EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to preach; to give advice; to lecture...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-NGA-ral/
FIL: Magbigay ng payo, pangaral, o sermon, karaniwan tungkol sa moralidad, relihiyon, o tamang pag-uugali.
EN: to preach; to give advice; to lecture
This is what a priest does on Sunday, what your parents do when you come home late, and what your friend does when they give you unsolicited 'love advice.' It's the act of giving a sermon or a lecture. It can be helpful (from a mentor) or annoying (when it's 'pangaral' you didn't ask for).
ROOT MEANING: lesson, moral, study
Can have a positive connotation (to teach, to guide) or a slightly negative one (to lecture, to nag). The noun form is 'pangaral' (sermon, moral lesson).
🇵🇭 Tungkulin ng mga magulang na mangaral sa kanilang mga anak.
🇺🇸 It is the duty of parents to give moral guidance to their children.
🇵🇭 Ayoko nang makinig, puro mangaral na lang ang ginagawa niya.
🇺🇸 I don't want to listen anymore, all he does is lecture.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.