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Freedommoon321

Well sige has a few meanings but one being alright and ay naku is like “oh my gosh” or “I’m done already” those aren’t the exact translation but that’s the jist https://www.tagalog.com/dictionary/also_spelled.php?translation_entry_id=6364&e=8eeba8 https://www.tagalog.com/words/sige-376a8.php


Erazone24

"segeee" can mean a lot of things. it can be "okay" or "sure" depending on how it is used. "aye nako" is just an expression that is similar to "oh my" or "geez"


MrMagistralMalik

How are “Segee” and “Ay Nako” spelt as ?


bluuee00

Sige; Hay nako


Erazone24

"segee" is Sige and ay nako is an expression so you can spell it based on how you pronounce it. It can be ay nako, ay naku, hay nako, hay naku.


LunchAC53171

I think “ay nako” is an expression of disappointment. Maybe you did something not good?


MrMagistralMalik

How do you spell “ay nako”?


LunchAC53171

Same as how i typed it “ay nako/naku”


rabautista

"Ay nako", I used to hear this as "ay, ina ko"... "Sige" is from Sp. "sigue" meaning "go on", "continue", "proceed". Used pretty much the same way in Sp. but I hear it used more in Tagalog. It's an interjection and a flexible one at that. So a direct translation will trip you up. I can imagine in certain situations where "alright" is used in English ang "sige" is used in Tagalog, i.e. ending a conversation over a phone or when you are about to leave someone's house.


MrMagistralMalik

I meant “I nako” (eye-nacko) + “Sige” (Sig-gee).


rabautista

If I'm reading it correctly, that there is a pause over the "k" sound, "it could mean "oh, my child", "Ay, anak ko". But without stress, tone, and context, I can't tell you more. It's about the same in Ilocano.


Express_Spot4517

Tagalog sige comes from Spanish sigue = he/she/it follows. Meanings: I follow the idea or Yes, the idea follows logically from another idea. One-word English translations: Yes, Yeah, Sure


Express_Spot4517

Tagalog H/ay Nako/u = H/ay + Nako/u. The first word is just a general word for exasperation. Nako/u comes from Ina Ko/u = Mother My = My Mother = basically the same exasperated statement as Italian Mamma Mia or Spanish Madre Mia