presentasyon
The Tagalog word for "presentation" (something presented to an audience) is presentasyon.
presentasyon is used to refer to a presentation given to an audience.
Meaning: something presented to an audience (noun)
Which one should you use?
While presentasyon refers to a general presentation, there are more specific formal terms: use Pagpapakilala when the context is the act of introducing or presenting something formally and use Pagpapakita when the focus is on the visual aspect of the presentation.
Did you know?
- In Filipino classrooms, a student giving a presentasyon may be asked to mag-report, a localized use of the English word 'report' to mean delivering a presentation.
- The term Pagpapakita can feel quite direct, almost like 'showing off', depending on the tone and context used in a sentence.
- In very formal or poetic Tagalog, a presentation of an idea might be described as paglalahad, which specifically means laying something out in a clear and detailed sequence.
Examples in context
- Ipagpapakita natin ang mga larawan ng bakasyon natin.Let's show the pictures of our vacation.
- Patatawanin ko kayo habang nagpapakita ng aking mga kahanga-hangang larawan.I will make you laugh while presenting my amazing pictures.
- Tapos na ang presentasyon sa paaralan.The presentation at school is finished.
- Handa na ang presentasyon para sa meeting.The presentation for the meeting is ready.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about their class project.
- MariaJuan, tapos na ba ang presentasyon natin?Juan, is our presentation finished?
- JuanHindi pa, Maria. May aayusin pa ako.Not yet, Maria. I still have things to fix.
- MariaKailan mo ito matatapos?When will you finish it?
- JuanMatatapos ko ito mamayang gabi.I will finish it later tonight.
