kubyertos
kubyértos with stress marks
dining utensils
Usage Note
Kubyertos, from Spanish 'cubiertos', refers collectively to table cutlery — fork, knife, and spoon. Traditional Filipino eating typically uses a spoon and fork rather than a knife and fork, so kubyertos signals a more formal or Western-style table setting compared to everyday practice.
Examples
" Ilabas mo ang kubyertos. "
Natural Translation
Take out the utensils.
Literal Translation
Take-out you the utensils.
" Ayusin mo ang kubyertos bago dumating ang mga bisita. "
Natural Translation
Arrange the utensils before the guests arrive.
Literal Translation
Arrange you the utensils before to-arrive the guests.
" Dahil pormal ang hapunan, naghanda sila ng kumpletong kubyertos para sa bawat panauhin kasama na ang kutsilyo. "
Natural Translation
Because the dinner was formal, they prepared a complete set of utensils for each guest, including a knife.
Literal Translation
Because formal the dinner, prepared they of complete utensils for each guest including already the knife.
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