wala akong pakialam

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• wala akong paki, wala akong pake — colloquial

Etymology

Literally, “I have no care”.

Pronunciation

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

Phrase

walâ akóng pakialám! (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜀᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. I don't care

Derived terms

• lakompake

 

See also

• wala kang pakialam