wala siyang malay

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook
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Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /waˌlaʔ siˌaŋ ˈmalaj/ [wɐˌlaʔ ˌʃaŋ ˈmaː.laɪ̯]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /waˌla(ʔ) siˌaŋ ˈmalaj/ [wɐˌlaː ˌʃaŋ ˈmaː.laɪ̯], (with glottal stop elision, no palatal assimilation) /waˌla(ʔ) siˌaŋ ˈmalaj/ [wɐˌlaː ˌsjaŋ ˈmaː.laɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -alaj
  • Syllabification: wa‧la si‧yang ma‧lay

Phrase

walâ siyáng malay (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜐᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. he's unconscious; she's unconscious

Usage notes

  • As the word siya means both “he” and “she” in Tagalog, the phrase is used to address the subject of either gender.
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