pasintabi

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• pasantabi
• pasangtabi
• pasingtabi

Etymology

From pa- +‎ sintabi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pasinˈtabiʔ/ [pɐ.sɪn̪ˈt̪aː.bɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -abiʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧sin‧ta‧bi

Phrase

pasintabì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

1. excuse me

   Synonyms: patawad, pasensiya

2. (obsolete) goodbye

   Synonym: paalam

Usage notes

• Pasintabi is used to indicate when the speaker may do or discuss something that is deemed crude, vulgar or graphically sensitive, especially those related to toilet talk or depictions of violence. The respect particle po is added after when addressing people of higher status or of older age.

Further reading

• “pasintabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018