munisipyo
munisípyo with stress marks
town hall, municipal hall
Usage Note
Munisipyo comes from Spanish municipio and refers specifically to the local government building — the town hall or municipal hall — where government services are housed. Filipinos go to the munisipyo to register births, pay taxes, or obtain barangay clearances.
Examples
" Pumunta kami sa munisipyo. "
Natural Translation
We went to the town hall.
Literal Translation
Went we to town-hall.
" Pumunta ako sa munisipyo upang kumuha ng mga kinakailangang dokumento. "
Natural Translation
I went to the town hall to get the necessary documents.
Literal Translation
Went I to town-hall in-order to-get of plural necessary document.
" Maaga kaming pumila sa munisipyo dahil maraming tao ang kumukuha ng mga dokumento tuwing katapusan ng buwan. "
Natural Translation
We lined up early at the town hall because many people get documents at the end of every month.
Literal Translation
Early we line-up in town-hall because many people the getting of [mga] document every end of month.
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