ano'ng malay mo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “what's your awareness?”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌnoŋ ˈmalaj mo/ [ʔɐˌn̪oŋ ˈmaː.laɪ̯ mo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: a‧no'ng ma‧lay mo

Phrase

anó'ng malay mo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ᜔ ᜋᜓ) (rhetorical question)

  1. who knows?; you never know

Usage notes

  • The above phrase is used only when speaking to a single listener due to the singular pronoun, mo, which can be replaced with other pronouns, like so:
    Ano'ng malay ninyo? / Malay niyo? (colloquial)
    You (plural) never know! / Who knows? (when speaking to multiple people)
    Ano'ng malay niya? / Malay niya? (colloquial)
    How would he/she know?
    Ano'ng malay nila? / Malay nila? (colloquial)
    How would they know?
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