EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sampan...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/tsam-PAN/
FIL: Isang uri ng maliit at patag na bangkang kahoy na karaniwang matatagpuan sa Silangang Asya, partikular sa Tsina.
EN: sampan
Think of those classic boats you see in old Chinese martial arts movies. It's not the 'bangka' you'd take to Boracay, but more of a historical river boat. From Hokkien 'sam-pan'.
Mula sa Hokkien na "sam-pan" (三板), na nangangahulugang "tatlong tabla".
This word is not commonly used in modern conversation and is mostly found in historical or literary texts.
🇵🇭 Isang matandang mangingisda ang naglalayag sa ilog gamit ang kanyang tsampan.
🇺🇸 An old fisherman was sailing on the river using his sampan.
🇵🇭 Ang mga tsampan ay dating karaniwang tanawin sa mga ilog ng Maynila.
🇺🇸 Sampans were once a common sight on the rivers of Manila.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.