paalam
paalám with stress marks
goodbye; farewell
Usage Note
Paalam is the formal term for goodbye, but in daily conversation, Filipinos more commonly use 'Bye' or 'Ingat' (take care). It is often preceded by 'Sige' (okay) or followed by 'na' to signal the end of an interaction.
Examples
" Paalam, mga kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
Goodbye, friends.
Literal Translation
Goodbye, plural friend.
" Paalam, magkikita tayo ulit. "
Natural Translation
Goodbye, we will meet again.
Literal Translation
Goodbye, will meet we again.
" Mahirap magsabi ng paalam sa mga taong matagal mo nang kasama, ngunit kailangan mong tanggapin na may mga bagay na nagtatapos. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to say goodbye to people you have been with for a long time, but you have to accept that some things come to an end.
Literal Translation
Hard to-say of goodbye to plural person-link long you already with, but need you-link to-accept that there-are plural thing that end.
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