Usage Note
Ubas is borrowed from Spanish uvas and refers to grapes, a fruit not widely grown in the Philippines due to climate and therefore typically imported or market-bought. The word appears in everyday market conversations and in discussions of wine, and children are often given ubas as a sweet snack.
Examples
" Masarap ang matamis na ubas. "
Natural Translation
The sweet grapes are delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the sweet grapes.
" Bumili siya ng isang kilo ng ubas sa palengke. "
Natural Translation
He/She bought a kilo of grapes at the market.
Literal Translation
Bought he/she of-a one kilo of grapes at-the market.
" Hinugasan ko muna ang ubas bago ko ibigay sa mga bata para malinis na ito kapag kinain nila. "
Natural Translation
I washed the grapes first before giving them to the children so that they would be clean for them to eat.
Literal Translation
Washed I first the grapes before I give to the children so clean already it when eat they.
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