pansin
pansín with stress marks
attention; notice
Usage Note
Pansin is used to mean noticing or paying attention, appearing frequently in verbs like mapansin and pansinin. Culturally, you’ll often hear the term 'papansin' to describe an attention-seeker or someone trying to be noticed.
Examples
" Gusto niya ng pansin. "
Natural Translation
He/She wants attention.
Literal Translation
Want he/she of attention.
" Kulang siya sa pansin. "
Natural Translation
He/She is lacking in attention (Attention-seeker).
Literal Translation
Lacking he/she in attention.
" Hindi ko sinasadyang hindi mabigyang-pansin ang mensahe mo dahil abala ako kahapon. "
Natural Translation
I did not mean to fail to give attention to your message because I was busy yesterday.
Literal Translation
Not I intentionally not able-to-give-attention the message your because busy I yesterday.
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