tsansa
tsánsa with stress marks
chance
Usage Note
Tsansa is adapted from English 'chance' and is widely used in everyday Tagalog to mean an opportunity or probability. It often appears in motivational contexts and is interchangeable with pagkakataon in casual speech.
Examples
" Bigyan mo ako ng tsansa. "
Natural Translation
Give me a chance.
Literal Translation
Give you me of chance.
" May tsansa pa siyang manalo. "
Natural Translation
He/She still has a chance to win.
Literal Translation
Has chance still he/she to win.
" Kung bibigyan mo ako ng isa pang tsansa, gagawin ko ang lahat para hindi na maulit ang pagkakamali. "
Natural Translation
If you give me one more chance, I'll do everything so the mistake won't happen again.
Literal Translation
If give you me of one more chance, do I the all so not anymore repeat the mistake.
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