EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to call; to summon...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ta-WAG/
FIL: Ang pagbigkas ng pangalan ng isang tao upang makuha ang kaniyang atensyon, o ang pag-anyaya sa kaniya na lumapit o dumalo.
EN: to call; to summon
This is what your mom does from the first floor when you're on the second, and it sounds like she's about to summon a demon, but really she just wants you to get the "toyo" from the sari-sari store. Also what you do to call a meeting, a taxi, or your dog who refuses to come inside.
ROOT MEANING: a call, a name/title
Can be used for calling a person's name, calling for a meeting, or hailing a ride.
🇵🇭 Magtawag ka ng mga bata dahil handa na ang hapunan.
🇺🇸 Call the children because dinner is ready.
🇵🇭 Ang pangulo ay nagpasyang magtawag ng isang press conference.
🇺🇸 The president decided to call a press conference.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.