hiling
híling with stress marks
request, wish
Usage Note
Hiling is a polite term for a request or wish, used in formal settings like letters, petitions, and prayers. Less assertive than utos (command) and more earnest than gusto (want), it occupies a respectful, heartfelt register in everyday Tagalog.
Examples
" Ano ang hiling mo? "
Natural Translation
What is your wish?
Literal Translation
What the wish your?
" Ito ang aking hiling. "
Natural Translation
This is my request.
Literal Translation
This the my request.
" Tanging hiling ng matandang ina ay makasama ang buong pamilya tuwing Pasko. "
Natural Translation
The old mother's only wish is to be together with the whole family every Christmas.
Literal Translation
Only wish of-the old mother is be-with the whole family every Christmas.
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