EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pawn...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-sang-LA/
FIL: Ang pag-iwan ng isang mahalagang bagay bilang kolateral o garantiya para sa isang utang.
EN: to pawn
The national sport during 'petsa de peligro' (the days before payday). When your wallet is crying and your ATM is judging you, you **magsangla** your lola's necklace at the nearest pawnshop. It's basically a short-term loan from a place with a name like 'Cebuana' or 'Palawan'.
Commonly associated with pawnshops and financial hardship.
🇵🇭 Napilitan siyang magsangla ng kanyang singsing para sa matrikula ng anak.
🇺🇸 She was forced to pawn her ring for her child's tuition.
🇵🇭 Babalik ako bukas para magsangla nitong laptop, kailangan ko lang ng pera ngayon.
🇺🇸 I will come back tomorrow to pawn this laptop, I just need money now.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.