Usage Note
Mundo refers to the world or the planet Earth and is the most common term used in everyday conversation. It is frequently used in the phrase 'buong mundo' to mean the 'whole world' or to emphasize totality.
Examples
" Maganda ang mundo natin. "
Natural Translation
Our world is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the world our.
" Siya ang sentro ng aking mundo. "
Natural Translation
She/He is the center of my world.
Literal Translation
She/He the center of [the] my world.
" Pakiramdam ko minsan na umiikot ang buong mundo nang sobrang bilis para sa isang taong tulad ko. "
Natural Translation
Sometimes I feel like the whole world is spinning too fast for a person like me.
Literal Translation
Feeling my sometimes that spinning the whole world [particle] very fast for to one person like me.
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