EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to sell by retail; to sell in small quantities...
to keep something a secret...
to clean for someone...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Magbenta ng mga produkto nang paisa-isa o sa maliliit na bahagi, sa halip na bultuhan.
EN: to sell by retail; to sell in small quantities
This is the magic behind the 'sari-sari store'. Don't have money for a whole bottle of shampoo? You can buy a sachet. Can't afford a whole pack of cigarettes? You can buy one stick. That's 'pagtitingi.' It's making things affordable for the 'tingi' budget.
The opposite of 'magbulto' (to sell wholesale). It's a key concept in Philippine local commerce.
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🇵🇭 Mas malaki ang kita kung ikaw ay magtitingi ng bawang kaysa ibenta ito nang por kilo.
🇺🇸 The profit is bigger if you sell garlic by retail (per piece) rather than selling it per kilo.
🇵🇭 Nagpasya siyang magtingi ng mantika sa kanilang tindahan.
🇺🇸 She decided to sell cooking oil in small quantities at their store.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.