misyon
misyón with stress marks
mission
Usage Note
Misyon is borrowed from Spanish misión and is used in both religious and secular contexts — from missionary work to organizational goals and job assignments. It appears frequently in corporate vision statements as well as church language, reflecting the word's dual heritage in Philippine society.
Examples
" Ano ang misyon mo dito? "
Natural Translation
What is your mission here?
Literal Translation
What the mission your here?
" Ang aming misyon ay makatulong sa mga batang walang tirahan. "
Natural Translation
Our mission is to help homeless children.
Literal Translation
The our mission is to-help to plural child without home.
" Ang misyon ng aming samahan ay magbigay ng libreng edukasyon sa mga batang hindi kayang papag-aralin ng kanilang mga magulang. "
Natural Translation
Our organization's mission is to provide free education to children whose parents cannot afford to send them to school.
Literal Translation
The mission of our organization is to-give of free link education to plural child-link not able to-send-to-school by their plural parent.
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