English to Tagalog translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: I am fine, and you? | | ... |
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| | Mabuti, ikaw? | Explanation:
Colloquially, we would use this expression.
We omit the words 'I am' and 'and'.
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Note added at 58 mins (2009-07-30 09:20:18 GMT)
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In some cases, the word 'naman' is also added as a softener:
Thus, the expression:
Mabuti naman, ikaw? |
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2 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 | i am fine, and you? Mabuti ako, ikaw?
Explanation:
I > ako
am > (no direct translation in Tagalog)
fine > mabuti
and > naman (or also)
you > ikaw
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1 day19 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | i am fine, and you? Mabuti naman ako, at ikaw?
Explanation:
It is an expression that cannot be translated literally, but the pronoun "I" can be translated as "ako," "fine" can be translated as "mabuti" or "maayos," referring to one's condition, and throwing back the question to the other by using the pronoun, "ikaw", meaning "you." "Ikaw" is used when the person you are talking to is familiar to you. We use "kayo" for formal conversation (Mabuti po naman ako, at kayo?).
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