EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to man (a post), to attend to, to staff...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tu-MA-o/
FIL: Ang pagbantay, pag-asikaso, o pamamahala sa isang lugar, tulad ng tindahan o tanggapan; ang pagiging naroroon upang asikasuhin ang mga gawain o kliyente.
EN: to man (a post), to attend to, to staff
When your mom leaves for the market and says, 'Nak, ikaw muna ang **tumao** sa tindahan.' It means you're in charge, you're the person-in-charge for a while. It's your shift. Whether it's a sari-sari store or a booth at a convention, someone has to be there to run it.
ROOT MEANING: person; human being
Derived from 'tao' (person), it literally means 'to be the person' at a certain post or duty.
🇵🇭 Sino ang tumao sa opisina habang nasa pulong ang lahat?
🇺🇸 Who manned the office while everyone was in a meeting?
🇵🇭 Kailangan kong umuwi nang maaga kaya pinakiusapan ko si Ana na tumao muna sa puwesto ko.
🇺🇸 I needed to go home early so I asked Ana to attend to my post for a while.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.