What Is Astig In English? (Answers)
ASTIG IN ENGLISH – Several Tagalog words do not have a direct translation in English, that’s why we need context to fully translate them.
In this article, we are going to take a look at the word “Astig” and its translations into English based on context.
Astig is a slang word that is the reversed spelling of the word “Tigas”, which means “hard or tough”. Usually, the word “astig” describes people that are though or macho.
For example, the word “astig” was mainly used to describe Filipino action stars such as Robin Padilla or Fernando Poe Jr. Additionally, the word also means cool or awesome.
Here are some example sentences:
- Astig mo naman mag laro pre! Turuan mo nga ako mamaya kung paano gawin ‘yan!
- May nakita akong astig na tambayan sa may kanto malapit sa amin.
- Napaka astig naman ni Peter sa bago niyang pelikula.
- Astig talaga si Robin Padilla sa kanyang mga sine.
- Kala mo astig kana sa porma mong ‘yan?
In English, these sentences could be translated as:
- You’re so awesome when playing! Teach me how you did that later!
- I saw a cool place to hangout near the corner close to my place.
- Peter looked so cool in his new movie.
- Robin Padilla was so macho in his new film.
- You think you’re tough with the way you’re looking?
For other English-Tagalog translations…
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