sarap
/saˈɾap/
The English phrase "yum" can be expressed in Filipino using sarap.
sarap is used to express delight or immediate enjoyment when tasting food. You can use it as a standalone exclamation to mean "Yum!" To intensify the expression to something like "How delicious!", you can say ang sarap. In slang, stretching the vowels to saraaap conveys that something is "so delicious".
Meaning: indicating delight at the flavor of food (intj)
Which one should you use?
While sarap is often used as a short, colloquial exclamation, the full adjective form is masarap, which means "delicious".
How does it change in a sentence?
In many contexts, the full adjective is masarap, but the shortened version sarap is frequently used as a standalone exclamation. You can also add the article ang before the word to form ang sarap, which intensifies the sentiment to mean "so delicious" or "how delicious!"
How do you pronounce it?
/saˈɾap/
Did you know?
- In the Philippines, you might hear someone say sarap to describe something that feels good, like a massage or a cool breeze, not just food.
- The word sarap is actually a close relative of the Malay word sedap, meaning they share the same ancient roots from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language.
- When eating together, Filipinos may use sarap as a prompt to invite others to try a dish, functioning as both a compliment and a recommendation.
Examples in context
- Sarap!Yum!This sentence shows how to use sarap as a simple exclamation of "Yum!"Tatoeba #13697164 by kangkong, translation #13629634 by Babelball
- Sarap. Piniritong keso.Yum. Fried cheese.This sentence shows sarap being used to describe the taste of fried cheese.Tatoeba #11463422 by qwertzu, translation #6600762 by Eccles17
- Ang sarap po nito.This is very delicious.
- Napakasarap ng pagkain na ito.This food is extremely delicious.
- Ang sarap nito!This is so delicious!
- Grabe, sobrang sarap!Wow, it's extremely delicious!
- Ang sarap-sarap talaga!This is really, really delicious!
- Walang tapon! Lahat ng lasa, ang sarap!No waste! Every taste is delicious!
- Ang sarap ng luto mo!Your cooking is delicious!
Example conversation
Antonio and Angela are eating dinner together.
- AntonioTikman mo itong ulam, Angela.Try this dish, Angela.
- AngelaSarap! Gusto ko ito.Yum! I like this.
- AntonioSabi ko na sa iyo, eh.I told you so.
- AngelaSalamat sa pagluto, Antonio.Thanks for cooking, Antonio.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry sarap, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sarap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
