nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “God grants the mercy, but man does the work”

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌnasa diˌos ʔaŋ ˌʔawaʔ | ˌnasa ˌtaʔo ʔaŋ ɡaˈwaʔ/ [ˌn̪aː.sɐ ˌd͡ʒos ʔɐŋ ˌʔaː.wɐʔ | ˌn̪aː.sɐ ˌt̪aː.ʔo ʔɐŋ ɡɐˈwaʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌnasa diˌos ʔaŋ ˌʔawaʔ | ˌnasa ˌtaʔo ʔaŋ ɡaˈwaʔ/ [ˌn̪aː.sɐ ˌd̪jos ʔɐŋ ˌʔaː.wɐʔ | ˌn̪aː.sɐ ˌt̪aː.ʔo ʔɐŋ ɡɐˈwaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: na‧sa Di‧yos ang a‧wa, na‧sa ta‧o ang ga‧wa

Proverb

nasa Diyós ang awà, nasa tao ang gawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜀᜏ ᜵ ᜈᜐ ᜆᜂ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜄᜏ)

1. good things come only if worked for; every man is the architect of his own fortune