EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
syllable...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/PAN-tig/
FIL: Isang yunit ng tunog sa pagsasalita na binubuo ng isang patinig o kombinasyon ng patinig at katinig, na binibigkas sa isang bugso ng hininga.
EN: syllable
The building blocks of words you had to clap out in Grade 1. 'Ma-gan-da.' Three claps, three syllables! It's how you break down long and complicated words... like your ex's convoluted explanation for why they cheated.
Native Tagalog word.
A fundamental concept in Filipino linguistics and phonology.
🇵🇭 Ang salitang 'pag-ibig' ay may tatlong pantig.
🇺🇸 The word 'pag-ibig' has three syllables.
🇵🇭 Pinapalakpak ng mga bata ang bawat pantig ng kanilang pangalan.
🇺🇸 The children clap each syllable of their names.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.