Boastful (tl. Mapaghambugan)
Translation into English
Beginner (A1-A2)
Siya ay mapaghambugan tungkol sa kanyang mga marka.
He is boastful about his grades.
Context: daily life Minsan, mapaghambugan siya kapag siya ay nananalo.
Sometimes, he is boastful when he wins.
Context: daily life Ang mga bata ay mapaghambugan ng kanilang mga laruan.
The children are boastful about their toys.
Context: daily life Intermediate (B1-B2)
Si Juan ay madalas na mapaghambugan ng kanyang bagong cellphone.
Juan often is boastful about his new cellphone.
Context: daily life Hindi ko gusto ang pagiging mapaghambugan ng mga tao.
I do not like the boastful behavior of people.
Context: society Minsan ang mapaghambugan na pag-uugali ay nagiging sanhi ng hidwaan.
Sometimes, boastful behavior causes conflict.
Context: society Advanced (C1-C2)
Ang mapaghambugan na pag-uugali ng ilan ay hindi nakatulong sa kanilang reputasyon.
The boastful behavior of some did not help their reputation.
Context: society Sa mga pagkakataong ito, ang pagiging mapaghambugan ay tila nagiging isang depensa.
In these instances, being boastful seems to be a defense mechanism.
Context: psychology Ang pag-uugali ng mapaghambugan ay naiimpluwensyahan ng lipunang kanilang kinalakhan.
The behavior of being boastful is influenced by the society they grew up in.
Context: society