EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
anxiety, apprehension, dread...
to look for; to search...
to prepare; to get ready...
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FIL: Isang malalim na damdamin ng pag-aalala, takot, o pangamba tungkol sa isang bagay na maaaring mangyari sa hinaharap.
EN: anxiety, apprehension, dread
It's that feeling when you see 'We need to talk' in your inbox from your boss, or when your mom uses your full name. It’s the low-key background music of dread playing in your head before something potentially bad happens. A professional level of 'kaba'.
More formal and intense than 'kaba' (nervousness). Often used in literature and formal speech.
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🇵🇭 Puno ng ngamba ang kanyang puso habang hinihintay ang resulta ng medical exam.
🇺🇸 His heart was full of apprehension while waiting for the results of the medical exam.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang pawiin ang ngamba sa pamamagitan ng panalangin.
🇺🇸 He tried to erase the dread through prayer.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.