Labayan (en. To travel)

/la-ba-yan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A verb that refers to the action of traveling or departing from one place to another.

People often travel during summer for vacation.

Ang mga tao ay madalas na naglalabayan tuwing tag-init upang magbakasyon.

May also refer to leaving or visiting other places.

He wants to travel to different parts of the country.

Nais niyang labayan ang iba't ibang bahagi ng bansa.

From the word 'labay' meaning 'to walk' or 'to travel'.

I am traveling to the town

I am walking or traveling in the town.

Naglalabayan ako sa bayan

traveling

The activity of going to another place for various purposes.

paglalakbay

migration

Traveling to another place for a longer period due to work or other reasons.

migrasyon

In a relationship or flirting

They were flirting at the party earlier, so sweet!

Nag-labayan sila sa party kanina, sobrang sweet!

To love or tease someone

They've been flirting for a long time, so I'm not surprised.

Matagal na silang nag-labayan, kaya't hindi na ako nagtataka.

To start a conversation with romantic undertones

Since their flirting is on, it looks like there's a spark between them!

Dahil umaandar ang labayan nila, mukhang may spark na sa kanila!