mungkahi
mungkahî with stress marks
proposal; suggestion
Usage Note
Mungkahi is a neutral and polite word for a suggestion or proposal, equally at home in formal meetings, government deliberations, and casual conversation. The verb form magmungkahi means to make a suggestion.
Examples
" Maganda ang iyong mungkahi. "
Natural Translation
Your suggestion is good.
Literal Translation
Good the your suggestion.
" Maganda ang iyong mungkahi upang mapabuti ang ating proyekto. "
Natural Translation
Your suggestion to improve our project is good.
Literal Translation
Good the your suggestion in-order to-improve the our project.
" Bagama't maganda ang kanyang mungkahi, kailangan pa namin itong pag-aralang mabuti bago ipatupad sa buong kompanya. "
Natural Translation
Although his suggestion is good, we still need to study it carefully before implementing it across the whole company.
Literal Translation
Although good the his suggestion, need still we this to-study well before to-implement in whole company.
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