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baka next week pupunta kami jan kasi pupunta pa sila sa hawaii for 3 days


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Tagalog term or phrase: baka next week pupunta kami jan kasi pupunta pa sila sa hawaii for 3 days
"baka next week pupunta kami jan pagtapos ng birthday mo kasi pupunta pa sila sa hawaii para magbakasyon ng tatlong araw eh..."

please help me translate this to english... =)
popmachine
Philippines


Summary of answers provided
5 +1Maybe we'll go there next week because they'll still be going to Hawaii for three days.
Eric Gross
4tagalog to englishDiana Ann
4we might go there next week because they still have to go to Hawaii for 3 days
Nick Calmona


  

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Maybe we'll go there next week because they'll still be going to Hawaii for three days.


Explanation:



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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-09-22 05:22:04 GMT)
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basic and colloquial :)

Your friends are going to visit you it looks like after your b'day. Happy Birthday by the way.

Eric Gross
United States
Local time: 23:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eric Bell: I don't see a difference between the English words "maybe" and "might". Both of them signify a degree of uncertainty.
2 days11 hrs
  -> thanks, tukayo :)
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2 days4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
we might go there next week because they still have to go to Hawaii for 3 days


Explanation:
The Tagalog word "baka" is better translated as "might". The word "maybe" is better translated as "siguro" in Tagalog.

Nick Calmona
Philippines
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in TagalogTagalog
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2 days12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tagalog to english


Explanation:
Maybe we are going there next week because they will go to hawaii for 3 days.

Diana Ann
Sweden
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
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