EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a slight smile, a forced smile...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/pa-ngi-TI/
FIL: Isang bahagya o pilit na pagngiti.
EN: a slight smile, a forced smile
That 'smile' you give your boss when they ask you to work overtime on a Friday. It's the "I'm fine" of facial expressions. It doesn't quite reach the eyes and is powered by social obligation. The official smile of customer service reps and people in awkward family photos.
From 'pa-' + 'ngiti' (smile).
ROOT MEANING: smile
'Pangiti' is the act or the resulting slight smile, while 'ngiti' is the general word for smile.
🇵🇭 Isang pangiti lang ang naisukli niya sa aking biro.
🇺🇸 She only returned a slight smile to my joke.
🇵🇭 Kahit pagod na, nagawa pa rin niyang magbigay ng isang pangiti.
🇺🇸 Even though she was tired, she still managed to give a forced smile.
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