mahal kita

Tagalog phrasebook

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• mahal quita — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Literally, “you are my precious”, or more loosely translated as “you are my love/cherished/dear”.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˌhal kiˈta/ [mɐˌhal kɪˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ma‧hal ki‧ta

mahál kitá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔ ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. I love you

   Synonym: (slang, humorous) labyu

• This phrase is only saying “I love you” to a single person. To say to multiple people “I love you (all)”, say mahal ko kayo.

• gusto kita