The word ho is a less honorific form of po, a marker of respect.
Compare the following Tagalog sentences, which mean “Thank you.”
1. Salamat.
2. Salamat ho.
3. Salamat po.
Use #1 with people your age, #3 with the elderly, and #2 ( ~ ho) with old people you are comfortable with.
Ano ho?
What?
(respectfully asking)
Baka ho.
Maybe.
Oho.
Yes.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
hô: pô
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
Hó!: katagang ginagamit sa pagpapatigil ng kabayo
