Pagngunguya (en. Chewing)

pang-ngunguh-ya

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The act of chewing food.

It is important to chew well so that the food can be digested easily.

Kailangan ang pagngunguya ng mabuti upang mas madaling matunaw ang pagkain.

A process by which food is made smaller and crushed by teeth.

After chewing, the food is ready for absorption.

Pagkatapos ng pagngunguya, handa na ang pagkain para sa pagsipsip.

verb

The action of chewing by a person or animal.

The child started chewing the candy.

Ang bata ay nagsimula nang pagngunguya ng kendi.

Root word: chew

the chewing is finished

ran out of food or no food left to be digested in the mouth.

naubos ang pagngunguya

bite

The act of the teeth touching the food.

kagat

saliva

The liquid that helps in chewing and digesting food.

saliva

Just chilling

Sure, let's just chew while we talk.

Sige, pagngunguya lang tayo habang nag-uusap.

Chatting while eating

This chewing is fun; we talked about so many things!

Masaya 'tong pagngunguya, ang dami nating napagkwentuhan!

Have fun while enjoying

Awesome, we're chewing and having fun together!

Ang galing, sabay tayong pagngunguya at masaya!