From root: sili
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsili
nag-si-LI
added chili
Present (Incomplete)
nagsisili
nag-si-si-LI
adding chili
Future (Contemplated)
magsisili
mag-si-si-LI
will add chili
Usage Note
Magsili is used when adding fresh or chopped chili peppers to a dish, either during the cooking process or as a condiment at the table. It is a common action for individuals who prefer spicy food, a preference famously associated with Bicolano cuisine.
Examples
" Magsili ka sa toyo. "
Natural Translation
Add chili to the soy sauce.
Literal Translation
Add-chili you in soy-sauce.
" Mahilig kaming magsili sa ulam. "
Natural Translation
We like to add chili to our dish.
Literal Translation
Fond we to-add-chili in dish.
" Sanay na kaming magsili sa halos lahat ng ulam dahil lumaki kaming kasama ng mga kamag-anak na taga-Bicol. "
Natural Translation
We are used to adding chili to almost every dish because we grew up with relatives from Bicol.
Literal Translation
Used already we to-add-chili in almost all of dish because grew-up we together of relatives from-Bicol.
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