EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to smell (something)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/u-ma-MOY/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng ilong upang matukoy o malanghap ang isang halimuyak o alingasaw.
EN: to smell (something)
The verb for when your inner 'Marites' kicks in via your nose. You walk past a bakery and you 'umamoy' fresh pandesal. Your dog 'umaamoy' your grocery bags for treats. It's the action of smelling, whether it's the neighbor's adobo or the suspicious smell from the back of the fridge.
'Umamoy' is the actor-focus verb (the one doing the smelling). 'Naamoy' is the object-focus verb (something was smelled).
🇵🇭 Umamoy ako ng bulaklak para malaman kung mabango ito.
🇺🇸 I smelled the flower to know if it was fragrant.
🇵🇭 Biglang umamoy ng sunog na sinaing ang kusinera.
🇺🇸 The cook suddenly smelled burnt rice.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.