probinsya
probínsya with stress marks
province; the countryside
Also means
hometown outside the capital
Usage Note
Probinsya names a province, but in daily speech it means home outside the city — saying 'uuwi ako sa probinsya' signals a trip back to the family's hometown. The word carries warmth rather than any sense of backwardness.
Examples
" Uuwi ako sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
I will go home to the province.
Literal Translation
Will-go-home I to-the province.
" Taga-probinsya ang pamilya ko. "
Natural Translation
My family is from the province.
Literal Translation
From-province the family my.
" Mas tahimik at mas malamig ang hangin sa probinsya kaysa sa maingay na lungsod na kinalakhan namin. "
Natural Translation
The air in the province is quieter and cooler than in the noisy city where we grew up.
Literal Translation
More quiet and more cold the air at province than at noisy city that grew-up we.
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