sopa
/soˈpa/
The Tagalog word for couch is sopa.
sopa is a noun used to refer to furniture designed for seating more than one person.
Meaning: furniture for seating of more than one person (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/soˈpa/
Did you know?
- The word sopa is a loanword from the Spanish sofá, which originally came from the Arabic word ṣuffa meaning a stone bench used for teaching and lounging.
- The concept of lounging on a sopa contrasts with the traditional Filipino papag, which is a bamboo slat bed used for both sleeping and socializing.
- If you were to say sopa in a culinary context in Tag Philippines, you might be misunderstood, as 'sopa' is also the phonetic equivalent of 'soup' in some localized contexts or mistaken for 'sopas', a popular macaroni soup.
Examples in context
- Nagrelax si Tom sa sopa.Tom relaxed on the couch.This sentence is useful for describing someone relaxing on the sopa.Tatoeba #11659729 by qwertzu, translation #2644831 by CK
- Puwede kang matulog sa sopa.You can sleep on the couch.This sentence is useful for mentioning the possibility of sleeping on the sopa.Tatoeba #11273347 by qwertzu, translation #2185158 by Hybrid
- Gumulong ang bola sa ilalim ng sopa.The ball rolled under the couch.This sentence is useful for describing an object rolling under the sopa.Tatoeba #11806308 by qwertzu, translation #6683441 by CK
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Example conversation
Angela and Ricardo are in a living room looking at new furniture.
- AngelaMaganda ang kulay ng sopa na ito.This couch has a beautiful color.
- RicardoOo, mukhang malambot ang sopa.Yes, the couch looks soft.
- AngelaBibilhin ba natin ang sopa na ito?Are we going to buy this couch?
- RicardoPag-isipan muna natin ang presyo.Let's think about the price first.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry sopa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sopa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
