dito
díto with stress marks
here
Usage Note
Dito refers to a location near the speaker and commonly changes to rito when the preceding word ends in a vowel. While rito is grammatically preferred after vowels, many Filipinos use dito interchangeably in everyday casual conversation.
Examples
" Halika dito sa tabi ko. "
Natural Translation
Come here beside me.
Literal Translation
Come here at side my.
" Maupo ka dito sa tabi ko. "
Natural Translation
Sit here beside me.
Literal Translation
Sit you here at side my.
" Dito na lang tayo maghintay ng bus dahil mas malapit ito sa aming bahay kaysa sa kabilang kanto. "
Natural Translation
Let's just wait for the bus here because it's closer to our house than the other corner.
Literal Translation
Here just we wait of bus because more near this to our house than to other corner.
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