EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
there is someone; (it's) occupied...
act of saving face; giving consideration to avoid ...
act of capturing; captivation...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/may TA-o/
FIL: Isang pahayag na nagsasabing mayroong isang tao o mga tao sa isang lugar; ginagamit din upang ipahiwatig na ang isang lugar, tulad ng banyo, ay kasalukuyang ginagamit.
EN: there is someone; (it's) occupied
The universal Filipino response when someone knocks on the public restroom door you're in. You don't say "Occupied!" or "Someone's in here!" You panic-shout "**May tao**!" It can also be a warning, like when you're about to gossip and your friend whispers, "Shhh, **may tao** sa likod."
ROOT MEANING: person; human being
Context is key. It can mean "someone's here" in a general sense, or "this is occupied" in the specific context of a private space like a toilet or fitting room.
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🇵🇭 Kumatok ako sa pinto ng banyo at may sumagot ng, 'May tao!'
🇺🇸 I knocked on the bathroom door and someone answered, 'It's occupied!'
🇵🇭 Akala ko walang nakakarinig, pero may tao pala sa kabilang kwarto.
🇺🇸 I thought no one was listening, but there was someone in the other room.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.