EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
listening...
a summons; a call...
to impose on; to levy; to sentence...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/pa-ki-ki-NIG/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagbibigay ng atensyon sa pamamagitan ng pandinig; ang pag-unawa sa mga tunog o salitang naririnig.
EN: listening
More than just hearing; it's the active version. It's what you *should* be doing during a meeting but instead you're just nodding while thinking about what to eat for lunch. It's also what your bestie does at 2 AM when you're having a breakdown over a text message. It's the difference between hearing noise and understanding a message, a song, or a friend's 'hugot'.
From pakiki- (social participation prefix) + kinig (to listen).
ROOT MEANING: act of listening
The verb form is 'makinig' (to listen). 'Pakikinig' is the noun form, the act itself.
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🇵🇭 Ang epektibong komunikasyon ay nagsisimula sa mabuting pakikinig.
🇺🇸 Effective communication starts with good listening.
🇵🇭 Naantig ang aking puso sa kanyang pakikinig sa aking mga problema.
🇺🇸 My heart was touched by his/her listening to my problems.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.