EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is leafing through...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/nag-bu-buk-LAT/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paglipat ng mga pahina ng isang aklat, magasin, o anumang babasahin. Ito ay nasa pangkasalukuyang panahunan.
EN: is leafing through
What you do at a bookstore when you're too broke to actually buy the book. You're not really reading, just flipping through the pages, pretending to be intellectual. "Pre, anong ginagawa mo?" "Dito lang, nagbubuklat ng manga."
ROOT MEANING: act of opening or browsing a book
Specifically used for turning pages of a book, magazine, or similar materials. It's different from "nagbubukas" which is for general opening.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang magbuklat ng mga lumang photo album.
🇺🇸 She loves leafing through old photo albums.
🇵🇭 May nakita akong bata na nagbubuklat ng diyaryo sa parke.
🇺🇸 I saw a child browsing through a newspaper in the park.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.