salapi
salápi with stress marks
money; cash
Usage Note
Salapi is a somewhat literary or formal word for money, more poetic than the everyday 'pera'. It also historically referred to a coin worth fifty centavos. In contemporary usage, it appears in proverbs, songs, and elevated writing, and carries a sense of financial value more broadly.
Examples
" Kulang ang salapi namin ngayon. "
Natural Translation
Our money is not enough right now.
Literal Translation
Lacking the money our now.
" Kailangan niya ng salapi. "
Natural Translation
He/She needs money.
Literal Translation
Needed he/she of money.
" Hindi lahat ng kaligayahan ay nabibili ng salapi, kaya huwag mong sukatin ang buhay sa yaman lamang. "
Natural Translation
Not all happiness can be bought with money, so do not measure life by wealth alone.
Literal Translation
Not all of happiness is bought by money, so do-not you measure the life by wealth only.
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