EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
week...
fiber (especially abaca or coconut husk fiber)...
fishy smell or taste; rankness...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/si-MA-na/
FIL: Isang yugto ng panahon na binubuo ng pitong magkakasunod na araw.
EN: week
A more formal and slightly old-fashioned way of saying 'linggo' (week). You'll hear this more from your lola or in provinces. 'Isang simana na akong naghihintay ng 13th month pay!'
Spanish 'semana'
'Linggo' is the more common term for 'week' in modern, everyday conversation. 'Simana' is still widely understood and used, especially in certain regions and in formal writing.
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🇵🇭 Isang simana kaming magbabakasyon sa probinsya.
🇺🇸 We will be on vacation in the province for one week.
🇵🇭 Tuwing katapusan ng simana, umuuwi siya sa kanilang bayan.
🇺🇸 Every end of the week, he goes home to his town.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.