ubas
/ˈʔubas/
The English word "grapes" is translated into Filipino as ubas.
ubas refers to small, round, sweet fruits that grow in bunches on a vine.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the word ubas plural, you add the marker mga before it, resulting in mga ubas.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈʔubas/
Did you know?
- The Filipino word ubas is an example of a 'plural loan', where the Spanish plural uvas was adopted as the singular base word in Filipino.
- Because many ubas are imported from places like Korea or the US, the fruit can sometimes be treated as a luxury item rather than a common local snack.
- The word ubas is a 'loanword', reflecting the 333 years of Spanish colonial influence on the Filipino vocabulary regarding foreign produce.
Examples in context
- Ang asim ng mga ubas na ito.These grapes are sour.This sentence is useful for describing the sourness of ubas.Tatoeba #11655254 by qwertzu, translation #10746165 by sundown
- Paabot ng ubas.Hand me the grapes.This sentence is useful for requesting someone to hand you the ubas.Tatoeba #13890176 by qwertzu, translation #13625703 by CK
- Maasim ang mga ubas na ito.These grapes taste sour.This sentence is useful for describing the sour taste of ubas.Tatoeba #2283014 by ichivivi20, translation #60579 by CK
- Mayroon po kayong 'ubas'?Do you have 'grapes'?
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A fruit stall at a local market.
- ChristinaMagkano po ang isang kilo ng ubas?How much is one kilo of grapes?
- RicardoIsang daan lang po ang kilo.It's only one hundred per kilo.
- ChristinaSige, bibili ako ng dalawang kilo ng ubas.Okay, I will buy two kilos of grapes.
- RicardoSalamat po, Christina.Thank you, Christina.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ubas, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ubas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
