From root: balut
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binalot
bi-na-LOT
wrapped
Present (Incomplete)
binabalot
bi-na-ba-LOT
wrapping
Future (Contemplated)
babalutin
ba-ba-lu-TIN
will wrap
Usage Note
Balutin is used when wrapping an object, food, or a gift in a covering like paper or plastic. It is frequently used in restaurants to ask for food to be wrapped to-go.
Examples
" Balutin mo ang sandwich. "
Natural Translation
Wrap the sandwich.
Literal Translation
Wrap you the sandwich.
" Gusto kong balutin ang regalo. "
Natural Translation
I want to wrap the gift.
Literal Translation
Want I wrap the gift.
" Pakibalutin mo na lang ang natirang pagkain dahil iuuwi namin ito para sa hapunan. "
Natural Translation
Please just wrap up the leftover food because we will take it home for dinner.
Literal Translation
Please-wrap you just the leftover food because take-home we it for dinner.
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