buti nga sa iyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• buti nga sa'yo

Etymology

Literally, “good for you”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbuti ˌŋaʔ sa ʔiˈo/ [ˌbuː.t̪ɪ ˌŋaʔ sɐ ʔɪˈo]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌbuti ˌŋa(ʔ) sa ʔiˈo/ [ˌbuː.t̪ɪ ˌŋaː sɐ ʔɪˈo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bu‧ti nga sa i‧yo

Interjection

buti ngâ sa iyó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒ ᜅ ᜐ ᜁᜌᜓ)

1. exclamation indicating how misfortune is well-deserved by the person spoken to: serves you right! you deserve it!

   Synonyms: belat, hilat, buti nga, hirat

   Bumagsak ka dahil hindi ka nag-aral? Buti nga sa'yo!

   You failed in the exam because you had not studied? Well, you deserve it!

   Hay nako! Buti nga sa'yo!

   Oh well, you deserve it!