Usage Note
Hayon! is an exclamation used to draw attention to something at a slight distance, roughly equivalent to 'there it is!' or 'over there!', and serves as the distal counterpart to Hayan!. Used in casual speech to point something out dramatically or with surprise, it is common in regional Tagalog-speaking areas.
Examples
" Hayon! Nandoon na siya. "
Natural Translation
There! He's already over there.
Literal Translation
There! There-already he.
" Hayon! Naroon na sila sa kabilang dako. "
Natural Translation
There! They're already over on the other side.
Literal Translation
There! There-already they on-the other side.
" Hayon! Ayun na ang bangkang hinihintay natin mula pa kaninang umaga sa pampang. "
Natural Translation
There! That's the boat we've been waiting for since this morning at the shore.
Literal Translation
There! There-already the boat being-waited we from still earlier-morning at-the shore.
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