The Tagalog word for ‘Goodbye’ or ‘Farewell’ is Paalam.
Paalam.
Goodbye.
O, sige, aalis na ako…
Okay, I’m leaving now…
Paalam na po…
Bye now…
(use with older people)
Sige po… Paalam…
Okay, I’m leaving now
(respectfully with older people)
Aalis ka na?
You leaving already?
Huwag kang umalis.
Don’t leave.
Hintayin mo ako!
Wait for me!
Sandali lang…
Just a moment…
Isang minuto lang…
Just one minute…
In casual situations, Filipinos say
ba-bay, which is from the English bye-bye.
Is there any known etymology for ‘paalam’? Thanks.
The root word is alám, in the sense of pagkakilála.