EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Wait / Hold on...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TE-ka/
FIL: Isang pinaikling anyo ng pariralang "hintay ka," na ginagamit upang hilingin sa isang tao na maghintay o huminto pansamantala.
EN: Wait / Hold on
The national pause button of the Philippines. Before any major decision, minor inconvenience, or just to gather your thoughts mid-chismis, you say "teka." It's the spoken equivalent of the buffering icon. "Teka, processing pa..."
Contraction of "Hintay ka" (You wait).
Used informally in conversations. It's a command, a request, and a filler word all in one.
🇵🇭 Teka, ano ulit 'yung sinabi mo?
🇺🇸 Wait, what did you say again?
🇵🇭 Teka lang, may kinukuha lang ako.
🇺🇸 Hold on a moment, I'm just getting something.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.