To stop (tl. Pigilan)
Translation into English
Beginner (A1-A2)
Kailangan kong pigilan ang aso.
I need to stop the dog.
Context: daily life Puwede mo bang pigilan siya?
Can you stop him?
Context: daily life Bakit di mo pigilan ang ulan?
Why can’t you stop the rain?
Context: daily life Intermediate (B1-B2)
Sana ay pigilan mo ang iyong sarili sa pagkain.
I hope you can stop yourself from eating.
Context: daily life Kailangang pigilan ang ingay para makapag-aral.
We need to stop the noise to study.
Context: study Kailangan naming pigilan ang proyekto dahil sa kakulangan ng pondo.
We need to stop the project due to lack of funds.
Context: work Advanced (C1-C2)
Minsan, kailangan talagang pigilan ang ating mga emosyon.
Sometimes, we really need to stop our emotions.
Context: society Kailangan nating pigilan ang pagbabago sa kapaligiran para sa susunod na henerasyon.
We must stop environmental changes for the next generation.
Context: environment Hindi madaling pigilan ang mga bagay na hindi natin kontrolado.
It is not easy to stop things we cannot control.
Context: philosophy