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Me gatas ka pa sa labi = you still have milk on your lips
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You're just a baby.
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Nagsusunog siya ng kilay = she's burning her eyebrows
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She's studying hard.
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Nagbabanat siya ng buto = he's stretching his bones
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He's working hard.
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Para kang mantika matulog = you sleep like oil
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Wow, you're so difficult to rouse.
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Pag puti ng uwak, pag itim ng tagak =
when the crow's feathers turn white, and the stork's feathers turn black |
It's never going to happen.
it's impossible. |
Balat-sibuyas ka pala = you have onion skin
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you're too sensitive.
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Ang kapal ng mukha mo! = you have thick face!
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You have no shame!
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Matigas ang ulo mo! = you have a hard head!
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You're so stubborn!
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Pusong bato ka! = you have a heart of stone!
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You have no feelings!
you have no compassion! |
Bagsak na ang Bataan! = Bataan has fallen!
*in reference to the WWII fall of Bataan |
People say this when something has been breached, won, or achieved. people especially say this when a woman has agreed to a man's romantic proposal...
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Pinunong may kamay na bakal = a leader with an iron hand
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Strict rules
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Pag-iisang dibdib = union of bosoms
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Marriage, wedding
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Makapigil-hininga = breath-stopping
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Wonderful, awesome
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Magulo ang isip niya = his mind is chaotic
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He's got a lot on his mind.
he doesn't know what to do. he's problematic. |
Mata-pobre = eyes-poor
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A rich person snubbing the poor
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