EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to sew...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-NA-hi/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng karayom at sinulid upang pagdugtungin ang mga tela o kumpunihin ang mga damit.
EN: to sew
What your lola does to your ripped jeans, or what that sastre in the palengke does for 50 pesos. It's the OG way of 'DIY' fashion before Shopee and TikTok hacks. Before fast fashion, there was just 'manahi'.
A common verb for the action of sewing by hand or machine.
🇵🇭 Natuto siyang manahi mula sa kanyang ina.
🇺🇸 She learned to sew from her mother.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.