EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Scolding, nagging, incessant talking...
mousetrap...
payment; installment...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pag-ta-ta-la-KAN/
FIL: Ang walang tigil at malakas na pagsasalita o pag-ungot, karaniwang may kasamang panenermon o pagrereklamo.
EN: Scolding, nagging, incessant talking
You know that sound your mom or tita makes when you haven't cleaned your room for a week? That's pagtatalakan. It's a verbal machine gun of scolding, complaints, and "I told you so's". It's the background music to many Filipino households. Think of the iconic "bungangera" character.
From "pag-" (verbal noun prefix) + reduplication of the first syllable of the root "talak" (to nag).
Almost always has a negative connotation, implying noisy, annoying, and lengthy scolding.
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🇵🇭 Rinig sa buong kapitbahayan ang pagtatalakan ni Aling Nena sa kanyang asawa.
🇺🇸 The whole neighborhood could hear Aling Nena's scolding of her husband.
🇵🇭 Sawà na ako sa araw-araw na pagtatalakan.
🇺🇸 I'm tired of the daily nagging.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.