selponan
charging area or phone holder
From root: selpon
Usage Note
Selponan refers to a designated spot or storage device intended for mobile phones. Inilagay niya ang kaniyang gamit sa selponan.
Examples
" Ilagay mo dito sa selponan. "
Natural Translation
Put it here in the phone holder.
Literal Translation
Put you here in phone-holder.
" Nasaan ang selponan dito? "
Natural Translation
Where is the charging area here?
Literal Translation
Where the charging-area here?
" May maliit na selponan sa tabi ng kama kung saan namin iniiwan ang aming mga telepono para mag-charge habang natutulog kami. "
Natural Translation
There is a small charging spot beside the bed where we leave our phones to charge while we sleep.
Literal Translation
Have small that phone-holder at side of bed where we leaving the our plural phone to charge while sleeping we.
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