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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
19 nov. 2010 08:35
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They are both correct but I'll go for "Is it for real this time?".
19 november 2010
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it's a tagalog word means "is it for real this time?"
19 november 2010
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its a tagalog words means "is it for real or is it true"
cowboy...
19 november 2010
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!
29 november 2010
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 :)
26 november 2010
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Greg
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Engels, Filipijns (Tagalog)
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