saan
saán with stress marks
where
Usage Note
Saan is used to ask about the location of an action or a destination, often followed by the question particle 'ba' or pronouns like 'ka'. It is the primary word used when inquiring about movement or where an event takes place in daily conversation.
Examples
" Saan ka pupunta? "
Natural Translation
Where are you going?
Literal Translation
Where you will-go?
" Saan mo inilagay ang susi ko? "
Natural Translation
Where did you put my keys?
Literal Translation
Where you put the key my?
" Hindi namin alam kung saan kami kakain mamaya kaya naghahanap kami ng magandang restawran online. "
Natural Translation
We don't know where we'll eat later, so we're looking for a good restaurant online.
Literal Translation
Not we know if where we will-eat later so searching we of good restaurant online.
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