EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To fan someone/something...
to reveal, to disclose, to expose...
escabeche...
Pang-uri
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/pay-pa-YAN/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng pamaypay o anumang bagay upang mahanginan ang isang tao, bagay, o lugar.
EN: To fan someone/something
This is the verb form of what you do *to* someone. 'Ma, paypayan mo naman ako!' (Mom, fan me!) is a classic line from Pinoy kids feeling the heat. It's an act of service, love, or sometimes, a chore you're forced to do for your lola while she watches her favorite teleserye.
The focus of the action is the object or person being fanned. 'Paypayan mo ako' (Fan me).
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🇵🇭 Paki-paypayan mo naman ang mga uling para magbaga.
🇺🇸 Please fan the charcoal to get it glowing.
🇵🇭 Habang nagkukwento si lola, siya ay aking pinipaypayan.
🇺🇸 While grandma was telling a story, I was fanning her.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.