patay kang bata ka

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “you're dead, kid”, from the 1980s.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌtaj ˌkaŋ ˈbataʔ ka/ [pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ ˌkam ˈbaː.t̪ɐʔ kɐ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /paˌtaj ˌkaŋ ˈbata(ʔ) ka/ [pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ ˌkam ˈbaː.t̪aː xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pa‧tay kang ba‧ta ka

Phrase

patáy kang batà ka! (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆ ᜃ)

  1. (slang) said to someone in danger of being punished or struck by misfortune: you're dead; you're dead meat; you're doomed
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