EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to ring (a bell); to call (by phone)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/tu-MIM-bre/
FIL: Ang pagpapatunog ng kampana o doorbell; ang pagtawag sa telepono.
EN: to ring (a bell); to call (by phone)
"Tumimbre ka 'pag nasa labas ka na." is the classic Pinoy "I'm here" text before Grab and Messenger made it automated. It's the sound that announces a visitor, a delivery, or your friend who's come to collect a debt. In modern terms, it can also mean to phone someone. "Tumimbre si boss, OT na naman daw."
From Spanish "timbre" (bell, stamp, tone).
ROOT MEANING: timbre; tone quality
Primarily used for doorbells or making a phone call. Can be used figuratively to mean "to get in touch" or "to make one's presence known."
🇵🇭 Tumimbre kaagad ang bata sa pinto pagdating niya mula sa eskwela.
🇺🇸 The child immediately rang the doorbell upon arriving from school.
🇵🇭 Sino ba 'yung tumimbre sa telepono kaninang madaling araw?
🇺🇸 Who was that who called on the phone in the early hours of the morning?
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