San (en. Where)

/san/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
conjunction
Used to ask where something is located.
Where is the nearest school?
San ang pinakamalapit na paaralan?
Used in sentences that describe location.
Where does he live?
San siya nakatira?

Etymology

From the Latin 'ubi'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Where are you going?
A question asking about a person's destination.
San ka pupunta?
Where is the bathroom?
A question asking where the bathroom is located.
San ang banyo?

Related Words

footstep
Refers to the place where people walk or stay.
paanan

Slang Meanings

Where are you?
Where are you? You've been gone for so long!
San ka na? Ang tagal mo na namang umuwi!
Where are they?
Where are your friends? We're already waiting.
Asan na yung mga kaibigan mo? Naghihintay na kami.
Where are you going?
Where are you going later? I might join you.
Saan ang punta mo mamaya? Baka sumama ako.