stay home. It's the art of "tambay" but with more steps. You go to the mall, walk from end to end, look at stuff you won't buy, and then go home. It's being a "layas" but in a less rebellious, more bored kind of way.
From `magpa-` + reduplication of `gala` (to roam). The `magpa-` here acts as an intensifier or indicates a more deliberate, prolonged action of wandering.
ROOT MEANING: stroll, trip, wandering
Implies a lack of direction or purpose in movement. Often has a slightly negative connotation, as if one is wasting time, but can also be used neutrally.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magpagala-gala sa gabi at baka mapahamak ka pa.
🇺🇸 Don't wander around at night, you might get into trouble.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang magpagala-gala sa mall kapag Sabado.
🇺🇸 She loves to roam aimlessly in the mall on Saturdays.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.