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What is the meaning of "totohanan naba ito? " (Not sure if its Tagalog or Visayan)
Speaker is a 46-year old Pinay living near Davao in Mindanao
2010년 11월 19일 오전 8:35
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They are both correct but I'll go for "Is it for real this time?".
2010년 11월 19일
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it's a tagalog word means "is it for real this time?"
2010년 11월 19일
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its a tagalog words means "is it for real or is it true"
cowboy...
2010년 11월 19일
Wahh, thanks for the detailed explanation Maria! I think you hit the nail on the head, hehe. Actually its my (future) mother-in-law, commenting about our engagement to her daughter.
Maraming salamat!
2010년 11월 29일
It is DEFINITELY asked in tagalog. Actually, it's better to write it as "totohanan na ba ito?' na and ba should be written separately.
TOTOHANAN is from the root word TOTOO which means TRUE or REAL
ITO can be directly translated to English as THIS
so... my "girly instincts" is telling me that you have a special relationship with this Pinay :) and she is asking you "Is this real?," but I prefer to translate it as "are we really getting serious?" (coz by my heart it feels more akin to the 'feel of the situation')
i hope somehow i helped you understand what she is trying to ask you :)
2010년 11월 26일
아직도 답을 찾지 못하셨나요?
질문을 남겨보세요. 원어민이 도움을 줄 수 있을 거예요!
Greg
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