EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to choke (on food)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
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FIL: Ang pagbabara sa lalamunan dahil sa pagkain o anumang bagay na hindi sinasadyang malunok, na nagiging sanhi ng hirap sa paghinga.
EN: to choke (on food)
That moment when you're laughing too hard while eating sisig tapos biglang may bumara sa lalamunan mo. It's the universe telling you to slow down, bes. It's not just food, pwede ring "mahirinan sa sariling kasinungalingan" – choking on your own lies.
Often used in a literal sense but can also be used figuratively to mean being overwhelmed by something one has said or done.
🇵🇭 Dahan-dahan sa pagkain ng kanin para hindi ka mahirinan.
🇺🇸 Eat your rice slowly so you don't choke.
🇵🇭 Halos mahirinan siya sa dami ng trabahong ibinigay sa kanya.
🇺🇸 He was almost overwhelmed (figuratively choked) by the amount of work given to him.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.