hopeful_silence ([info]hopeful_silence) wrote in [info]tagalog,
2009-02-06 10:46:00
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Kumusta ka na?

I have a really simple question...I am wondering what kind of ways you can say how you're feeling; other than mabuti naman or the regular stuff that makes you think the person only has a superficial knowledge of the language. For example, when I teach a class in English and I say "How are you?" and all the students answer back, "We are fine." or "I am fine" every time, I know their knowledge is only superficial. When someone at work says, "Hey Jennessa! How ya doin?" I don't just say, "I'm fine. How are you?" I say, "Oh I'm doing great! " or "Good", "Alright," "Not too great," "Awesome!", "Okay," etc...
How do you native speakers or advanced Tagalog students respond in Tagalog for some variaty? 

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[info]sibyline

February 6 2009, 19:00:18 UTC 3 years ago

i say, "okey lang," which is a bit less formal. otherwise it's purely contextual. sometimes i ironically say "mahirap ang buhay" but otherwise i can't think of any other particular set phrases.

[info]mayakda

February 6 2009, 19:28:59 UTC 3 years ago

If it's a friend and you're having a bad day, you might say:

"Hay naku, huwag mo nang tanungin" (Oh dear, don't even ask)

[info]yodonome

February 6 2009, 23:30:05 UTC 3 years ago

I can't really think of anything except "ayus lang" or "mabuti naman". Generally, when we are asked how we are, it usually translates to how is your life right now? We then answer back by updating them with the recent happenings in our life.

I don't think I remember being asked "kamusta ka na" by someone I am not close with though...

[info]baruchan

February 7 2009, 02:06:20 UTC 3 years ago

I agree with [info]yodonome -- we usually respond to "kamusta ka na" by giving a blow-by-blow account of the events in our lives that the person asking the question missed out on. That said, when someone asks me how I'm doing, I generally respond by shrugging and saying "ayus lang, wala namang nangyaring masama".

[info]tisoi

February 7 2009, 19:23:08 UTC 3 years ago Edited:  February 7 2009, 19:23:25 UTC

I've heard "buhay pa 'ko" (I'm still alive) or "humihinga pa" (still breathing) ...

Lately my grandma's been stressed out so she answers "heeeeto..." (here it is... but basically means "so-so")

[info]ciarline

March 22 2009, 04:18:30 UTC 3 years ago

In addition to what the others said, I'd recommend "Ganun pa rin" which means something like "same old, same old.." haha.

Anonymous

March 30 2009, 15:57:29 UTC 3 years ago

?

I don't know about you guys but here in my locale, they say "Sapat lang" or "Kalma lang".

"Sapat lang" literally is "just enough" while "kalma lang" is literally "just calm" but they use both phrases to mean they're so-so.
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