wala kang pakialam

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• wala kang paki, wala kang pake — colloquial

Etymology

Literally, “you have no care”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˌlaʔ ˌkaŋ pakiʔaˈlam/ [wɐˌlaʔ ˌkam pɐ.xɪ.ʔɐˈlam]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /waˌla(ʔ) ˌkaŋ pakiʔaˈlam/ [wɐˌlaː ˌkam pɐ.xɪ.ʔɐˈlam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: wa‧la kang pa‧ki‧a‧lam

Phrase

walâ kang pakialám! (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. it's none of your business

See also

• wala akong pakialam