wala siyang malay

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˌlaʔ siˌaŋ ˈmalaj/ [wɐˌlaʔ ˌʃaŋ ˈma.laɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /waˌla(ʔ) siˌaŋ ˈmalaj/ [wɐˌlaː ˌʃaŋ ˈma.laɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -alaj
• Syllabification: wa‧la si‧yang ma‧lay

Phrase

walâ siyáng malay (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜐᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ᜔)

1. he's unconscious; she's unconscious

Usage notes

As the word siya means both "he" and "she" in Tagalog, the phrase is both used to address the subject of either gender.