This is a shortened form of the word iyan.
‘yan
that
that
Difference between iyan and iyon
iyan (near the person being addressed by a speaker)
iyon (far from the speaker and the person being addressed)
iyon (far from the speaker and the person being addressed)
Ano ‘yan?
What’s that?
(What’s that you have there?)
(What’s that near you?)
Ano ‘yun?
What’s that?
(What’s that over there?)
lahat ng bagay na ‘yan
all those things there
Yan ang problema.
That’s the problem.
ganyan
like that
niyan
of that
This could be stylistically spelled or pronounced by young Filipinos as “yarn.”
Ano yarn?
What’s that?
