mga petsa
The English phrase "dates" is translated into Bisaya as mga petsa.
mga petsa refers to specific days of the month or year.
What does it mean word for word?
mga is a plural marker, and petsa is a loanword from the Spanish word fecha, meaning date.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the singular form "date", use petsa without the plural marker mga.
Did you know?
- In the Philippines, the word petsa is often used in the slang phrase petsa de peligro, which describes the stressful days just before payday when money runs out.
- If you are talking about a 'date' in the sense of a romantic outing, you would never use petsa, as that word is strictly for calendar notation.
- In some rural areas, older generations might still refer to the 'date' of a harvest or event by the phase of the moon rather than using a petsa from a calendar.
Examples in context
- Disyembre 25, 2022December 25, 2022
- Oktubre 10, 2023October 10, 2023
- Hulyo 1, 2024July 1, 2024
- Ika-3 sa Pebrero, 2022February 3, 2022
- Ika-15 sa Mayo, 2023May 15, 2023
- Ika-30 sa Disyembre, 2024December 30, 2024
- Karon tuigaThis year
- Miabot na ang tuig 2022.The year 2022 has arrived.
- Mabayad ko sa ika-15 sa Pebrero.I will pay on the 15th of February.
- Pila ka mga petsa ang nabilin?How many dates are left?
- Nasayop ang mga petsa sa dokumento.The dates in the document are wrong.
- Ilista ang mga petsa sa kalendaryo.List the dates on the calendar.
Example conversation
Ana and Juan are checking a travel itinerary.
- AnaTan-awa ang mga petsa sa atong trip.Look at the dates of our trip.
- JuanSakto ra ba kini nga mga petsa, Ana?Are these dates correct, Ana?
- AnaOo, sakto ang mga petsa.Yes, the dates are correct.
- JuanSige, i-book na nato kini.Okay, let's book this now.
