“Stop here, please” in every Philippine language
Stop here, please across 8 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Stop here, please |
|---|---|
| English | Stop here, please |
| Tagalog | Para po |
| Ilocano | Para man |
| Cebuano | Para lang |
| Hiligaynon | Para lang |
| Waray | Para anay |
| Bikol | Para tabi |
| Pangasinan | Para la |
1 language is missing here because we could not confirm a form, not because the language lacks the word.
What the pattern shows
'Para' comes from Spanish 'parar', to stop, and is the universal way to get off a jeepney anywhere in the country.
Where they agree
- Para lang — Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Standing alone: Tagalog (Para po), Ilocano (Para man), Waray (Para anay), Bikol (Para tabi) and Pangasinan (Para la).
More getting around
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Words for Getting Around · Tagalog Words for Getting Around
Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.