EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to speak to someone, to address someone...
parking area, parking lot...
paradise...
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/sa-li-TAN/
FIL: Ang pakikipag-usap o pagbigkas ng salita sa isang tao; kausapin.
EN: to speak to someone, to address someone
This is a less common verb for "to talk to someone." Parang 'yung ginagawa ng boss mo kapag may mali ka sa report, he will salitan you. It's like 'kausapin' but feels a bit more formal or even confrontational. "I need to have a word with you."
From 'salita' (word) + '-an' suffix.
The stress is on the last syllable: sa-li-TAN. This is a directional verb, indicating who is being spoken to.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong salitan nang ganyan.
🇺🇸 Don't speak to me like that.
🇵🇭 Sinulitan siya ng kanyang ina tungkol sa kanyang mga grado.
🇺🇸 His mother spoke to him about his grades.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.