gatas
gátas with stress marks
milk
Usage Note
Gatas refers to all types of milk, including fresh, powdered, and canned (evaporated or condensed). It is a staple in Filipino breakfast drinks and a primary ingredient in classic desserts like leche flan and halo-halo.
Examples
" Uminom ka ng gatas. "
Natural Translation
Drink some milk.
Literal Translation
Drink you of milk.
" Masarap ang gatas na ito. "
Natural Translation
This milk is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the milk this.
" Bago matulog, kumukuha ang lola ng mainit na gatas para mas mabilis daw makatulog ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
Before bed, grandmother gets warm milk because supposedly the children fall asleep faster.
Literal Translation
Before sleep, getting the grandmother of warm milk so-that more fast supposedly fall-asleep the children.
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