EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
once; one time...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/sam-BE-ses/
FIL: Isang beses lamang; minsan. Ito ay pinaikling anyo ng pariralang "isang beses".
EN: once; one time
The short, sweet, and slightly lazy way of saying "isang beses." It's what you tell your friend when they ask how many times you've rewatched that K-drama series, but you're lying. "Ah, **sambeses** ko pa lang napanood 'yan." (Spoiler: It was your fifth time).
Contraction of "isang beses" (one time).
Used to emphasize that an action occurred only a single time.
🇵🇭 Sambeses lang sa isang taon kung umuwi siya mula sa abroad.
🇺🇸 He only comes home from abroad once a year.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.