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Old October 03, 2010, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by vita32 View Post
Kumusta 'ka rin = how are you also?
Ako ay mabuti. Eh ikaw? = I'm fine and you?
Talaga ba? = really?
talagang gusto mo ng pitong sipol?= do you really want 7 whistles?. In the Philippines, young men usually whistle at young ladies as they pass by hoping to get their attention. Usually the young ladies ignore these gestures. I'm sure it is still practiced in the provinces. But I'm not sure

O, sige, biro lang natin ito ha? = Ok, we are both joking?
A whistle is a silbido. Un pito is what a referee of football uses. Un pito is also the horn of a car.

Does ka mean you (tú)?
Do you join the words or use declensions? For instance 'ka and ikaw. I think there is a "you". Ko looks like I (yo). Iis biro we (nosotros)?

And I'd like to know how you pronounce "ng".
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