EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
departing; about to leave...
district...
destruction...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-a-LIS/
FIL: Papunta sa labas o patungo sa ibang lugar; malapit nang umalis.
EN: departing; about to leave
The standard Filipino excuse to get out of a party or family gathering you don't want to be in. "Ma, **paalis** na po kami." Also the state of your salary 5 minutes after you receive it. It's always on its way out.
From `pa-` (directional prefix) + `alis` (leave, depart).
ROOT MEANING: to leave, to depart, to remove
Can also function as an adjective describing a noun (e.g., "tren na paalis" - departing train).
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🇵🇭 Nang dumating ka, paalis na ako.
🇺🇸 When you arrived, I was already about to leave.
🇵🇭 Sumakay siya sa bus na paalis patungong Bicol.
🇺🇸 He boarded the departing bus bound for Bicol.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.