EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
listening...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/na-ki-ki-NIG/
FIL: Ang kasalukuyang kilos ng pagbibigay-pansin sa tunog o sinasabi gamit ang pandinig.
EN: listening
What you're doing right now (hopefully). Also what your boss thinks you're doing in a meeting, but you're actually planning your lunch. When used with 'ang' (ang nakikinig), it means 'the listener(s)' or 'the audience'.
ROOT MEANING: act of listening
This verb is often nominalized by using 'ang' or 'mga' (e.g., 'ang mga nakikinig' - the listeners), making it function as a noun referring to the audience, as hinted by '(ang -)'.
🇵🇭 Siya ay nakikinig ng musika habang nagtatrabaho.
🇺🇸 He is listening to music while working.
🇵🇭 Isang paalala sa lahat ng nakikinig: mag-ingat po tayo.
🇺🇸 A reminder to all listeners: let's all be careful.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.