Usage Note
Ritmo is a Spanish loanword widely used in music instruction, dance, and cultural discussions. Filipinos place great value on rhythm in both folk and contemporary music, and ritmo appears in everyday conversation when describing musicality or someone's sense of beat.
Examples
" Maganda ang ritmo ng tugtog. "
Natural Translation
The rhythm of the music is nice.
Literal Translation
Nice the rhythm of music.
" Mabilis ang ritmo ng bagong kanta. "
Natural Translation
The rhythm of the new song is fast.
Literal Translation
Fast the rhythm of new song.
" Mahirap sumayaw kasabay ng kanta kung hindi mo masundan ang ritmo nito. "
Natural Translation
It's hard to dance along with the song if you can't follow its rhythm.
Literal Translation
Hard to-dance along of song if not you can-follow the rhythm of-it.
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