EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
joy, happiness, gladness...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TU-wa/
FIL: Isang masidhing damdamin ng kaligayahan o kasiyahan na nararanasan dahil sa isang magandang pangyayari o kaganapan.
EN: joy, happiness, gladness
This is the feeling you get when your Shopee/Lazada parcel arrives, when the traffic suddenly clears up on EDSA, or when your crush finally replies to your message. It's that pure, unadulterated happiness before reality (like your credit card bill) kicks in.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuwa.
A very common word for happiness. Can be intensified by repetition ('tuwang-tuwa').
🇵🇭 Hindi maipinta ang kanyang tuwa nang makita ang kanyang pamilya.
🇺🇸 His joy was immeasurable when he saw his family.
🇵🇭 Nakaramdam ako ng matinding tuwa nang manalo kami sa kompetisyon.
🇺🇸 I felt intense happiness when we won the competition.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.