walo
waló with stress marks
eight
Usage Note
Walo is the standard Tagalog term for the number eight and is used for counting or stating quantities. When preceding a noun, it typically requires the linker -ng, as in 'walong tao' (eight people) or 'walong piraso' (eight pieces).
Examples
" Walo ang anak nila. "
Natural Translation
They have eight children.
Literal Translation
Eight the children their.
" Walo ang mga upuan sa loob. "
Natural Translation
There are eight chairs inside.
Literal Translation
Eight the plural chair inside.
" Mahigit walong taon na kaming magkaibigan, kaya parang magkapatid na ang turing namin sa isa't isa. "
Natural Translation
We have been friends for more than eight years, so we treat each other like siblings.
Literal Translation
More-than eight years already we friends, so like siblings already the regard our to one-another.
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