Definition for the Tagalog word may:
may 
[verb] have; has; there is; there are
Root: may

Usage Notes:
"May" shows possession, or states the existence of something. "May" is never conjugated.
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May Example Sentences in Tagalog: (121)
Example sentences created by professional Filipino teachers and writers.
There's a book on the table.
May tao sa labás ng
pintô.
There's someone outside the door.
Is there something wrong?
I'm just waiting for someone / something.
I just have to go somewhere.
Are you doing something? / Do you have something you're doing?
Sandalî lang.
May tinatapos lang akó.
Just a moment. I'm just finishing something.
Nakakainís!
May exam
na namán kamí bukas.
How annoying! We have an exam again tomorrow.
User-submitted Example Sentences (30):User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.
May welga.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence There is a strike.
May aso siya.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence He has a dog.
May nangyari.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence Something happened.
May dumating.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence Someone came.
May sakit ako!
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence I'm sick!
May nakita ako.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence I saw something.
May saging kami.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence We have bananas.
Sinong
may alam?
Tatoeba user-submitted sentenceWho knows?
May saging tayo.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence We have bananas.
May pangsulat ka?
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence Do you have a pen on you?
May baso sa
mesa.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence There is a glass on the table.
May ginagawa sila.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence They're busy.
Ako'y
may ginagawa.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentenceI am busy.
May bahay sa burol.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence There is a house on the hill.
May klase ako bukas.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence I have class tomorrow.
May diksyunaryo ako.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence I have a dictionary.
Sinong
may pakialam?
Tatoeba user-submitted sentenceWho cares?
May talong bang puti?
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence Is there a white eggplant?
May gagawin ka bukas?
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence Are you free tomorrow?
May nararamdaman ako.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence I feel something.
Ayaw ko ng
may asukal.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentenceI don't want any sugar.
Nasaan ang
may botika?
Tatoeba user-submitted sentenceWhere is there a drugstore?
May ubo ka ba o sipon?
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence Have you got cough or cold?
May kuwan siya sa ano.
Tatoeba user-submitted sentence He has something to do with the matter.
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Alternate spelling(s):
mey,
me,
meh,
myAlternate spellings may include: abbreviations, informal spellings, slang, and/or commonly misspelled variations.
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Markup Code:
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Related Filipino Words:
mayroónmeronsa mayRelated English Words:
hashadhavehavingthere isthere are
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