From root: tinapay
Usage Note
Tinapayan can refer to a place where bread is kept or the place where it is produced. While panaderya is more common for a shop, this term is also used in formal or literary contexts.
Examples
" Bumili ako ng tinapay sa tinapayan. "
Natural Translation
I bought bread at the bakery.
Literal Translation
Bought I of bread at-the bakery.
" Pumunta ako sa tinapayan. "
Natural Translation
I went to the bakery.
Literal Translation
I went to the bakery.
" Tuwing Linggo, dinadayo ng mga tao ang lumang tinapayan sa bayan dahil sariwa pa rin ang mga tinapay doon. "
Natural Translation
Every Sunday, people travel to the old bakery in town because the bread there is still fresh.
Literal Translation
Every Sunday, travel-to of people the old bakery in town because fresh still also the breads there.
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