EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
happy, joyful...
hauling vehicle; something used for transport...
electoral; pertaining to elections...
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/sa-YA/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging masaya, maligaya, o pagkakaroon ng kagalakan at kasiyahan.
EN: happy, joyful
This is the goal. The 'Sana All' feeling. The opposite of 'sawi'. It's that payday, long weekend, 13th-month-pay, 'kinilig-kay-crush' kind of feeling. It's the 'saya' that makes life worth living, even with all the traffic and BPO night shifts. As a noun, it means happiness.
Pronunciation is key. /SA-ya/ is the skirt, /sa-YA/ is the feeling. The adjective form is 'masaya'. As a noun, it means 'happiness' or 'joy'.
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🇵🇭 Anong laking saya ang nadarama ko ngayon!
🇺🇸 What great happiness I feel right now!
🇵🇭 Talagang masaya ang Pasko sa Pilipinas.
🇺🇸 Christmas in the Philippines is truly happy.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.