EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
at least; even just...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/man LA-mang/
FIL: Isang parirala na ginagamit upang ipahayag ang pinakamababa o pinakasimpleng inaasahan o hinihiling sa isang sitwasyon.
EN: at least; even just
This is the official phrase of 'sana all' but with lower expectations. It's the 'hugot' of asking for the bare minimum. 'Sana tinawagan mo man lamang ako.' (You could have at least called me.) It's what you say when your crush doesn't like you back, but you wish they'd at least seen your IG story. It's the sigh of a disappointed heart.
Combination of 'man' and 'lamang'.
Expresses a sense of longing, disappointment, or a plea for a minimal action or acknowledgment.
🇵🇭 Kung hindi ka makakapunta, sana nagsabi ka man lamang.
🇺🇸 If you couldn't come, you could have at least told me.
🇵🇭 Bigyan mo naman ako ng isa man lamang.
🇺🇸 Give me even just one.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.