EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
common person; man on the street...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TA-o sa KAL-ye/
FIL: Isang karaniwang mamamayan na walang pormal na kapangyarihan o katanyagan; ang pangkalahatang publiko.
EN: common person; man on the street
This is your 'random person' survey respondent. The one whose opinion is sought in news segments to represent the 'voice of the masses.' The guy you ask for directions, the vendor at the palengke, the everyday Juan dela Cruz. 'Ano kaya ang pulso ng **tao sa kalye** tungkol sa bagong batas?'
Literally 'person on the street'.
ROOT MEANING: person; human being
Often used in media and political discourse to refer to the general public or the working class.
🇵🇭 Ang opinyon ng tao sa kalye ay mahalaga sa isang demokrasya.
🇺🇸 The opinion of the common person is important in a democracy.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.