From root: tuloy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumuloy
tu-mu-LOY
entered/proceeded
Present (Incomplete)
tumutuloy
tu-mu-tu-LOY
entering/proceeding
Future (Contemplated)
tutuloy
tu-tu-LOY
will enter/proceed
Usage Note
Tumuloy is frequently used to invite guests into one's home or a room, often phrased as "Tuloy ka" or "Tuloy po kayo" as a mark of Filipino hospitality. It can also mean to continue with a planned event or to stay at a place like a hotel or a friend's house.
Examples
" Tumuloy ka rito sa loob. "
Natural Translation
Come in here, inside.
Literal Translation
Enter you here in inside.
" Huwag kang mahihiyang tumuloy rito. "
Natural Translation
Do not be shy to enter here.
Literal Translation
Do-not you be-shy enter here.
" Kahit na gabi na, inanyayahan kami ng kaibigan kong tumuloy at matulog sa kanilang bahay. "
Natural Translation
Even though it was already night, my friend invited us to come in and sleep at their house.
Literal Translation
Even night already, invited us by friend my enter and sleep in their house.
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