EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
unlucky...
electric fan...
Cupping therapy...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/wa-LANG-SU-wer-te/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa isang tao o sitwasyon na palaging nakararanas ng kamalasan o hindi pinapaboran ng magandang kapalaran.
EN: unlucky
The feeling when you missed the last seat on the MRT, your Grab got cancelled, and it started raining the moment you decided to walk. Basically, the universe is playing a prank on you. You're "malas."
From `walang` (without/none) + Spanish `suerte` (luck).
ROOT MEANING: luck; lucky
Interchangeable with "malas". "Suwerte" itself is a very common loanword.
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🇵🇭 Pakiramdam ko ay walang-suwerte ako sa raffle draw.
🇺🇸 I feel like I'm unlucky in raffle draws.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong isiping walang-suwerte ka, baka hindi pa lang ito ang tamang panahon.
🇺🇸 Don't think you're unlucky, maybe it's just not the right time yet.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.