balita

newsnoun

Alternative meanings

news item; report; recent information; update

Pronunciation

bah-LEE-tah

Root and affixes

Root: balita = news / report. It also works as a verb root for reporting or telling news.

Variants or conjugations

mga balita = news items; ibalita = to report / announce news; gibalita = was reported; mobalita = to report

Related words and expressions

maayong balita = good news
dautan nga balita = bad news
bag-ong balita = new/latest news
notisya = notice

Meaning and usage notes

Balita can refer to one news item or news in general. For “noticia” as a formal notice, notisya may appear, but balita is the common word for news.