hain
háin with stress marks
set table; offer
Usage Note
Hain means to set out food on a table or to serve a meal, carrying a strong sense of hospitality and generosity — Filipinos take pride in paghahain, the act of preparing and presenting food for guests. It also has a formal sense of presenting or submitting something, as in filing a legal case.
Examples
" Handa na ang hain. "
Natural Translation
The meal is ready.
Literal Translation
Ready already the set-table.
" Masarap ang hain nila ngayon. "
Natural Translation
Their set table today is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the set-table their now.
" Sagana ang hain ng aming lola tuwing kapistahan, kaya laging dumadagsa ang mga kapitbahay sa kanilang bahay. "
Natural Translation
Our grandmother's spread is bountiful during every fiesta, so the neighbors always flock to their house.
Literal Translation
Bountiful the set-table of our grandmother every fiesta, so always flock the neighbors to their house.
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