Significado
Describing fruit with a high sugar content.
Contexto cultural
Fruit is the most common 'panghimagas' (dessert). Filipinos prefer their fruit very ripe and sweet, often eating it with 'bagoong' (shrimp paste) if it's slightly sour to balance the flavors. Guimaras is famous for having the sweetest mangoes in the world. They even have a 'Manggahan Festival' to celebrate their sweet fruit harvest. Filipinos collect 13 round fruits for New Year's Eve. They must be sweet to ensure the coming year is full of 'sweet' blessings and prosperity. Offering fruit to a guest is a sign of high regard. If a host gives you the 'matamis na bahagi' (sweet part) of a fruit, it shows they really like you.
The Linker Rule
Always remember 'na' after 'matamis'. If you forget it, you'll sound like a robot!
Not for People
Don't call your boyfriend/girlfriend 'matamis na prutas'. It's weird. Use 'mahal' or 'sinta' instead.
Significado
Describing fruit with a high sugar content.
The Linker Rule
Always remember 'na' after 'matamis'. If you forget it, you'll sound like a robot!
Not for People
Don't call your boyfriend/girlfriend 'matamis na prutas'. It's weird. Use 'mahal' or 'sinta' instead.
Market Hack
When a vendor says 'matamis 'to!', they are usually telling the truth, but check the smell for ripeness too.
Pasalubong Culture
If you visit a Filipino home, bringing a bag of 'matamis na prutas' is a 10/10 move.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the correct linker between 'matamis' and 'prutas'.
Gusto ko ng matamis ___ prutas.
Since 'matamis' ends in the consonant 's', the linker 'na' is required.
Which of these is the correct way to say 'sweet fruits' (plural)?
Ang mga ________ na prutas ay masarap.
To pluralize an adjective in Tagalog, we repeat the first syllable of the root (ta-tamis).
Complete the dialogue at the market.
Buyer: Suki, ________ ba itong mangga? Vendor: Opo, napakatamis niyan!
The vendor's reply 'napakatamis' (very sweet) indicates the buyer was asking if it was sweet.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
When would you say 'Matamis na prutas ng tagumpay'?
This is a figurative use meaning 'the sweet fruit of success'.
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Ayudas visuales
Linker Rules
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosGusto ko ng matamis ___ prutas.
Since 'matamis' ends in the consonant 's', the linker 'na' is required.
Ang mga ________ na prutas ay masarap.
To pluralize an adjective in Tagalog, we repeat the first syllable of the root (ta-tamis).
Buyer: Suki, ________ ba itong mangga? Vendor: Opo, napakatamis niyan!
The vendor's reply 'napakatamis' (very sweet) indicates the buyer was asking if it was sweet.
When would you say 'Matamis na prutas ng tagumpay'?
This is a figurative use meaning 'the sweet fruit of success'.
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Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasYes! It's perfectly correct and just puts a bit more emphasis on the fruit itself.
Yes, it specifically refers to the taste of sugar or honey.
You can say 'sobrang tamis' or 'napakatamis'.
Yes, as long as the adjective ends in a consonant like 'matamis'.
It can be both. Context tells you if it's one fruit or many.
Maasim (sour) or mapait (bitter).
Yes, 'matamis na juice' is very common.
It's a cultural preference to balance the 'linamnam' (savory/umami) and sweetness.
Yes, but usually we just name the dessert, like 'matamis na saging' (sweetened bananas).
Ask: 'Matamis ba ito?'
Frases relacionadas
Hinog na prutas
similarRipe fruit
Maasim na prutas
contrastSour fruit
Sariwang prutas
similarFresh fruit
Prutas sa lata
specialized formCanned fruit
Bunga ng paghihirap
builds onFruit of labor
