EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
flatterer, sweet-talker...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mam-bo-BO-la/
FIL: Isang taong mahilig magsabi ng mga papuri, na kadalasan ay hindi totoo, upang makuha ang loob o pabor ng iba.
EN: flatterer, sweet-talker
That friend who's a master of 'sipsip' (sucking up) to the boss. Or that guy at the bar who has a script for every girl he talks to. That's a certified 'mambobola'. They can sell ice to an Eskimo with their sweet words. The verb is 'mambola', the person is the 'mambobola'.
Often has a negative connotation, implying insincerity and ulterior motives.
🇵🇭 Kilala siya sa opisina bilang isang tunay na mambobola.
🇺🇸 He is known in the office as a real flatterer.
🇵🇭 Mag-ingat ka sa kanya, isa siyang mambobola at baka may kailangan lang sa iyo.
🇺🇸 Be careful with him, he's a sweet-talker and he probably just needs something from you.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.