What Is “Magaling” In English? (Answers)
MAGALING IN ENGLISH – This article will teach you about the English translation of the word “magaling” based on the context of the sentence.
There are several Filipino words that don’t have a direct translation in English, that’s why we need context in order to fully translate them.
What is “Magaling”?
“Magaling” is a Tagalog term that refers to someone who is skillful and successful at doing something.
What is “Magaling” in English?
“Magaling” can be directly translated as “good”. The use of this word, however, may depend on the context of the sentence.
Here are some example sentences:
- Hindi magaling maglaro ng basketball si George.
- Magaling si Danica sa paggawa ng mga maiikling kwento.
- Sina Ben at Bea ay magaling sa pagsagot ng mga bugtong.
- Gusto ni Ella na maging magaling sa pagluluto ng itlog.
- Hindi magaling magbiro si Marco.
In English, these sentences could be translated as:
- George is not good at playing basketball.
- Danica is good at making short stories.
- Ben and Bea are good at answering riddles.
- Ella wants to be good at cooking eggs.
- Marco is not good at telling jokes.
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