mentalidad
mentalidád with stress marks
mentality
Usage Note
Mentalidad comes from Spanish 'mentalidad' and refers to a person's or group's habitual way of thinking or set of attitudes. It is a favorite word in social commentary, often appearing in discussions of cultural mindsets, colonial mentality, or the collective outlook of Filipino society.
Examples
" Iba ang mentalidad ng mga bata. "
Natural Translation
Children have a different mentality.
Literal Translation
Different the mentality of children.
" Kailangan nating baguhin ang ating negatibong mentalidad. "
Natural Translation
We need to change our negative mentality.
Literal Translation
Need we to-change the our negative mentality.
" Mahirap baguhin ang mentalidad ng isang lipunan na matagal nang nakasanayan ang ganitong paraan ng pamumuhay. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to change the mentality of a society that has long been accustomed to this way of living.
Literal Translation
Hard to-change the mentality of one society that long-already accustomed the this-kind way of living.
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