EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Schoolmate...
to make someone drink; to serve drinks...
to enforce; to make something prevail; to implemen...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang tao na kasamang nag-aaral o nag-aral sa iisang paaralan; kaklase o kaeskuwela.
EN: Schoolmate
Anyone who went to the same school as you, from the person you shared a table with in the canteen to that guy from a different batch you only know by face. Reconnecting with a schoolmate years later often starts with, "Uy, taga-[School Name] ka rin pala! Kilala mo si...?"
From English 'schoolmate'.
The Tagalog 'kaeskuwela' is also common.
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🇵🇭 Nakasalubong ko ang dati kong schoolmate sa mall.
🇺🇸 I bumped into my old schoolmate at the mall.
🇵🇭 Pareho kaming grumaduate sa UP, pero hindi kami schoolmate sa parehong department.
🇺🇸 We both graduated from UP, but we weren't schoolmates in the same department.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.