hindi ko po alam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hindi ko alam po

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hinˌdiʔ ko ˌpo ʔaˈlam/ [hɪn̪ˌd̪iʔ ko ˌpo ʔɐˈlam]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /hinˌdi(ʔ) ko ˌpo ʔaˈlam/ [hɪn̪ˌd̪iː ko ˌpo ʔɐˈlam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: hin‧di ko po a‧lam

Phrase

hindî ko po alám (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜃᜓ ᜉᜓ ᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. respectfully, I don't know
   • 1891, Jose Rizal, Noli me tangere, Translated into Tagalog by Pascual Poblete, published 1906, page 117:

     ¡Hindî co po alám, guinoong babae, cung anó ang gágawin sa akin ng̃ Dios!—ang isinagót ni matandáng Tasio na nag-iísip-ísip.

     Respectfully, I don't know, miss, on what God will do to me!—answered the old Tasio that is double-thinking.