EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to confuse, to bewilder...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/man-LI-to/
FIL: Ang magdulot ng kalituhan o pagkalito sa isipan ng isang tao; gawing hindi malinaw o mahirap unawain ang isang bagay.
EN: to confuse, to bewilder
This is what happens when you try to understand government agency procedures, or when your crush gives you mixed signals. One day they're hot, the next day they're cold. To 'manlito' is to intentionally or unintentionally scramble someone's brain until they go, 'Huh? Ano daw?' It's the favorite tactic of confusing instruction manuals.
Can be intentional (to confuse someone on purpose) or unintentional (the speech was confusing).
🇵🇭 Ang mga pabago-bagong patakaran ay sadyang nanlito sa mga mamamayan.
🇺🇸 The ever-changing rules truly confused the citizens.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong panlituhin ang usapan, diretsuhin mo na.
🇺🇸 Don't confuse the conversation, just get straight to the point.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.