1. to cause pleasure: makasiya, ikasiya, makalugod, ikalugod, makatuwa, ikatuwa, makagalak, ikagalak
2. to give pleasure: magbigay-lugod, bigyang-lugod, magbigay-kasiyahan, bigyangkasiyahan, pasayahin, aliwin
3. to be pleased, to be moved to pleasure: matuwa, masiyahan, malugod
4. to have a preference, to like, to prefer: magkagusto, magustuhan, magkaibig, maibigan, mahiligan, magkahilig
5. if you please, often means with your permission: kung papayag kayo, kung maaari sana, kung ipahihintulot ninyo, kung mamarapatin ninyo
» synonyms and related words:
fussy
adj.
1. never satisfied, hard to please: masyadong maselan (pihikan, delikado)
2. too particular about details: makuriri, mabusisi
entertain
v.
1. to interest, to please, to make fun for: maglibang, lumibang, makalibang, libangin, mag-aliw, umaliw, makaaliw, aliwin
2. to keep in the mind: magsaisip, isaisip
3. to consider or to take into consideration: magsaalang-alang, isaalang-alang
4. to have as a guest: magkapanauhin, magkabisita
5. to provide entertainment for guests: umistima, istimahin
suit
n.
1. a set of clothes: terno
2. a case in a law court: sakdal, pagsasakdal, usapin, habla, paghahabla, demanda, pagdedemanda
3. a request, asking: pakiusap, hiling, kahilingan
4. a wooing: pangingibig, panliligaw, panunuyo
v.
1. to make fit, to make suitable: mag-angkop, iangkop, angkupan, magbagay, ibagay, bagayan, mag-akma, iakma
2. to be suitable, to be agreeable: mabagay, maangkop, maakma
3. to agree with: bumagay, mabagay, bagayan, mahiyang
4. to be becoming: bumagay, bagayan
5. to please, to be convenient for, to satisfy: makibagay, pakibagayan, magbigaykasiyahan, bigyang-kasiyahan
take
v.
1. to lay hold of: tumangan, tanganan, tangnan, humawak, hawakan
2. to seize, to capture: humuli, hulihin, dumakip, dakpin
3. to be seized or captured: mahuli, madakip
4. to accept: tumanggap, tanggapin
5. to receive: tumanggap, tanggapin, matanggap
6. to get: kumuha, kunin
7. to win: manalo, talunin, magtagumpay, pagtagumpayan
8. to choose, select: pumili, piliin
9. to remove: mag-alis, alisin, ialis, ilayo
10. to go with: magsama, ipagsama, pasamahin, sumama, isama
11. to carry: magdala, dalhin, maghatid, ihatid
12. to suppose: magpalagay, ipalagay, mag-akala, akalain
13. to regard, to consider: magpalagay, ipalagay, ipagpalagay, magsaalang-alang, isaalang-alang
14. to please, to attract: umakit, akitin, maakit, makaakit, magbigaykasiyahan, bigyang-kasiyahan
n.
1. amount taken, as in fishing: huli
2. amount taken as in gambling: panalo, panalunan, kabig
3. to take after, to be like, to resemble: magkawangis, makawangis, mawangis, magkatulad, makatulad, tumulad, matulad, magkamukha, makamukha or use adjectives: kamukha, kawangis, katulad
4. to take away: bumawi, bawiin, mag-alis, alisin, umawas, awasin
5. to take down means (a) to write down: isulat, itala (b) to put down: magbaba, ibaba (c) to lower the pride of: magpababa ng pagkatao (karangalan), pababain ang pagkatao (karangalan)
6. to take in means (a) to receive: tumanggap, tanggapin (b) to make smaller or narrower: kiputan (c) to understand: umintindi, maintindihan, intindihin, umunawa, maunawaan, unawain (d) to deceive, to cheat: mandaya, dumaya, dayain, madaya
7. to take off means (a) to leave the ground or water: lumipad, tumaas (b) to give a funny imitation of: gumaya, gayahin, (c) to remove: humango, hanguin, mag-alis, alisin
8. to take on, to engage, to hire: umupa, upahan
9. to take to means (a) to form a liking for: magkagusto (b) to go to: magpunta, pumunta, magtungo, tumungo
10. to take up means (a) to soak up, to absorb: sumipsip, sipsipin (b) to make shorter: magpaikli, paikliin, magpaigsi, paigsiin (c) to lift: magtaas, itaas, magbuhat, buhatin (d) to undertake, to study: mag-aral, pag-aralan, kumuha, kunin
fastidious
adj.
hard to please: maselan, delikado, pihikan
particular
adj.
1. belonging to some one person, thing, group, occasion, etc.: pansarili, sarili
2. apart from others, single, considered separately: tangi, nag-iisa
3. different from others, unusual: katangi-tangi, natatangi, iba, naiiba
4. hard to please, wanting everything to be just right, very careful: maselan, maselang, delikado, pihikan
5. space partly or wholly enclosed by walls or buildings: patyo
6. a place marked off for a game: laruan, palaruan
v.
1. to seek the favor of, to try to please: manuyo, sumuyo suyuin
2. to court, to woo: manligaw, lumigaw, ligawan
kindly
adj/adv.
1. in a kind or friendly way: magiliw, masuyo
2. please: paki- (a prefix)
charm
n.
1. a quality which delights: panghalina, pang-akit, alindog
2. an amulet to avert evil, etc.: antinganting, galing
3. a love charm, potion: gayuma, panggayuma
v.
1. to please greatly, delight: magpalugod, makalugod, ikalugod
2. to fascinate: humalina, makahalina, mahalina, halinahin
3. to bewitch as by a charm: manggayuma, gumayuma, makagayuma, gayumahin, mambighani, bumighani, makabighani, bighaniin
4. to attract: mang-akit, umakit, makaakit, akitin
paki
af.
paki- a verbal prefix which indicates a request. Paki-abot. Please hand over. Please get.
o
conj.
alternate marker, or. Matanda ba siya o bata? Is he old or young? part. used either as a sentence opener or closer which means "now, see, please, ok"
nga
part.
emphatic particle, expressing confirmation, truly, really, certainly, request particle meaning "please", so, therefore, really. Oo, nga. Yes, indeed. Ikaw nga ang maysabi. You, yourself said so. Ituro nga ninyo (polite request). Please show me the way...
ligtas
v.
magligtas, iligtas (mag-:i) to save, to free. Iligtas mo po siya. Please help him.
galit
n.
anger, resentment, indignation
v.
magalit (ma-) to get angry, to become angry. Huwag ka sanang magalit sa akin. Please don't get angry with me.
hilod
v.
maghilod, hilurin, to scrub the skin to remove dirt. Hilurin mo ang likod ko. Please scrub my back.
