Question: What's the difference between 'regalo' and 'pasalubong

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May 04 2021, 4:44am CST ~ 2 years, 12 mos ago.

Question: What's the difference between 'regalo' and 'pasalubong'. For example: if I give someone chocolate, would you call that regalo or pasalubong.

May 04 2021, 7:20am CST ~ 2 years, 12 mos ago.

@CokeFloat

Regalo is just a gift.

Pasalubong is gift you give after coming back from somewhere, or visiting from far away. So, if you go to Paris and buy a little statue of the Eiffel Tower to give to your mom, that would be pasalubong. If you are visiting the Philippines from the US and bring chocolates for your cousins, that would be pasalubong.

May 04 2021, 7:33am CST ~ 2 years, 12 mos ago.

@jkos Thats great. Thanks for clearing that up.

May 04 2021, 9:40am CST ~ 2 years, 12 mos ago.

@CokeFloat Regalo is a gift. Pasalubong is more of a "souvenier" given to someone when someone went for a trip.

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