dami
amount; quantity; abundance
Usage Note
Dami is the root for 'marami' (many/much) and is most commonly used in the exclamation 'Ang dami!' to express 'There's so many/much!' It also forms the question 'Gaano karami?' when asking about specific quantities or volume.
Examples
" Ang dami ng pagkain! "
Natural Translation
There's so much food!
Literal Translation
The amount of food!
" Ang dami ng tao dito. "
Natural Translation
There are so many people here.
Literal Translation
The amount of people here.
" Hindi ko inakala na ganito karami ang dadating na bisita, kaya kulang ang naihanda kong upuan. "
Natural Translation
I didn't expect this many guests to come, so the seats I prepared weren't enough.
Literal Translation
Not I expected that this-much abundance the will-come visitor, so lacking the prepared my seat.
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