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Jul 14 2008

Wala Pa / Wala Na

Published by admin at 7:24 am under Slang, Vocab

Vocab:

Wa-la – nothing / absence of (used for past / progressive tense)
Ka-on – eat
Pa-ni-ud-to – lunch
pa – Still / yet
na – Now / Already

eg.

Mikaon ka ba sa imong paniudto? – Did you eat your lunch?

Explanation:

“mi” prefix in front of kanon marks it as past tense.
“ka” personal pronoun for YOU
“ba” is a question marker asking
“imong” is YOUR

As with any yes or no question the respondent can provide more information.

Here are two possible answers:

Wala pa – Not yet but probably will later
Wala na – No and the person is expressing that he/she has no plan to eat anymore

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One Response to “Wala Pa / Wala Na”

  1. # Cammyon 19 Dec 2008 at 9:12 am

    “Mikaon ka ba sa imong paniudto?”

    What about the “sa” — what does that represent? What are other examples of sentences using “sa”?

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