miyentras
miyéntras with stress marks
while
Usage Note
Miyentras is borrowed from Spanish mientras and is a temporal conjunction indicating two simultaneous events, equivalent to while. It is interchangeable with habang in most contexts, though miyentras can feel slightly more formal or literary in tone.
Examples
" Nagluto ako miyentras natutulog ka. "
Natural Translation
I cooked while you were sleeping.
Literal Translation
Cooked I while sleeping you.
" Tapusin mo ang iyong takdang-aralin miyentras may ilaw pa. "
Natural Translation
Finish your homework while there is still light.
Literal Translation
Finish you the your homework while have light still.
" Pakibantayan mo ang mga bata miyentras nasa palengke ako para mamili ng pagkain para sa hapunan. "
Natural Translation
Please watch the children while I am at the market buying food for dinner.
Literal Translation
Please-watch you the plural child while at market I for to-buy of food for to dinner.
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