EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
taximeter...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tak-si-ME-tro/
FIL: Isang aparato na ginagamit sa mga taksi at iba pang sasakyang pampubliko upang sukatin ang distansya ng biyahe at kalkulahin ang pamasahe.
EN: taximeter
The magical box in a taxi that's supposed to give you a fair price but sometimes feels like it's running faster than the car itself, especially in traffic. "Manong, paki-on po ng taksimetro. Ayaw ko po ng 'estimasyon' lang."
From English 'taximeter', ultimately from French 'taximètre'.
Often shortened to 'metro'. 'Taksimiter' is a common colloquial variant.
🇵🇭 Tiningnan ng pasahero ang tumatakbong numero sa taksimetro.
🇺🇸 The passenger looked at the running numbers on the taximeter.
🇵🇭 Sirâ daw ang taksimetro kaya nangongontrata ang drayber.
🇺🇸 The driver claims the taximeter is broken, that's why he's negotiating a fixed price.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.