EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to feel shy; to be ashamed...
to make something conform to; to follow strictly...
heed; notice; regard...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang makaramdam ng pag-aatubili, pagkamahiyain, o pagkapahiya sa harap ng ibang tao o dahil sa isang sitwasyon.
EN: to feel shy; to be ashamed
This is the national sport of the Philippines. That feeling when you want the last piece of lechon but you don't want to be the one to get it, so you just stare at it lovingly. "Huwag kang mahiya," they say, but your inner dalagang Pilipina is screaming. It's the root of "pakikisama" and also why we never get the last piece of pizza.
ROOT MEANING: shame; shyness; embarrassment
A core Filipino cultural value. It's not just shyness but a complex concept involving honor, social etiquette, and face-saving.
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🇵🇭 "Huwag kang mahiya na magtanong kung may hindi ka naiintindihan," sabi ng guro.
🇺🇸 "Don't be shy to ask if there's something you don't understand," said the teacher.
🇵🇭 Nahiya siyang aminin na siya ang nakabasag ng plorera.
🇺🇸 He was ashamed to admit that he was the one who broke the vase.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.