EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
really...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ta-la-GA/
FIL: Isang pang-abay na nagpapatunay o nagbibigay-diin sa katotohanan o kasidhian ng isang pahayag.
EN: really
The Swiss Army knife of Filipino emphasis. It can be a question ('Talaga?'), a confirmation ('Oo, talaga.'), an accusation ('Ikaw talaga!'), or pure, unadulterated 'gigil' ('Nakakainis ka talaga!'). It's the word you use when 'very' just isn't enough.
Shift in meaning from Sanskrit 'taḍāga' (pond, lake) to mean 'naturally, certainly'.
Extremely common in everyday conversation. Its meaning is heavily dependent on intonation.
🇵🇭 Talaga bang aalis ka na?
🇺🇸 Are you really leaving already?
🇵🇭 Ang ganda mo talaga ngayon.
🇺🇸 You are truly beautiful today.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.