ATSING

English speakers would say “achoo.”

atsing
to sneeze

Umatsing ang aso.
The dog sneezed. 

Kapag umatsing ang Amerika, tinatrangkaso ang Pilipinas. 
When American sneezes, the Philippines gets the flu. 

Spelling variations: hatsing, haching, aching, atching 

The more traditional word for ‘sneeze’ is bahin.

KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

atsíng: bahín

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