EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
you're welcome, it's nothing...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/wa-LANG a-nu-MAN/
FIL: Isang magalang na tugon sa pasasalamat, na nangangahulugang hindi ito isang malaking bagay o abala.
EN: you're welcome, it's nothing
The classic Filipino response to "Salamat!". It's the verbal equivalent of a humble shrug. You just saved someone's life, and they're thanking you profusely? "Walang anuman." You just passed the salt? "Walang anuman." It's the universal downplayer, the "it's no biggie" of the Philippines.
Mula sa "wala" (none) at "anuman" (anything). Literal na "it's nothing."
ROOT MEANING: none; nothing; absent
Ito ang karaniwang tugon sa "Salamat" o "Maraming salamat".
🇵🇭 Salamat sa tulong mo! "Ay, walang anuman."
🇺🇸 Thanks for your help! "Oh, you're welcome."
🇵🇭 Tinanong niya kung paano siya makakabawi, sinabi ko lang na walang anuman iyon.
🇺🇸 He asked how he could repay me, I just said that it was nothing.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.