EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
breathless, without breathing...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/wa-LANG hi-NGA/
FIL: Hindi humihinga; literal na pagkawala ng hininga o sa paraang tila hindi na kailangan pang huminga dahil sa bilis ng kilos.
EN: breathless, without breathing
Two scenarios: 1) The literal 'OMG, call an ambulance!' breathless. 2) The figurative 'OMG, ang haba ng chika ni Marites!' breathless. You say something so fast and long, parang hindi ka na humihinga.
From 'wala' (none) + 'hinga' (breath).
Can be used literally for a medical state or figuratively for speaking or working very quickly without a pause.
🇵🇭 Nagsalita siya nang walang-hinga para ikuwento ang buong pangyayari.
🇺🇸 She spoke breathlessly to narrate the entire event.
🇵🇭 Natagpuan siyang walang-hinga sa ilalim ng tubig.
🇺🇸 He was found without breath under the water.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.