EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Slap...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/sam-PAL/
FIL: Isang mabilis at malakas na pagpalo sa mukha gamit ang bukas na palad.
EN: Slap
The classic Pinoy telenovela confrontation move. Before the hair-pulling, there's the 'sampal'. It’s that shocking, stinging rebuke that says, 'How dare you?!'. The sound it makes is the unofficial soundtrack of betrayal.
Maaari ring gamitin sa paraang matalinhaga, tulad ng 'sampal ng katotohanan' (slap of reality).
🇵🇭 Isang malutong na sampal ang dumapo sa kanyang pisngi.
🇺🇸 A crisp slap landed on her cheek.
🇵🇭 Ang pagbagsak niya sa pagsusulit ay tila isang sampal sa kanyang pagmamataas.
🇺🇸 Failing the exam felt like a slap to his pride.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.