Abalahin (en. To bother or to disturb)

/a.ba.la.hin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

I am performing the act of disturbing other people in their tasks.

Do not disturb your brother while he is studying.

Huwag mong abalahin ang iyong kapatid habang siya ay nag-aaral.

An act of making a noise or calling attention.

Sometimes, it is really necessary to disturb people to get their attention.

Minsan, kinakailangan talagang abalahin ang mga tao upang makuha ang kanilang atensyon.

The state of distress or disturbance of the mind.

The disturbance in his mind causes stress.

Ang abala sa kanyang isipan ay nagdudulot ng stress.

Do not disturb

A reminder to not interrupt someone.

Huwag abalahin

busy

This refers to the state of being occupied or busy.

abala

Interfering or butting in as if there's no regard for the conversation.

Don't interfere, we don't care about your drama!

Huwag ka nang abalahin, wala tayong pakialam sa drama mo!

Snooping for information without permission, often in gossip.

Just meddling with people, you've learned so much that you don't even know if it's true.

Abalahin lang ang mga tao, and dami mo nang nalaman na hindi mo naman alam kung totoo.

Hanging around or staying in a place without doing anything.

He was just there, loitering on the corner, doing nothing all day.

Nandoon lang siya, abalahin sa kanto, walang ginawa buong araw.