EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
nine hundred (900)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/SI-yam na ra-AN/
FIL: Ang bilang na katumbas ng siyam na daan; ang kardinal na bilang na kasunod ng 899 at sinusundan ng 901.
EN: nine hundred (900)
Literally 'nine hundred'. It's the price of a concert ticket that makes you think twice. It's that awkward amount you have left in your G-Cash after paying all your bills. 'May 900 pa ako... kaya pa 'to hanggang sahod.'
A compound number from Tagalog 'siyam' (nine), the linker 'na', and 'raan' (a variant of 'daan', meaning hundred).
The 'na' linker is essential. In modern text, it's almost always written as the numeral '900'.
🇵🇭 Ang upa sa apartment ay siyam na raan na dolyar bawat buwan.
🇺🇸 The rent for the apartment is nine hundred dollars per month.
🇵🇭 Nagkakahalaga ng siyam na raan na piso ang bagong labas na video game.
🇺🇸 The newly released video game costs nine hundred pesos.
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