EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to swallow...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ka-LU-lon/
FIL: Magkaroon ng kakayahang magpadaan ng isang bagay mula sa bibig patungo sa lalamunan at sikmura.
EN: to be able to swallow
'Yung struggle mo sa pag-inom ng gamot na tableta na kasing laki ng Vios. "Hindi ko makalulon 'tong kapsula, besh! Pwede 'yung syrup na lang?" Also used figuratively for hard truths: "Isang mapait na katotohanan na mahirap makalulon."
maka- (ability) + lulon (swallow)
Can be literal (swallowing food/pills) or figurative (swallowing one's pride, accepting a difficult situation).
🇵🇭 Nahihirapan siyang makalulon ng pagkain dahil masakit ang kanyang lalamunan.
🇺🇸 He is having a hard time being able to swallow food because his throat hurts.
🇵🇭 May mga desisyon sa buhay na kailangan mong tanggapin kahit mahirap makalulon.
🇺🇸 There are decisions in life you have to accept even if they are hard to swallow.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.