What does ate mean in Philippines?

"Ate", is in reference to an older female relative or respected friend (especially one's own sister or kapatid), and means "Sister".
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What is Tita in Filipino?

tita (plural titas) (Philippines) an aunt; auntie. (Philippines, slang) a young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipina aunt.
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How do you say Ate in the Philippines?

The Tagalog for the English word “ate” (past tense of “eat”) is kumain.
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What does they Ate mean in slang?

The word ate (as in the past tense of "to eat") is a slang word used as an expression of admiration for someone who has done something in a stylishly impressive way. For example: We were losing at the break, but we totally ate them in the second half. I totally ate that exam!
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Is Ate and kuya Chinese?

For instance, “kuya” is actually derived from the Chinese “co a”, and “ate” is derived from “a che.” The subsequent levels used Chinese numerical ordering.
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What is Filipino slang for brother?

Best translations for the English word brother in Tagalog: 2.) utol - [noun] colloquial/informal term for one's brother or sister; buddy more...
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What do Filipinos call family?

To start with, any Filipino family is called either a pamilya or mag-anak. To be called a pamilya, you'd need a mother, a father, and a child. Anyone after that will be called your kamag-anak, or a member of your extended family.
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Who do you call ate?

"Ate", is in reference to an older female relative or respected friend (especially one's own sister or kapatid), and means "Sister".
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How is ate used?

-ate is used for the ion that has the largest number of Oxygen atoms. The -ite would be used for the ion with the smaller. NO2 and NO3 are known as Nitrite and Nitrate respectively. Nitrite has a smaller number of oxygen atoms so when added to an element it will be _ Nitrite.
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What is the abbreviation of ate?

Automatic test equipment - Wikipedia.
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Why do Filipinos say po a lot?

Filipinos would add a word before the first name to show respect to anyone older than them. Some very basic and common words for showing respect are po and opo. They both basically mean “yes” in a respectful way but used differently in sentences.
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What do Filipinos call their mother?

Ina, inay and nanay are the Tagalog words for Mom.
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What do Filipinos call each other?

Pinoy (/pɪˈnɔɪ/ Tagalog: [pɪˈnɔi]) is a common informal self-reference used by Filipinos to refer to citizens of the Philippines and their culture as well as to overseas Filipinos in the Filipino diaspora. A Pinoy who has any non-Filipino foreign ancestry is often informally called Tisoy, a shortened word for Mestizo.
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What is tita ate in Tagalog?

And, sometimes, one would also call a saleslady, female vendor or bystander as 'tita' or 'ate' (which directly translates to older female sibling in Filipino) to address them properly without asking for their names.
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What do Filipinos call their grandma?

The Phillippines: Lola is the most popular grandmother name. Other names used by Filipinos include names for mother which grandchildren pick up, such as Inang and its variations Nanang and Nanay. France: Popular choices are Grand-mère or Grandmere, but Grand-maman is also used occasionally.
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What is the difference between ate and Tita?

Usually, siblings tend to drop the name after Ate and Kuya, like my sister does because of the closeness of the relationship. But for my older cousins, I call them by their names – Kuya Ivan, Ate Krisa, Kuya RJ. For older generations, instead of Aunt and Uncle, we use Tita and Tito.
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What does the ATE ending mean?

The -ate ending indicates a high oxidation state. The NO3- ion, for example, is the nitrate ion. The prefix hypo- is used to indicate the very lowest oxidation state. The ClO- ion, for example, is the hypochlorite ion. The prefix per- (as in hyper-) is used to indicate the very highest oxidation state.
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When should I use ate?

Ate is the past tense form, as in I ate macaroni last night. Eaten is the past participle form and is used to form the perfect verb tenses, as in She has eaten every flavor of ice cream they offer (present perfect tense) and She had eaten every ice cream flavor before they added five new ones (past perfect tense).
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Is ate negative?

The phrase -ate ion or ate ion can refer generically to many negatively charged anions. -ate compound or ate compound can refer to salts of the anions or esters of the functional groups.
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What do Filipinos call their friends?

Bes (bes) / Friend

Just like the Filipino word mumshie, bes is an endearment between friends. It comes from the word best friend and has resulted in other variations such as besh, beshie, or even beh. It's widely used in daily conversation and social media.
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What to call someone younger than you in tagalog?

You can just call her by her name. The honorific “ate” or “kuya” is used only for people older than you or for new acquaintances(in which case you don't know the age of the person). However, in some dialects of the Philippines, like Pangasinanse, the word “ading” can mean a sibling or little brother/sister.
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Who is Call to order?

A call to order is the defined start to the meeting agenda and is usually called for by the Chairperson, by declaring that: “The meeting will now come to order”.
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What are pure Filipinos called?

They are called ethnic Filipinos. The largest Filipino ethnic groups include the Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Bicolano, Kapampangan, Maranao, Maguindanao, and Tausug. About 8% of all Filipinos of Austronesian descent are tribal peoples.
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What do Filipinos call their child?

For many Filipinos, their legal first name isn't always the one they use in their day-to-day lives. Many go by nicknames like "Baby," commonly given to the youngest child in a family; "Jun," which is a shortened form of Junior; or "Boy," commonly given to the youngest male in a family.
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What is a half Filipino called?

In the Philippines, Filipino Mestizo (Spanish: mestizo (masculine) / mestiza (feminine); Filipino/Tagalog: Mestiso (masculine) / Mestisa (feminine)), or colloquially Tisoy, is a name used to refer to people of mixed native Filipino and any foreign ancestry.
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