EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Nagging; scolding; ranting...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-bu-bu-nga-NGA/
FIL: Ang walang-tigil at malakas na pagsasalita, karaniwang nagpapahayag ng galit, reklamo, o pag-sermon.
EN: Nagging; scolding; ranting
Ah, the classic soundtrack to a Filipino childhood. This is your mom's final form when you haven't cleaned your room or when your dad comes home late. It's a verbal machine gun of complaints, sermons, and 'noong panahon namin...' stories. It's basically a one-person TED Talk on everything you're doing wrong, powered by love and frustration.
From "bunganga" (a large, cavernous mouth, often used pejoratively).
ROOT MEANING: mouth (impolite); snout; orifice
Highly informal and somewhat pejorative, implying loud and incessant talking.
🇵🇭 Rinig sa buong bahay ang pagbubunganga ni Aling Nena sa kanyang asawa.
🇺🇸 Aling Nena's nagging at her husband could be heard throughout the house.
🇵🇭 Tigilan mo na ang pagbubunganga mo, wala namang nakikinig sa'yo.
🇺🇸 Stop your ranting, nobody is listening to you anyway.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.